The Sunset Years Of Agnes Sharp

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A quirky group of seniors attempts to solve one murder while covering up another-with the help of an enterprising tortoise-in this twisty, darkly funny mystery from the author of Three Bags Full. It has been an eventful morning for Agnes Sharp and the other inhabitants of Sunset Hall, a house share for the old and unruly in the sleepy English countryside. Although they have had some issues (misplaced reading glasses, conflicting culinary tastes, decreasing mobility, and unruly grandsons), nothing prepares them for an unexpected visit from a police officer with some shocking news. A body has been discovered next door. Everyone puts on a long face for show, but they are secretly relieved the body in question is not the one they're currently hiding in the shed (sorry, Lillith). It seems the answer to their little problem with Lillith may have fallen right into their lap. All they have to do is find out who murdered their neighbor, so they can pin Lillith's death on them, thus killing two (old) birds with one stone (cold killer). With their plan sorted, Agnes and her geriatric gang spring into action. After all, everybody likes a good mystery. Besides, the more suspicion they can cast about, surely the less will land on them. To investigate, they will step out of their comfort zone, into the not-so-idyllic village of Duck End and tangle with sinister bakers, broken stairlifts, inept criminals, the local authorities, and their own dark secrets.

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Praise for The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp

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

"Leonie Swanns The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp is utterly superb. It is as rich and enticing as a perfect cup of cocoasweet 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 isnt for the faint of heart, which makes Agnes Sharp the perfect senior sleuth to take on a killer. Everyone but the trusty tortoise is a suspect in this fast-paced, twisty mystery.
Nora Page, author of Better Off Read


Praise for Leonie Swann

An original and clever mystery.
Carl Hiaasen, New York Times bestselling author of Squeeze Me

Swann produces a clever spin on the ol whodunit . . . the result: a delightfully offbeat yarn.
Entertainment Weekly

Delightfully different . . . The combination of sly humor and naivet makes this novel a surprising and refreshing read.
The Boston Globe

Refreshingly, joyously different.
The Sunday Telegraph

Moments of high comedy come thick and fast. . . .This entertaining, lighthearted mystery is told from a refreshingly novel perspective.
Daily Mail

Has an inexhaustible, quirky charm.
Salon

Genuinely odd and affecting.
The Guardian

A completely original, sparklingly inventive, cleverly written story . . . [Readers] will find themselves engagedrooting for the sheep, marveling at the ingenuity of the author, or simply enjoying the madcap story.
Booklist

[A] refreshingly original detective story.
Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Leonie Swann grew up near Munich and earned degrees in philosophy, communications, and psychology from Munich University and the Munich School of Philosophy. Her debut novel, Three Bags Full, was published in 2005 and became an instant hit, leading the German bestseller charts for months. It has since been translated into twenty-six languages and won the prestigious Glauser Prize for crime fiction in the debut category, as well as the PETA Award. She has now published six books and lives and works in the English countryside near Cambridge. Amy Bojang is a translator of German-language literature. She has an MA in Modern and Contemporary German Studies from the University of Nottingham. In 2017, she was selected by the journal New Books in German for their Emerging Translators Programme. She lives in England.