We Solve Murders Books in Order

The We Solve Murders series introduces a new crime fighting team who are related by marriage rather than by blood. At its heart is Steve Wheeler, a retired police officer in his late fifties who now lives in the fictional New Forest village of Axley. He runs a tiny investigations agency, takes part in the weekly pub quiz, and spends a lot of time talking to the memory of his late wife while sitting on his favourite bench.

Steve likes gentle routines and small mysteries. He looks for lost dogs, keeps half an eye on the neighbours, and comes home each night to his cat, Trouble. He knows precisely how dangerous life can be from his years in the Metropolitan Police, and he is quite content to leave the high drama to other people.

High drama is exactly what his daughter in law, Amy Wheeler, seems to attract. Amy works in private security, a job that takes her around the world and feeds her appetite for adrenaline. When the series opens she is guarding mega selling author Rosie D'Antonio on a remote island, expecting a fairly straightforward assignment that mostly involves managing egos and suncream.

Then everything goes wrong at once. A body turns up, a bag of money appears where it should not, and Amy realises that someone is methodically targeting clients from her firm. With her own life in danger and the local situation spiralling out of control, she calls the one person she trusts to back her up, even if he would rather be at home watching the quiz.

The books that follow send Amy, Steve, and Rosie racing from quiet English lanes to airports, luxury hideaways, and shady back rooms. The tone is faster and more globe trotting than in the Thursday Murder Club, with chases, close calls, and villains who use social media, influencers, and big money schemes to cover their tracks.

At the same time, Osman keeps the focus on relationships. Steve is a widower still working out how to build a life after loss. Amy is navigating a complicated marriage, a restless career, and a deep bond with a father in law who understands more than he lets on. Their partnership is full of dry jokes, practical problem solving, and a steady sense that they would do almost anything for each other.

Rosie adds another layer, bringing the kind of chaotic energy that comes with being world famous, rich, and not quite as fearless as she appears. Her presence lets the series play with the idea of storytelling inside a story, as a best known novelist finds herself living through the sort of plot she might usually invent.

Overall, We Solve Murders offers readers a slightly pacier, more international mystery while keeping the same interest in kindness, second chances, and found family that runs through Osman's other work. If you like the mix of humour and heart in Coopers Chase but fancy a change of scenery, this is where to go next.