We Chase Shadows

In the Italian hills, a body is found on the steps of a private villa at sunrise. Our mis-matched detective trio Amy, Rose and Steve return, in pursuit of an elusive and ruthless killer. Between Italy and Palm Springs, via Barcelona and Steve's sleepy village pub, they uncover an impossible case where it seems that everyone is hiding something. . .

About the We Solve Murders Series

We Chase Shadows is Book 2 in the We Solve Murders series. If you haven't read Book 1, start with We Solve Murders — the international bestseller that introduced Amy Wheeler, Steve, and Rosie to the world.

Looking for Richard Osman's other series? The Thursday Murder Club — five novels following Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim, and Joyce, the most beloved amateur detectives in fiction — is available in full at Easons. Both series can be read independently of each other.

Ideal for Readers Who…

• Loved We Solve Murders and have been counting down to Book 2 — Amy Wheeler and Steve are back, Rosie is with them, and this time they're chasing a killer from the Italian hills to Palm Springs via Barcelona. The trio is mis-matched, the case is impossible, and everyone is hiding something. Everything that made the first book work is here, turned up.
• Know Richard Osman from the Thursday Murder Club and want to know if this is different — it is, deliberately. Osman has described We Chase Shadows as having an "airport thriller" vibe — globe-trotting, faster-paced, more action — while keeping the warmth and wit that define everything he writes. If you loved Elizabeth and the gang and are worried this won't feel like Osman, it does. It just feels like a different room in the same house.
• Want a mystery that actually goes somewhere — most cosy mysteries stay local. We Chase Shadows moves through Italy, Palm Springs, Barcelona, and Steve's sleepy village pub, using each location as a different kind of trap for its characters. The globe-trotting isn't decoration — it's how the case works, and how the killer keeps staying one step ahead.
• Are drawn to ensemble dynamics where the friction is the point — Amy is impulsive, Steve is reluctant, and Rosie is something else entirely. The trio operates on a logic that shouldn't work, and watching it work anyway is one of the series' central pleasures. As the Wall Street Journal put it: "dry wit, crisp dialogue, sharply drawn characters and a pinch or three of sentiment."
• Read crime fiction because you like people, not because you like corpses — the thing about Osman's writing is that he genuinely likes his characters and revels in their eccentricities. His books don't punish you. They don't demand endurance. They remind you that a novel can be smart, funny, and humane all at once. We Chase Shadows is that, in a faster frame.
• Watched the Thursday Murder Club on Netflix and want more Osman — the Netflix film, produced by Amblin Entertainment, is available now. We Solve Murders is the next place to go: a brand-new series, brand-new characters, same author who Lee Child called "irresistible" and Ian Rankin called "deplorably good."
• Are new to Richard Osman and want to know where to start — We Chase Shadows is Book 2 in We Solve Murders. To begin that series, start with We Solve Murders. To start with his most famous series, the Thursday Murder Club begins with the book of the same name and runs to five novels. Either door opens into the same world: warm, clever, and thoroughly enjoyable crime fiction.

ISBN

9780241746035

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Viking, (09 October 2026)

Number of Pages

432

Weight

700 grams

Language

English

Dimensions

234 x 153 x 40 mm

Series:

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Categories:

Detective Books Cosy Mystery Humorous Crime