We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is my first Osman, and I really didn't know what to expect. Popular mystery author? Sure. Let's gooooo...

So here I go with a reluctant jet-setter, a popular author and her adrenaline-junky heroine, and murders, mystery, some pretty decent banter, and a distinctively modern feel.

Indeed, I've read about 3 novels just this year that have this uber-cosmopolitan mystery vibe. Some have a bit more spycraft in them than this. Some are a lot more serious. But this one? It seems to be a pretty easy-going "I'm rich so I can do what I want even if it's solving mysteries" kind of book--without devolving into a cozy.

Did I like it?

Yes, I think I did. At least, I like it enough to call it light, popcorn fiction. Entertaining, if not deep. But not all books have to be everything, right?

Scratch that mystery itch.




Personal note:
If anyone reading my reviews might be interested in reading my own SF, I'm going to be open to DM requests. I think it's about time I get some eyes on them.

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