Is that... is that a visit to Cork in the latest Richard Osman book?

Yes, they're in Cork where 'the city’s charming streets hide dark secrets'

Richard Osman: We Solve Murders

Bestseller Richard Osman is back with a fresh new cosy crime series... and a vineyard in County Cork may well be getting a look-in...

The Thursday Murder Club has been a phenomenon and now, commencing a brand new cosy crime series, Richard Osman continues the magic, introducing an unlikely family crime-fighting duo.

Bodyguard Amy Wheeler is happily employed protecting celebrated crime novelist Rosie D'Antonio until she unwittingly becomes a murder target. Calling in her loyal ex-policeman father-in-law Steve, the three embark on a globe-trotting odyssey to discover what is motivating a killer on the loose and why Amy is implicated.

3 days to go! Today we are in Cork where the city’s charming streets hide dark secrets. Amy, Steve and Rosie are on the case but will they solve it? Pre-order your copy of #WeSolveMurders today! https://t.co/U418HJgrL4 @richardosman pic.twitter.com/app8ppicsk

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We Solve Murders has chuckles and charm aplenty, deftly navigating the territory between action thriller and comedy puzzler and despite a slowish start, quickly warms up into a page-turner, establishing the cast of endearing characters for future adventures.

Full of deadpan one-liners and wry comic turns, this is a sitcom-meets-James Bond, and is a fine murder mystery at that.

• We Solve Murders by Richard Osman is published in hardback by Viking, priced €31.90 (paperback: €17). Available from today

8/10 (Review by Amanda Willard)