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DONE! 😮‍�� that was a wild ride��

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First of all, full disclosure: I love Richard Osman and ALL of the previous books he has written. With that being said, let’s get into the review for the first book in this brand new series��

Wow, did this book start off with a BANG 💥 Andrew Fairbanks - found dead; short in the head, tied to a rope and thrown overboard from a yacht into the Atlantic. The questions were mounting…who killed him? Why did they kill him?

A new detective duo were recruited in this shocking series of murders. Across the world, no less. Solving murders was ran in the family and Steve and Amy Wheeler had a thrilling around the world case waiting for them…could they outrun the killer? We were about to find out! Amy was a moving target but how long could she keep moving for before it was game over 😵

Steve’s daughter-in-law Amy is an employee of Maximum Impact Solutions; the world’s biggest close-protection agency. Currently: Rosie D’Antonio, the world’s bestselling novelist, is her client. Hiding out in a private island off the coast of South Carolina - it couldn’t be more different than Steve’s quaint English town.

Steve however was quite happy to fill his days with TV, pub quizzes and a cuddly cat called Trouble - “You can’t have the thrills of life without the pain of life, so Steve has decided to go without the thrills.�� - but Amy has other plans and seen as Steve is one of the only people Amy truly trusts, when she needs back up, he is first on the list��
Amy: “There are murders to be solved, and I can’t do it by myself. It’s you and me.”��
Steve: “But we don’t solve murders”��
Amy: “then we’re going to have to start.��

However, Amy couldn’t be more different…she lives for her ‘old friend�� adrenaline��

The characterisation was second to none, particularly that of the new detectives; we very quickly got a real feel for their characters and I loved the Father-Daughter in-law relationship. It added a personal and more grounded feel to this thriller. And speaking of thrillers, this one spared nothing. It really was a thriller in the true sense of the world. Even more so than the Thursday Murder Club. I also love how the characters used such simple, yet effective, techniques of hunting down the killers. Ingenious!

What stopped this from being a 5 star read? Personally, I felt there were too many characters; more than necessary to portray the storyline. I would also have liked to have seen/heard more about Adam - Amy’s husband and Steve’s son. It was over half way through before we really heard much more than a few words about him. Maybe he will play a bigger part in books to come…and finally, while I absolutely loved this book but I do have to say I missed the Thursday Murder Club gang - particularly, Joyce.

I am highly impressed by the complexities that went into creating such a fantastic plot and I am looking forward to reading more from this new detective duo, however, it wouldn’t hurt to throw in a little glimpse of some of the Thursday Murder Club gang 😉

“If I can give you some advice from one prison cell to another, it is this. No regrets. We live our lives forwards, not backwards. So always make the best of once in front of you.��

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