The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp

Leonie Swann; Trans. Amy Bojang

ISBN 10: 0749030534 / ISBN 13: 9780749030537

Published by Allison & Busby, 2024

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When a body is discovered next door to Sunset Hall, its elderly but unruly inhabitants are relieved to hear that it isn?t the one they?ve hidden in the shed, and quick to realize that if they uncover the murderer they could pin both deaths on them.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp
• Publisher: Allison & Busby
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749030534
• ISBN 13: 9780749030537
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

One murder to solve and another to cover up. It’ll be tricky, but the OAP residents of Sunset Hall are going to give it their best shot.

It’s an eventful day at Sunset Hall, a house-share for the old and unruly, when the police arrive with news that a body has been discovered next door. Everyone, including Agnes, is secretly relieved that the body in question is not the one they’re currently hiding in the shed (sorry about that, Lillith). Now the answer to their little problem with Lillith may have fallen into their laps. All they have to do is find out who murdered their neighbour, so they can pin Lillith’s death on them, thus killing two old birds with one stone.

To investigate, the senior sleuths (not forgetting Hettie the tortoise) will tangle with sinister bakers, broken stair lifts, inept criminals and their own dark secrets.

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'The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp operates in its own skewed universe. Fans of the “Thursday Murder Club” books will find much to like here.' - The New York Times

'A mystery like a gingerbread house, rich and warm and sweet and dark. Fans of Richard Osman’s superannuated detectives, welcome to your new club.' - A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

'The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp is utterly superb. It is as rich and enticing as a perfect cup of cocoa - sweet at first taste, but with something delightfully, deeply, deliciously dark within. A beguiling and unforgettable read.' - Deanna Raybourn, author of Killers of a Certain Age

'Old age isn’t for the faint of heart, which makes Agnes Sharp the perfect senior sleuth to take on a killer.' - Nora Page, author of Better Off Read

'A deliriously clever plot with warmly drawn characters, dollops of tension and dark secrets. Brilliant!' - Helene Tursten, bestselling author of An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

'Quirky, hilarious and darkly twisty, Agnes Sharp and her wonderfully drawn friends are unforgettable characters faced with the stickiest situation. Loved it!' - Sam Blake, bestselling author of The Mystery of Four

About the Author

Leonie Swann's debut novel, Three Bags Full, was an instant hit, topping the bestseller charts in her native Germany for months. It has since been translated into 26 languages. She has now published six books and lives in Cambridgeshire.