This is the start of what looks to be a new series of novels from Richard Osman, author of the wildly successful "Thursday Murder Club" books. You'll note the cover has a cat sitting on a gun barrel? This might be a hint that we're going to cozy-land? Hm. My usual mystery fare tends more to the hard-boiled. Not for me?
Well, I thought the same about the Thursday Murder Club. Wrong then, wrong now. I thoroughly enjoyed this, and I'm on board for any and all future entries.
The book centers around Steve Wheeler and his daughter-in law Amy. Steve is a retired investigator, a widower, content to live a quiet life; his only ambition is to make a good showing at his weekly pub trivia quiz. Amy, on the other hand, is an adrenaline junkie, working for a private security agency. She's currently protecting the best-selling author Rosie D'Antonio. But she can't help but notice that she's been physically nearby to each of a string of murders in widely varying locales. Each with a similar modus operandi: an "influencer" has been shot in the head, and money smuggling seems to be involved.
Lot of fun. Laughed out loud in a number of places. Rosie is especially a hoot.
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