A cosy mystery perfect for fans of Sally Smith, Steve Higgs, LJ Ross, Robert Thorogood, and Richard Osman.

Karen McLaren is enjoying her retirement at the Club Britannia complex on Spain’s Costa del Sol. Having established herself as a pillar of the community in the village of Castillo, she’s opened up a second-hand bookshop. As well as building her business, she has big plans for her life in the sun…

…finding herself making inquiries about a strange accident isn’t one of them.

Just because the death in question looks like a random occurrence doesn’t mean Karen believes it is. She’s determined to uncover the truth, but pursuing the investigation puts her at loggerheads with local police. It turns out that the accident has many more layers of deception than her group of amateur detectives first thought.

Karen’s friends have a broad range of skills. In a case where nothing is as it seems, she realises she’ll need to draw on their expertise if she’s to have any hope of unpicking the muddled trail of clues which have been left for her.

How did a simple retirement plan of fine wine and Spanish sunshine grow so complicated?

Author promise: this cosy mystery does not contain any gore, violence, or profanity. Nor does it contain any scenes of an explicit nature.

Although books featuring Karen McLaren can be read in any order, An Emerald Enigma is the second book in the series. If you enjoy cosy mysteries, then this is definitely the book for you!