We Solve Murders(We Solve Murders,#1)

 

 

★★★

 

Steve Wheeler is 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’s business now.

 
Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. As a private security officer, she doesn’t stay still long enough for habits or routines. She’s currently on a remote island keeping world-famous author Rosie D’Antonio 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? 

 

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 I've been hearing about Richard Osman for a while, especially about his Thursday Murder Club series. I was curious to see what others liked about his writings, and I could see part of what they were talking about: the humor. I think that I had unrealistic hopes for this book when I reserved it at the library. It wasn't that I didn't like the book; I did, but not in the way I expected. I haven't read Thursday Murder Club yet, so I can't compare it to his earlier series. I like several aspects of the book, including some of the characters, particularly Steve, Amy, and Rosie, as well as the humor and mystery. It was engaging enough to have me interested in how it would end. 

I thought there were too many characters, and it was occasionally difficult to follow how one character changed to another. It became difficult for me to follow them at one point. I also felt like Bonnie had some unnecessary characters; her story didn’t relate to all the others, and I was just confused about why she was included. Because there were so many characters, I felt I couldn’t connect to most of them except Steve, Amy, and Rosie. I adored Steve, Amy, and Rosie, but Steve was my favorite; he made me laugh aloud multiple times. The three of them have the most character development out of all the characters. 

I liked the mystery, but I did feel like it dragged on a little bit too long. It kept my attention long enough that I wanted to keep reading. I am curious about what happens next, especially with Amy, Steve, and Rosie. This novel caught my interest enough that I want to check out Thursday Murder Club to see what kind of adventure he leads us on.