Paul Marsh is a first-time author, wit, raconteur, puzzle fan and dog lover.
He lives with his wife Sarah and their two rescue dogs, a cat and the oldest horse in the Algarve.
He is a well-known local character in the restaurants and cafés of the Albufeira area where he is always messing around and telling jokes.
Paul's favourite after dinner pastime is playing the Portuguese card game "King" with his two sons and friends accompanied by a glass or two of red wine.
In the summer Paul makes a good living running his own wholesale gift-ware business.
In the winter he devotes a lot of his time to writing, solving crosswords, Sudokus and walking his two dogs, Harry and Kapi, in the countryside.