The Thursday Murder Club
By Richard Osman
- Release Date: 2020-09-22
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
Now a Netflix Film
The first installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, also author of We Solve Murders
Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves
A female cop with her first big case
A brutal murder
Welcome to...
THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club.
When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case.
As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late?
“Witty, endearing and greatly entertaining.” —Wall Street Journal
Reviews
Fun Journey with Friends
4By Cheated by StephIt was fun watching this journey unfold with well developed, likable characters. I saw the TV series first and there were notable differences. I don’t recall there being quite as many characters in the series, so they must have cut a lot out. It was a bit difficult to keep up with every person because many of them were only being discussed from the past. They started to run together so I’d have togo back and read things again. I’d just rather not do that. In all, I liked the series TV much better.Good read
5By Wyboo girlI watched the movie first and then wanted to read the book. I liked reading the book after the movie because now I have faces for the characters. I enjoyed the book and liked the way the author developed the story line and the characters.A favorite for forever
5By OkaierI’ve read this three times now and am always left in a happy place, loving all my friends I’ve made through the pages, laughing and crying with them. An intriguing mystery but a wonderful tale of resilience, the love of friends and hope.Just right…
5By gen x pretty boyLots of twisty fun bits keep this great as a mystery. What really separates it from many others read on an airplane and forgotten by baggage claim is the deep appreciation, love really, for the senior protagonists. Every son or daughter has known a great old lion - whether their own parent or a mentor - and this novel is like a love letter that maybe was never able to be written to them. It sticks. Thank you!Stellar
5By noknitpurlockI loved it. Worth the money! Can’t wait to see the Netflix show.A bit fishy
4By Melinda GSo many red herrings it started to feel like a fish market, but a fun and sweet story overall.The Thursday Murder Club
2By drat !!!Verbal diarrhea in book formGreat story!
5By BoiseGuitarExcellent writing from start to finishCaptivating
5By QslqthqsyRefreshing. Kept me up. I could identify with some of my friends.Charming and funny. Can’t wait to read the next one.
5By KK in JapanI love a good mystery book, especially when the detectives are as interesting as the cast of suspects. If you are looking for your next Poirot or Holmes & Watson, the Thursday Night Club members are an equally interesting and unique group of sleuths.Life enriching. I’m so glad I found this book!
5By MikkiBDWitty, intriguing, thought provoking, laugh out loud funny, & everything you’d want an investigation to include. Thank you Richard Osman.Such fun!
5By MSPtransplantA lovely way to spend an afternoon or two!Murder and Lemon Cakes
5By Dani574Part murder mystery, part feel good adventure amongst friends, this book really has everything going for it. The ensemble of this book is just excellent! The characters are all so memorable from the cunning Elizabeth, the headstrong Ron, the brilliant Ibrahim, and the heartwarming Joyce. I loved this group and was really engaged throughout wondering how deep this mystery would go. I am pleased to say that I did not guess the murderer and while it was a complete shock it also made total sense once it was laid out. Sometimes an author can focus too much on making a mystery hard to solve that it can make the whole thing feel implausible by the end. However here, the mystery is so layered with reveal after reveal that guessing the killer becomes more complex than you might believe and I LOVED IT! The dynamic between the group as well as all of the side characters creates for some very cozy and insanely fun dialogue that I just could not get enough of. Cannot recommend this one enough and I cannot wait to read the rest of this seriesGreat characters, fun plot
4By Auggie's ManAnd terrific writing.great fun
5By seejanereadthe character development is just outstanding. you grow to love them all.Wish I didn’t buy this.
1By Kan You Not??The writing style and grammar is very poor. Osman takes forever to get to the point with no substantial development. The book incredibly long-winded and incoherent at certain points. I lost interest after 40-50 pages because it went nowhere fast.The Thursday Murder Club
5By ellsameSecond book that I had checked out and will read it for the first time because I love mystery books and the first book I read was bells spells and murder.Fun and silly with good twists
5By Ed in CoThis had great characters and realistic ridiculousness. I liked several plot twists which I normally see coming but not here. Pleasurable escape.Great read
5By Mary @ homeI enjoyed this book
