We Solve Murders: A Novel

If you love The Thursday Murder Club you will love this book. Lots of really, really great wit. As I am not British I am sure a few quips went over my head, but there are so many, it just didn’t matter. Great murder mystery, great characters, wonderful human insight and an all around fun read. I read a book a day - well written prose and a compelling story are hard to find. And, it makes you laugh and keeps you on your toes. Please write ten more quickly - as Rosie would say “chop, chop”, hmmm, that would be a great name of a book.

I assumed it would be the next Thursday murder Club book. But no. Its a whole new cast of characters that one loves as much as our older friends from the club. If Richard Islam has a single defining attribute, it is his talent for creating characters you really want to hang out with. Amy, the bodyguard, her father-in-law, the widower Steve, the irrepressible number two best selling author in the world Rosie, even the rarely seen or heard from Amy's husband Adam are all people you'd like to play pub trivia with, watch tv and hang out with,follow after them as they try to solve some murders before they are killed. You don't always get to have fun while the bodies pile up But with Osman at the helm you know the ride is going to be a lot of fun.

Steve, the ex-cop, talks to his dead wife Deb and wins weekly quiz night at the pub; his daughter-in-law Amy is a hugely talented assassin; Rosie, a famous mystery writer, is being guarded by Amy on her private island because a Russian wants to kill her. Then someone tried to murder Amy. Luckily Rosie has a private plane….Steve who wants to stay home talking to Deb joins them. Travels take them to Ireland, Dubai, London, pubs and golf courses, dead bodies pile up. Who is behind it all? Who’d want to assassinate Amy? And why? You’d never guess, nor have this much fun. Read this.

Richard Osman is a brilliant writer. His characters are interesting and real. His plot are intricate and mind boggling, Finally, his writing is laugh-out-loud funny. We Solve Murders is no exception. I fell in love with the characters and was disapointed the the book ended. I wanted more. According to the Epilogue there will be more and I can't wait.

A mystery set in Axley, England, South Carolina, St. Lucia, Dublin, Dubai, and New York.

Richard Osman, author of “The Thursday Murder Club” mysteries, is back with a new series. I wanted to like this as much, but while it has its moments, “We Solve Murders falls short.

Widower Steve Wheeler, a retired detective, enjoys his routine in rural England. His daughter-in-law Amy, a high-end bodyguard, is the one with the exciting job. When Amy realizes she is being framed for three murders, she gets Steve to help her.

Richard Osman is skilled at characterization and “We solve Murders” is filled with intriguing characters, particularly Steve Wheeler and Rosie D’Antonio (the best-selling author Amy Wheeler is assigned to protect.) I’m not happy with the characterization of Amy. And, I found the plot contrived.