Richard Osman The Thursday Murder Club: The Record-Breaking Sunday Times Number One Bestseller

The Thursday Murder Club: The Record-Breaking Sunday Times Number One Bestseller Comics & Graphic Novels,Genre,Crime & Mystery by Richard Osman with 400 pages.

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Title : The Thursday Murder Club: The Record-Breaking Sunday Times Number One Bestseller
Brand : Richard Osman
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels,Genre,Crime & Mystery
ISBN : 241425441
Page of number : 400 pages
Publisher : Viking (3 Sept. 2020)
Language : English
Dimensions : 16.2 x 3.5 x 24 cm

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Comics & Graphic Novels,Genre,Crime & Mystery The Thursday Murder Club: The Record-Breaking Sunday Times Number One Bestseller by Richard Osman ‘Such a beacon of pleasure’ KATE ATKINSON’So smart and funny. Deplorably good’ IAN RANKIN’A gripping read’ SUNDAY TIMESTHE FIRST BOOK IN THE #1 BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES BY TV PRESENTER RICHARD OSMANIn a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case.Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it’s too late?__________________________________WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB‘Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny’ MARK BILLINGHAM‘A great read, I really enjoyed it’ GRAHAM NORTON‘As the bodies pile up, and more is revealed of the lives and loves of Joyce, Ibrahim, Ron and Elizabeth, you can’t help cheering them on – and hoping to meet them again soon’ THE TIMES, CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH‘Mystery fans are going to be enthralled’ HARLAN COBEN‘Pure escapism’ THE GUARDIAN, BEST CRIME AND THRILLERS OF 2020‘One of the most enjoyable books of the year’ DAILY EXPRESS‘Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny’ MARIAN KEYES‘As gripping as it is funny’ EVENING STANDARD‘Funny, clever and achingly British’ ADAM KAY‘An exciting new talent in crime fiction’ DAILY MAIL‘A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly’ VAL MCDERMID‘Delight after delight from first page to last’ RED MAGAZINE‘I completely fell in love with it’ SHARI LAPENA‘This is properly brilliant. The pages fly and I can’t stop smiling’ STEVE CAVANAGH‘Charming, clever debut’ STYLIST‘I laughed my arse off’ BELINDA BAUER‘A witty and poignant tale’ DAILY TELEGRAPH‘Clever, clever plot’ FIONA BARTON‘An absolutely delightful read’ PRIMA MAGAZINE‘Utterly charming’ SARAH PINBOROUGH‘Funny and original’ THE SUN‘Properly funny and totally charming… steeped in Agatha Christie joy’ ARAMINTA HALL‘This is one of the most delightful novels of the year’ DAILY MIRROR‘A bundle of joy’ JANE FALLON

I have always enjoyed watching Richard Osman on TV, in fact one of my favourite programmes is Pointless. So, my ears pricked up when I briefly heard someone on the radio mention that he’d recently penned his first ever novel. After listening to the outline of the book which, amongst other things, entails four elderly friends whose hobby it is to solve murders, well I just had to order myself a copy.This is a typical ‘very English’ whodunnit, featuring eccentric characters who come alive on the page. The principle players are: Elizabeth (ex-spy chief), Joyce (former nurse), Ibrahim (retired psychiatrist) and Ron (ex-trade union boss) who reside in a gated retirement village situated on the south coast. These are folk who I soon came to care about, despite their individual flaws. They may be fictitious, but Richard effortlessly brings them to life, and gives each a unique personality of their own. Old age can sometimes be a burden to them, and they may have to endure certain physical and mental issues, but combined they are still a force to be reckoned with. These amateur sleuths are also somewhat unorthodox when it comes to the methods they employ to investigate and potentially trap a killer. Despite murder being the theme running through this excellent novel, this is very much a cosy read. It’s clever, it’s sad, it’s moving in places, and it’s wickedly funny throughout.You know, these are difficult, worrying times we find ourselves in, and so we all occasionally need a break, a diversion, some form of escapism – and if that’s what you’re looking for, then reading this book is one way of achieving that. I’m not easily amused, but I have to say that at times The Thursday Murder Club had me in fits of laughter. This novel is the perfect antidote to the sometimes depressing stuff that has been going on around us of late. My advice is to get your hands on a copy of this book ASAP – then sit back in your favourite armchair, with a mug of tea and a plate of biscuits at hand, and just lose yourself in this compassionate, witty mystery created by the inimitable Richard Osman. All that’s left for me to add is that I really cannot wait for the next book in the series…..

Living in a retirement village isn’t usually the way to come to the notice of the local police department or become part of an exclusive club investigating an actual real life killing! This is what happens to Joyce however, as she becomes the newest member of the eponymous Thursday Murder Club.She joins Elizabeth, Ibrahim and Ron, a small group of residents, whose individual strengths have come together as a force to be reckoned with, especially when it comes to unorthodox ways of gathering information. The local police, having to follow the more accepted means of investigation, have some qualms about joining them when invited but their goals are the same, aren’t they?Richard Osman, the well known presenter of House of Games and Pointless on the BBC, always comes across as a thoroughly nice guy. As an author, his intelligence and imagination have been given free rein and the resulting work is very good. People in his fictional world, it would seem, are, for the most part, decent, but all have skeletons they would far rather stayed hidden. He uses this fact to create believable, empathetic, and well rounded characters which, added to an excellent plotline and understanding of human nature, produces a novel which is both cozy and crafty in equal measure.I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it flowed and moved along at a good pace. I had no problem working out whodunnit – only to find I was totally wrong! By the end I had one part sorted out but the rest, nope, not even close. That doesn’t mean it didn’t work, it did, brilliantly, especially for a first novel, and the ending was satisfyingly right, suggesting a distinct possibility of more great books in the future.I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an unbiased review and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys cozy crime with a bit of a bite or is a fan of the author. In both cases you won’t be disappointed and I hope this will be the first of many Thursday Murder Club books as well as the beginning of another successful part of Mr Osman’s future career.

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