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We Chase Shadows

The latest novel in the new murder mystery series from the bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club

Richard Osman

Written by
Richard Osman
Length
11 hrs
Rating
4.9 / 5
Listed
$21.83
Series
We Solve Murders, Book 2
Publisher
Penguin
Released
2026-09-10

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What it is

Narrated by Nicola Walker.

Featuring an exclusive conversation between Richard Osman and narrator Nicola Walker at the end of the audiobook

Richard Osman’s globe-trotting series ‘We Solve Murders’ returns this September with the thrilling new mystery, We Chase Shadows.

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?

Listener note: Chapter 5 ends with a deliberate ellipsis. No audio is missing.

© Richard Osman 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

About the series

We Solve Murders in order →

We Solve Murders — 4 books, 4 of them charting here

  1. 1 We Solve Murders: A Novel4.6
  2. 1 We Solve Murders: The #1 Sunday Times bestselling murder mystery from the author of The Thursday Murder Club4.5
  3. 2 We Chase Shadows: A We Solve Murders Mystery4.7
  4. 2 We Chase Shadows: The latest novel in the new murder mystery series from the bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club4.9

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