{"id":3716,"date":"2024-11-04T17:40:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T17:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=3716"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:56:03","slug":"brand-new-series-by-richard-osman-we-solve-murders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=3716","title":{"rendered":"Brand New Series by Richard Osman: We Solve Murders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hi Readers! Here\u2019s a book review after the longest time! I had started reading We Solve Murders by Richard Osman a month ago. But, I wasn\u2019t really feeling it, so I didn\u2019t pick it up again until this week. And, probably because the latter half was left, I finished it pretty quickly. Before the story and plot and characters fade from my mind, I thought I\u2019ll just write the review right away!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~~GOODREADS DESCRIPTION~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A brand new series. An iconic new detective duo. And a puzzling new murder to solve…

Steve Wheeler<\/strong>\u00a0is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him when he comes home. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy\u2019s business now.

Amy Wheeler<\/strong>\u00a0thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. As a private security officer, she doesn\u2019t stay still long enough for habits or routines. She\u2019s currently on a remote island keeping world-famous author Rosie D\u2019Antonio alive. Which was meant to be an easy job…

Then a dead body, a bag of money, and a killer with their sights on Amy have her sending an SOS to the only person she trusts. A breakneck race around the world begins, but can Amy and Steve stay one step ahead of a lethal enemy?<\/p>\n\n\n

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~~THOUGHTS~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have read all four books in The Thursday Murder Club, and no matter how the story unfolded, I loved those books. Being at Coopers Chase with the four septuagenarians somehow became very homey, like going to your grandparents\u2019 home during summer vacations. So, leaving that comfort to hop onto a new series required some getting used to, pretty much like Steve Wheeler. Because the irony is that it\u2019s the same author, same genre so the style of writing is similar to TTMC. It\u2019s just the characters who are new, so it felt like I was cheated. But, as with any other thing in life, it moves on. So, I did too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main characters in We Solve Murders are Amy Wheeler, who is a bodyguard working at Maximum Impact Solutions.<\/mark><\/strong> She solves murders alongside Steve Wheeler, who\u2019s her father-in-law and an ex-cop<\/mark><\/strong>. This pair seems odd, but comes across as the most natural. There\u2019s also Rosie<\/mark><\/strong>, for whom Amy works as a body builder. We see this trio throughout the book spit balling ideas at each other, having fun while trying to stay alive.<\/mark><\/strong> There is also an army of other characters to make it more interesting, but it just made it too unnecessarily overdone to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the plot, we have Vasily Karpin who wants to kill Rosie<\/mark><\/strong>, and then we have Francois Loubet who wants to kill Amy<\/mark><\/strong>. Following the deaths of three influencers across South Carolina, St. Lucia and Ireland<\/mark><\/strong>, we see the trio move continent to continent in private jets solving the mystery. It sounds like an appealing read, and even one with a lot of intrigue. But, while reading, all the events happen too close to each other that it almost becomes commonplace, and hence, boring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I enjoyed the most in this novel was Steve. <\/mark><\/strong>He\u2019s a man who likes his life small, doing the same things daily and who gets excited about pub quizzes. The only reason he leaves this behind is simply because Amy asks for his help. A lot of his character comes across in just that one act, and stays with the reader throughout the book. I adored Steve, and he was definitely the highlight in this book for me. It could also be because of his age, it becomes very adjacent to TTMC, but anyway, I\u2019m also someone who does the same things daily, so who am I to judge?<\/p>\n\n\n

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~~TO READ OR NOT TO READ~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you have read and loved The Thursday Murder Club, you might like this one too. But, I think it\u2019s important to also go in blind and not have similar expectations. On the other hand, even if you have not read The Thursday Murder Club, you might still enjoy this book, given the blank reading slate for the author. If you enjoy mysteries, you should read this book. If you like unpredictable stories, this one might be a good pick. If you want to read something over a long weekend or as a beach read, you can enjoy this one for sure. There isn\u2019t any reason as such to not read it. I have rated We Solve Murders by Richard Osman at 3\/5 stars!<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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If you want to check out my reviews for The Thursday Murder Club, here they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Thursday Murder Club<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Man Who Died Twice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bullet that Missed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Last Devil to Die<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until next time,<\/p>\n\n\n

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