# The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp

By Leonie Swann · Agnes Sharp, book 1

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The police turn up at Sunset Hall to tell Agnes Sharp and her housemates that their neighbor has been killed. The residents have a problem of their own: there’s already a body at Sunset Hall. If they can work out who killed the neighbor, they might be able to persuade the police that the same person is responsible for both deaths.

## What makes it funny?

Agnes’s first reaction to a police officer bringing news of a murder is relief. The housemates would ordinarily have enough trouble getting their reading glasses or the stairlift to cooperate. Now they need to arrange an investigation and a cover-up at the same time.

### The comedy at work

The housemates want the truth about the death next door for the same reason they want to keep the truth about their own house quiet. A clue could do double duty if it helps them point the police away from Sunset Hall.

### Try this if…

The small English village has the amateur sleuths of a cozy mystery, with a darker reason for nosing around. There’s also room for the ordinary frustrations of getting older in a house full of people with their own ways of doing things.

### Good to know

Amy Bojang translated the novel from German. A tortoise comes with the house share.

## What to expect

- Genre: Mystery
- On the shelf: Amateur sleuth · Cozy mystery
- Kind of humor: Dark comedy
- Format: Novel

## Sources & further reading

- Review: [Kirkus Reviews: book review](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/leonie-swann/the-sunset-years-of-agnes-sharp)
- Publisher: [Allison & Busby: 2024 catalog](https://www.allisonandbusby.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2024-catalogue-FINAL-for-website.pdf)
- Publisher: [Soho Crime: book description and edition](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722195/the-sunset-years-of-agnes-sharp-by-leonie-swann-translated-by-amy-bojang)