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!

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