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 Swann's 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 'A mystery like a gingerbread house, rich and w arm and sweet and dark.Fans of Richard Osman's superannuated detectives, welcome to your newclub.' - A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window 'A collection of delightfully batty characters, a disdainful tortoise, awonderful plot and a guaranteed smile on every page.' - Ian Moore, author ofDeath and Croissants 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 magazine 'Genuinely odd and affecting.' -The Guardian 'A completely original, sparklingly inventive, cleverly written story . . . [Readers] will find themselves engaged-rooting for the sheep, marveling at the ingenuity of the author, or simply enjoying the madcap story.' -Booklist