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Nov 23, 2024 | pantagraph.com | Richard Osman |Alexander Smith |Jesse Q Sutanto |Leonie Swann

A wave of mysteries feature sleuths who are more likely to pore over clues while clicking away at their knitting than to race down an alley after a maniac. Here are five current series featuring older detectives with gumshoes who, like Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple and “Murder She Wrote’s” Jessica Fletcher, are lifelong learners. Because these characters have so much character, the books often de-emphasize crime solving and pump up humor and human interaction.

Nov 7, 2024 | bismarcktribune.com | Richard Osman |Alexander Smith |Jesse Q Sutanto |Leonie Swann

A wave of mysteries feature sleuths who are more likely to pore over clues while clicking away at their knitting than to race down an alley after a maniac. Here are five current series featuring older detectives with gumshoes who, like Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple and “Murder She Wrote’s” Jessica Fletcher, are lifelong learners. Because these characters have so much character, the books often de-emphasize crime solving and pump up humor and human interaction.

Nov 5, 2024 | theindependent.com | Richard Osman |Alexander Smith |Jesse Q Sutanto |Leonie Swann

Everything old is old again in Richard Osman’s latest comic mystery, “We Solve Murders.”It’s not part of Osman’s “The Thursday Murder Club” series but is his fifth book to feature detectives who are old enough to collect pensions and read Modern Maturity. And it’s part of a wave of mysteries with sleuths who are more likely to pore over clues while clicking away at their knitting than to race down an alley after a maniac. Many current series feature older detectives, so it’s a legit trend.

Oct 26, 2024 | columbian.com | Chris Hewitt |Alexander Smith |Richard Osman |Jesse Q Sutanto

Everything old is old again in Richard Osman’s latest comic mystery, “We Solve Murders.”It’s not part of Osman’s “The Thursday Murder Club” series, but his fifth book to feature detectives who are old enough to collect pensions and read Modern Maturity. And it’s part of a wave of mysteries with sleuths who are more likely to pore over clues while clicking away at their knitting than to race down an alley after a maniac. Many current series feature older detectives, so it’s a legit trend.

Sep 5, 2024 | l8r.it | Alexander Smith |Richard Osman |Stephen Spotswood |Jesse Q Sutanto

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