We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

We Solve Murders

A Novel

Richard Osman, Nicola Walker, Penguin Audio

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · May 13, 2025

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “Madcap fun, with an entertaining new cast of characters and Osman’s trademark wit.

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Who it’s for
A tidy dose of sleuthing, with the pleasure of knowing the genre is in capable hands.
Genres
Private Eye Fiction, Suspense, Cozy Mysteries
Published
Penguin Publishing Group, May 13, 2025

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About this book

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “Madcap fun, with an entertaining new cast of characters and Osman’s trademark wit. Delightful!” —Shari Lapena From the #1 bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club Series A brand new mystery. An iconic new detective duo. And a thrilling new murder to solve . . . Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life.

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He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him at home. His days of adventure are over. Adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s job now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. Working in private security, every day is dangerous. She’s currently on a remote island protecting mega-bestselling author Rosie D’Antonio, until a dead body and a bag of money mean trouble in paradise. So she sends an SOS to the only person she trusts . . . As a thrilling race around the world begins, can Amy and Steve outrun and outsmart a killer? Solving murders. It’s a family business.

Murder, Pleasantly

A tidy dose of sleuthing, with the pleasure of knowing the genre is in capable hands.

Come here for

  • British mystery comforts
  • Private-eye puzzlebox energy

Expect

  • Amateur detectives
  • London-adjacent cadence, not grit

Where it sits

Cozy Mysteries43%
Private Eye Fiction26%
Suspense25%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Mystery
  • Cozy Mysteries
  • Amateur Sleuths
Authors
Richard Osman, Nicola Walker, Penguin Audio
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
May 13, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Mystery