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We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

30 reviews

dkamada's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

tweesee_93's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol

emma6544's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse

himpersonal's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was a lot of fun, and I'll be looking forward to the next one while catching up on Osman's other prior works. I especially enjoyed the bit on the Irish talk show. A couple of red herrings that I actually thought weakened the book, but overall, it was entertaining and the relationships between Amy and Steve and Amy and Adam were great. All we now need is a relationship between Steve and Adam, which I suspect will develop over time. Hope to see Rosie come back in the future as well. She was a really great pal!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this author, especially when I can listen to his writing with an excellent narrator.  This story jumps in with murders, money laundry, assassins-for-hire, and wonderful characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cancer

gemloukay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Steve Wheeler is a retired cop who lost his wife and has since shrunk his world to investigating village problems, looking after his cat (Trouble) and doing the weekly pub quiz. His daughter-in-law, Amy, is in private security for the rich and famous and is always off around the world but checks in on Steve with a phone call each day. 
But when other celebrities in the same vicinity as Amy keep turning up dead, it looks like someone is out to frame her. 

Amy has been sent to guard famous novelist and all round flirt, Rosie, but when it’s obvious that both of them now have a problem, they decide to join forces and investigate, roping Steve in along the way.

It’s impossible to read this book without comparing it to one of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club ones and although I really miss the voice of Joyce or a similar character here, there’s plenty to love about Rosie (a loveable and dry witted clone of Jackie Collins), Steve (who has oodles of charm and people skills that he has no idea that he possesses), and Amy (who kicks ass and really cares for both her husband and Steve). Its  an easy read, sure, but it has enough mystery to keep you guessing and I’m looking forward to the follow up stories now the characters are nicely established. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Grief, and Alcohol

bookb1itch's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What fun!  I hope Mr Osman manages to keep both series going, but as long as he writes his brand of humour and human collection, I will be reading - and sharing.  Please keep Rosie in the mix, and there just aren't enough crazy Dutchmen like Henk in current fiction.  Highly recommended - and i'm about to gift a copy to my own crazy Dutch dad.  He's going to love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence and Kidnapping

Minor: Cancer, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

bessadams's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use and Death of parent

purplepenning's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Great fun! A globetrotting mystery adventure with a quirky cast that includes a frighteningly competent body guard, her curmudgeonly ex-copper father-in-law, her high-rolling author client, plus bosses and bad guys, celebrities and wannabes, a cat called Trouble and a pub quiz team. You might have some of the mystery solved by the end, but Osman's writing is so compelling you'll read at a gallop and be happy for the ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, and Death of parent

uranaishi's review

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent