
We Chase Shadows
Richard Osman(Author)
Viking (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 10. September 2026
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-0-241-74589-2 (ISBN)
Description
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB COMES THE THRILLING NEW MYSTERY IN THE 'WE SOLVE MURDERS' SERIES - A GLOBE-TROTTING, PAGE-TURNING ADVENTURE.
'Packed with clever twists' HARLAN COBEN
At sunrise, high in the Italian hills, a body is found on the steps of a beautiful private villa. On the body is a threatening note, signed by a mystery man.
Back at We Solve Murders HQ, Amy, Rosie and Steve leap at the chance to take on their first proper case. So what if their new client seems to have his own reasons for avoiding the police? All they need to do is uncover who left the note, and then find them. Simple.
But once they start digging, the suspects keep piling up: there's Sweden's most-wanted criminal, a canny ex-wife and a fierce business rival - yet the murderer keeps evading them. And as the trio chase a villain through the shadows, danger travels closer to home . . .
Between Italy and Palm Springs, via Barcelona and Steve's village pub, can the team catch an elusive killer who knows EXACTLY where to hide?
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Praise for Richard Osman:
'Irresistible' LEE CHILD
'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' IAN RANKIN
'Osman just gets better' SHARI LAPENA
'I smiled a million times' MARIAN KEYES
'Warm, wise and witty' VAL MCDERMID
'Brilliantly suspenseful' JEFFERY DEAVER
'The rightful king of crime' i PAPER
'The thing that shines through in Osman's writing is that he really likes people and revels in all their foibles and eccentricities . . . a delightful read' OBSERVER
'Gripping and rather moving' SUNDAY TIMES
'The biggest new fiction author of the decade' GUARDIAN
'Underestimate him at your own peril' INDEPENDENT
'Richard Osman seems incapable of missing' THE TIMES
'Packed with clever twists' HARLAN COBEN
At sunrise, high in the Italian hills, a body is found on the steps of a beautiful private villa. On the body is a threatening note, signed by a mystery man.
Back at We Solve Murders HQ, Amy, Rosie and Steve leap at the chance to take on their first proper case. So what if their new client seems to have his own reasons for avoiding the police? All they need to do is uncover who left the note, and then find them. Simple.
But once they start digging, the suspects keep piling up: there's Sweden's most-wanted criminal, a canny ex-wife and a fierce business rival - yet the murderer keeps evading them. And as the trio chase a villain through the shadows, danger travels closer to home . . .
Between Italy and Palm Springs, via Barcelona and Steve's village pub, can the team catch an elusive killer who knows EXACTLY where to hide?
Pre-order your copy now!
Praise for Richard Osman:
'Irresistible' LEE CHILD
'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' IAN RANKIN
'Osman just gets better' SHARI LAPENA
'I smiled a million times' MARIAN KEYES
'Warm, wise and witty' VAL MCDERMID
'Brilliantly suspenseful' JEFFERY DEAVER
'The rightful king of crime' i PAPER
'The thing that shines through in Osman's writing is that he really likes people and revels in all their foibles and eccentricities . . . a delightful read' OBSERVER
'Gripping and rather moving' SUNDAY TIMES
'The biggest new fiction author of the decade' GUARDIAN
'Underestimate him at your own peril' INDEPENDENT
'Richard Osman seems incapable of missing' THE TIMES
Reviews / Votes
Absurdly readable and packed with Osman's wry wit * Daily Mail on WE SOLVE MURDERS * Osman's new series, which kicks off with this book, is written with just as light a touch and gently humorous tone * Observer * This is a sitcom-meets-Bond, and a fine murder mystery * Daily Express *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
750 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-74589-2 (9780241745892)
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Richard Osman
We Chase Shadows
The new novel in the thrilling mystery series from the bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club
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RICHARD OSMAN is an author, producer and television presenter. The Thursday Murder Club novels are a record-breaking, multi-million-copy, bestselling series around the world. The movie adaptation for The Thursday Murder Club, produced by Amblin Entertainment, is available to watch on Netflix. His new series, We Solve Murders, featuring a brand-new detective trio, is also an international bestseller. Richard promises there are more books to come in both series. He lives in London with his wife, Ingrid, and their cats, Liesl and Lottie.