Finally got round to picking this up. I'd avoided it due to some weird bias I have against Richard Osman.

I had to read this twice to figure out what I thought of it. It was definitely better than I expected but I think there was a bit too much going on. It was more of a drama than a mystery novel.

Lots of characters, multiple story threads, and it flitted around too often for me to settle and get invested.

That said, much better than I expected and felt well written. I loved the core characters themselves and I'll definitely continue the series to see if Osman finds his feet a bit more in the mystery genre.

OK - looking forwards to the rest of the series which I hope will have less scene setting and more of a focus on the plot.