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We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

We Solve Murders

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by Richard Osman
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  • Sep 17, 2024, 400 pages
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Bestselling author Richard Osman departs from his Thursday Murder Club series with a new thriller.

British TV personality and author Richard Osman takes a break from his Thursday Murder Club books with the thriller We Solve Murders, the first entry in a new series. The plot revolves around three main characters. Amy Wheeler works for close-protection agency Maximum Impact Security, which provides bodyguards to the rich and famous. Her current charge, Rosie D'Antonio, is a bestselling author who offended a Russian oligarch in her last novel. He's threatened to kill her, so the pair are hanging out on a private island while Amy's boss, Jeff, seeks to mediate a truce. Maximum Impact has begun to take on internet influencers as clients, but three have recently been murdered in dramatic ways (the latest was "shot in the head, tied to a rope and thrown from a yacht bobbing about in the Atlantic"). Realizing that she's been in the area when each of the crimes has been committed, Amy has a ...

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