Liza Tully channels the perfect mix of feel-good vibes and suspense in her newest mystery, THE WORLD’S GREATEST DETECTIVE AND HER JUST OKAY ASSISTANT, a delightful whodunit following a famous detective and her new and possibly less-than-ideal assistant—but before they can unravel the latest murder, they’ll need to solve the mystery of why they can’t seem to work together.

Tully combines the humorous cross-generational workplace antics of Hacks with the enigmatic familial dysfunction of Knives Out in this uniquely clever, twisty murder mystery. The novel is laugh-out-loud funny, with a protagonist in Olivia Blunt who is at once quirky and relatable as she juggles bold career aspirations with “real life.”

Olivia doesn’t want to be an assistant detective for the rest of her life, and after weeks of admin work, investigator Aubrey Merritt, renowned as much for her professional prowess as her breezy, pragmatic attitude, finally agrees to bring Olivia along on her new case. Victoria Summersworth, a wealthy, healthy, happy woman, fell to her death on the evening of her sixty-fifth birthday party, and the police have ruled it a suicide—but Victoria’s daughter thinks it was murder.

Olivia realizes she might be in over her head with this whole detective thing, but she’s resolved to prove her investigative skills to her boss. Still, Summersworth family drama is complicated, to say the least, and Olivia quickly realizes she’s unraveling a mystery far more complicated than anyone anticipated.

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Meet the Author

Author Liza Tully is an alternate pen name for Elisabeth Elo (for dark thrillers) and Elisabeth Panttaja Brink (for literary fiction). Her novel North of Boston received glowing critical acclaim, a Book of the Month selection, and an Indie Next Pick. Finding Katarina M. was praised by Publishers Weekly as a “tense and illuminating journey [that] will enthrall readers.”