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We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Osman’s globe-trotting series “We Solve Murders” returns with the thrilling new mystery, We Chase Shadows.

Back together.
Back on the case.
And back to solving murders . . .

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?

#1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Osman’s globe-trotting series “We Solve Murders” returns with the thrilling new mystery, We Chase Shadows.

Back together.
Back on the case.
And back to solving murders . . .

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?

  • Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books

    Title: We Chase Shadows

    Author: Richard Osman

    On Sale Date: September 15, 2026

    ISBN 13: 979-8217060399

    Format: Hardcover

    Retail Price: $31.00

    BISAC: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy; Fiction / Humorous

    Page Count: 352

    Dimensions: 6.3 x 1.18 x 9.28 in

    Weight: 1.1 lb

  • Before he was a novelist, Richard Osman was a fixture of British television — a producer, presenter, and co-creator of Pointless. He turned to fiction in his fifties with The Thursday Murder Club, and that series' warmth and wit carried into We Solve Murders, the globe-trotting series that continues with We Chase Shadows. He lives in London with his wife, Ingrid, and their two cats.

  • Advance praise is calling it witty, charming, and fun:

    • “Osman is in fine form with this spry sequel…brimming with Osman's trademark wit and brio.” — Publishers Weekly

    • “Osman wraps things up with a bang…a pleasure spending time with Osman's quirky detectives.” — Kirkus Reviews

    • “A romp across continents…Osman's signature tongue-in-cheek humor.” — Booklist

This book is for you if

  • You've read We Solve Murders and want to catch up with Amy, Rosie, and Steve's next case.

  • You love a cozy mystery with real wit and a genuinely funny cast.

  • You want a whodunit that hops from Italian villas to Palm Springs to Barcelona.

  • You're a Thursday Murder Club fan looking for Osman's other series.

  • You want a mystery that takes itself just seriously enough to be satisfying.

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