“Amy, she’s a close protection officer for billionaires. She goes round the world with celebrities, she’s on private islands, she loves adrenalin, she thinks adrenalin is good for the soul, good for the skin, here’s the twist: they are father-in-law and daughter-in-law. Steve is the father-in-law, Amy’s the daughter-in-law, I know that you’d worked that out already.
“Amy is looking after a new client. She is the world’s best-selling novelist, she’s called Rosie D’Antonio. Think Jackie Collins, but for crime. It should be an easy job. Suddenly there’s a dead body – you knew that was coming – a bag of money and a killer who seemingly has his sights set on Amy. Or her sights, you know how this works. Who does she trust? Who can she send for? The only person she can send for is the only person she trusts, and that’s Steve having his quiet life in the New Forest.
“So Steve and Amy now embark on a breakneck race around the world, trying to stay one step ahead of a deadly enemy. Not only those two, but Rosie D’Antonio insists on coming too. So we’ve got a little gang trying to solve murders, they’re mismatched – where have we seen this before? Honestly, I think you’ll love it.”
Quite probably. So when can fans expect a return to Joyce, Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim and the Thursday Murder Club’s extended family? 2025. Having published four in his original series since 2020, Osman now plans to alternate on an annual basis: “We can do We Solve Murders one year and then we can do The Thursday Murder Club the next year.”
As Osman is often heard saying on his excellent BBC Two teatime quiz show, hey, we might as well?
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