The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp, Leonie Swann
The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp, Leonie Swann
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The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp
A Murder Mystery

Author: Leonie Swann, Amy Bojang

Narrator: Moira Quirk

Unabridged: 12 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/29/2023


Synopsis

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 gluttonous 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 laps. 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 and tangle with sinister bakers,
broken stairlifts, inept criminals, the local authorities, and their own dark secrets.

About Leonie Swann

Leonie Swann was born in 1975. She took degrees in philosophy, psychology, and communications from Munich University, spent some time in Paris and Ireland, worked in journalism and public relations, and is currently preparing a doctorate in English literature. Three Bags Full, her first novel, is being translated into six languages.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Leslie Ann on July 12, 2023

2 ⭐ I learned something from this book; There is a thing as too much quirk. That being said, if you are starting your book in quirk overload you should try to at least keep it that way through the entire book. I felt The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp was the beginning of one book put together with the......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on September 30, 2023

A group of seniors living in a home share in an English village are on a mission to solve a series of murders. Not unlike the group of crime-busting seniors in Richard Osman’s absolutely delightful Thursday Murder Club series, some of these folks are former police and secret service, so they do have......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on August 26, 2023

I was hoping to love Sunset Years more than I ended up actually liking it. I was hoping for fun, quirky and cozy and yes it was those things to a degree and maybe it’s just that something got lost in the translation but it just kind of fell flat. There were times when I found myself skimming because......more

Goodreads review by Aleshanee on March 13, 2022

Während in Glennkill Schafe die Hauptrolle spielen und in Gray ein Papagei sich in die Ermittlungen mischt, ist es hier eine Schildkröte, die den alternden Hauptdarstellern zur Seite steht - und geht :) Ich finde die Idee hier zauberhaft schrullig: eine Senioren WG der besonderen Art mit vielen star......more

Goodreads review by Toralf on April 13, 2025

Eine Leiche zum Tee Leonie Swann hat wieder zugeschlagen, nach Schafen und einem Graupapagei darf nun eine Schildkröte bei der Aufklärung eines Falles helfen. Und wie bei der Autorin nicht anders zu erwarten, sind die Protagonisten etwas anders. Zunächst scheint es sich um den typischen Cosy – Krimi z......more