Costa del Crime

English Etymology en Costa del Sol crime. Proper noun Costa del crime 1 en UK informal Spain, especially the Costa del Sol and other coastal resorts, as a place where British criminals go to escape the law. en 1991 Andrew Jennings Paul Lashmar Vyv Simson Scotland Yard's Cocaine Connection Random House (UK) His Krugerrand adventure had resulted in a British warrant for his arrest and obliged him to go into exile on Spain's notorious Costa del Crime. en 2001 New Statesman The Costa del Crime setting is presumably a conscious echo of Stephen Frears's The Hit. en Nicknames for places Nicknames for countries