Showing posts with label bodyguards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bodyguards. Show all posts

Sunday, October 6, 2024

We Solve Murders

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (2024) 387 pages

Amy works for Maximum Impact Solutions, a company that provides protection services to clients. She is  protecting a famed writer, Rosie D'Antonio, whose life is in danger because she made the mistake of using an unflattering depiction of a real Russian oligarch as a character in her latest novel. But while Amy is watching over Rosie, she becomes aware of some strange stories in the news ‒ three media influencers have met grisly deaths. It seems that they may have a connection to her company. When Amy finds her own life in danger, she doesn't know whom to trust beyond her father-in-law, Steve, a retired police officer. As much as Steve loves his daughter-in-law, he is reluctant to leave his quiet village. But once he gets onto the scene with Amy, his astuteness and folksiness are invaluable assets, along with his taste in rock music.

Amy, Steve and Rosie hop all over the world to find out who killed these people and who is trying to kill Amy, while also attempting to evade the killers. The characters come to life with realistic dialogue and humor. I couldn't keep track of how many times I laughed out loud.

We Solve Murders is one of those rare exciting stories where I was kept guessing throughout and started to doubt all the characters. I wanted to see how it played out, yet I did not want the story to end. I didn't think Osman could create another series as good as The Thursday Murder Club mysteries, but I was wrong!

Thursday, July 18, 2024

We Solve Murders

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman, 400 pages

Amy Wheeler is a high-priced bodyguard for some pretty notable clients, as well as anyone who has the funds to secure her services. (For example, right now she's guarding bestselling author Rosie D'Antonio, who has a hit on her after writing a real Russian drug kingpin into her latest novel, and making him look bad in it.) However, when a few social media influencers that she recently guarded wind up dead not long after, Amy's convinced that one of her shadier past clients has designs on Amy's death. With the help of her retired police officer father-in-law, Steve, and Rosie's private jet and connections, Amy's on a world-wide search to track down the mysterious man who wants her dead.

The first non-Thursday Murder Club book by Osman, this one has many of the same hallmarks — goofy older characters, smart younger ones, and a quirky sense of humor — but with a more adrenaline-filled plot. I enjoyed the story immensely, and I was glad to read in the afterword that Osman has more stories of Amy, Steve, and Rosie planned for the future. This will definitely be a hit with Thursday Murder Club fans and those who enjoyed Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn.

*This book will be published Sept. 17, 2024.