Agnes Sharp and the Trip of a Lifetime

Agnes Sharp and the Trip of a Lifetime by Leonie Swann, published by Soho Press on September 3, 2024, is a humorous mystery that follows Agnes and her elderly friends as they embark on an unexpected getaway. After winning a trip to a luxurious hotel, the residents of Sunset Hall are eager to escape their mundane routine, only to find themselves entangled in a series of unsettling events. With the backdrop of a picturesque coastal hotel in Cornwall, the story unfolds as Agnes suspects she has witnessed a murder, setting the stage for a thrilling adventure.
Readers will find a blend of mystery and humor as Agnes and her companions navigate the challenges of their vacation, including a storm that isolates them from the outside world. The narrative explores themes of friendship and resilience among the elderly, while incorporating elements of amateur sleuthing and black humor. This edition spans 352 pages and is presented in English, offering a delightful escape into a world where the unexpected lurks just around the corner.
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This highly anticipated follow-up to The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp finds Agnes and her octogenarian friends face-to-face with a killer after winning a trip to a beautiful hotel. Will it be an early checkout for anyone in the gang?
The year is rapidly drawing to an end, Hettie the tortoise is hibernating and Agnes, Charlie, Marshall, and the other elderly residents of Sunset Hall are going stir-crazy. They’ve had enough of the broken boiler, drafty bedrooms, and Christmas jingles on the radio. And to top it off, another series of murders is rocking the hamlet of Duck End. It seems like every villager and his dog is trying to make up for all of the thwarted murders of the past thirty years.
Most unpleasant! The residents of Sunset Hall don’t want anything to do with the criminal activities. So when Edwina manages to sneak onto Marshall’s computer and promptly wins a stay in an exclusive coastal hotel in Cornwall, the Sunset Hall crew doesn’t waste any time in deciding to join her. After all, Edwina can’t be left unsupervised.
But they’ve barely unpacked their bags when Agnes sees something unsettling: two figures in hoods walk away from the hotel along the cliffs, but only one returns. Worried she’s witnessed a murder, Agnes tells the others. At first nobody really believes her—the crew has enough to do working their way through the incredible menu, exploring the hotel’s wellness landscape, navigating old and new love affairs and adopting a boa constrictor. But when the hotel ends up isolated from the outside world after a storm, it becomes clear that a murderer really is on the loose—and they’re trapped, just like the other guests!
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