# We Solve Murders

By Richard Osman · A We Solve Murders Mystery, book 1

Profile: https://hahafiction.com/books/we-solve-murders-13e4db19/

A job protecting novelist Rosie D’Antonio puts bodyguard Amy Wheeler in danger. She calls her father-in-law Steve, a retired policeman whose preferred evening involves a pub quiz and his cat. The family emergency soon takes them around the world in pursuit of a killer.

## What makes it funny?

Steve packs chocolate biscuits for a private flight, then asks for a sausage roll when the attendant offers sushi. Faced with a drinks selection far beyond his usual order, he settles into a tasting of twelve beers.

### The comedy at work

Osman keeps Steve’s familiar habits intact as the surroundings grow more extravagant. The jokes come through patient exchanges with staff and Steve’s practical concerns about snacks, luggage and where to sit in a chauffeured car.

### Try this if…

Dry conversations and an unlikely family partnership carry a fast-moving international mystery. The large supporting cast adds company as well as suspects.

### Good to know

Steve’s recent widowhood gives the adventure an undercurrent of grief. The story includes murder and violence, which the BookBrowse review describes as avoiding graphic detail.

## What to expect

- Genre: Crime & thriller · Mystery
- Kind of humor: Banter · Dry wit
- The atmosphere: Warmhearted
- Format: Novel
- Length: 400 pages
- Audiobook: 10 hr 32 min
- Published: 2024

## A few distinguishing details

- A bodyguard and her retired policeman father-in-law investigate together
- Private-jet travel with a passenger who packed his own biscuits

## Sources & further reading

- Reading sample: [Publisher reading excerpt](https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/exclusive-extract-we-solve-murders-by-richard-osman)
- Publisher: [Publisher & opening chapters](https://www.penguinrandomhouseretail.com/book?isbn=9780593653227)
- Review: [Kim Kovacs review](https://www.bookbrowse.com/mag/reviews/index.cfm/book_number/4883/we-solve-murders)
- Book information: [Audiobook edition](https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/We_Solve_Murders_A_Novel?hl=en_US&id=AQAAAEAS4wWjBM)