We Solve Murders
The Sunday Times #1 bestselling murder mystery from the author of The Thursday Murder Club
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Descripción editorial
FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
A cunning killer. A race around the world.
An iconic new detective team is born.
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Solving murders. It's a family business.
Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers the pub quiz and afternoons at home with his cat Trouble. His days of adventure are over – that’s his daughter-in-law Amy’s business now.
Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul, which makes being a private security officer to billionaires the perfect job. She’s currently on a remote island keeping world-famous author Rosie D’Antonio alive. Then a dead body, a bag of money and a killer with their sights on Amy have her sending Steve an SOS...
As a breakneck race around the world begins, can they stay one step ahead of a deadly enemy?
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PRAISE FOR RICHARD OSMAN
‘Brilliantly suspenseful’ JEFFERY DEAVER
‘Deplorably good’ IAN RANKIN
‘Funny, clever, compelling’ HARLAN COBEN
‘I smiled a million times’ MARIAN KEYES
‘Warm, wise and witty’ VAL MCDERMID
‘Osman just gets better’ SHARI LAPENA
'This is a sitcom-meets-Bond, and a fine murder mystery’ DAILY EXPRESS
‘The twistiest, turniest tale told with all of Richard Osman’s trademark wit and warmth’ RED
'The entertainment value is sky-high' i NEWS
'Thursday Murder Club fans, you are in for a treat' PRIMA
'Much as with the earlier books, I read We Solve Murders in a few pleasured gulps' SUNDAY TIMES
'The thing that shines through in Osman’s writing is that he really likes people and revels in all their foibles and eccentricities ... a delightful read' OBSERVER
‘The rightful king of crime’ i
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Osman (the Thursday Murder Club mysteries) launches a promising new series with this sprightly tale of a father- and daughter-in-law who join forces to take down a shadowy killer. At the outset, bodyguard Amy Wheeler is on an island off the coast of South Carolina shielding bestselling novelist Rosie D'Antonio from a Russian oligarch who threatened to kill her after she used his real name in her latest book. While Amy and Rosie discuss the recent deaths of two popular influencers, someone takes a shot at them, and they narrowly escape. Meanwhile, private detective Steve Wheeler—father to Amy's husband, Adam—is in the Hampshire village of Axley searching for a client's lost dog when Amy calls to ask for his backup. He agrees, and as he helps Amy try to determine who tried to kill her (and why), more influencer bodies start piling up, the crime scenes strewn with evidence framing Amy for the murders. Steve and Amy then embark on a globetrotting quest to pin down their adversary that takes them from Ireland to Dubai. Osman pulls off the tricky task of making his leads both zany and human, with a sufficiently brain-teasing mystery to boot. This series is sure to garner a loyal following.
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Alright, mate, let me tell you about this book I just finished—absolute madness, it was. And not in the good way either. Thought it’d be a nice one to pass the time between fares, yeah? But nah, this one, it was all over the place.
First off, the story itself is dead silly. And I mean silly. I reckon the author meant it like that, to be fair—making it all slapstick or whatever. But, honestly, mate, it was a bit much. Everywhere you look, there’s a new character popping up, and you can’t even keep track of them. I mean, if it were just two or three extra folks here and there, alright, fine. But this author’s gone and chucked in so many, I thought I was reading a phone book!
As for the plot—if you could call it that—it’s about as weak as a cup of tea made on its fifth teabag, yeah? Barely held together, and you’re just reading along like, Where’s this even going? It’s like the writer’s taking you for a joyride with no destination. And I don’t mind a bit of a laugh, a bit of silliness, but I tell ya, this one was just over the top.
Now, I’ve read this author’s stuff before, and those other ones, they had me hooked, you know? I actually enjoyed them, got me through a few shifts. But this one? Not even close, mate.
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