Naila Karim★ Scout · Lv 6
todaySo much funnier and more moving than a cozy mystery has any right to be. I adored these four.
Mystery
The Thursday Murder Club
4.6· 1,641 ratings
Published 2020382 pagesEnglishCharming · Witty
I know that when we get to the end there will be a great deal we would do differently if only we had the chance.
Why read it
In a genteel English retirement village, four septuagenarians who meet weekly to pick apart cold cases suddenly find a fresh body on their doorstep, and their hobby becomes the real thing.
The premise
Osman's cozy mystery follows Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim, a quartet of sharp retirees who charm and outwit the police as they hunt a killer. It is a warm, witty whodunit that finds real feeling and mortality beneath its comic surface.
The story behind it
The 2020 debut of British television presenter Richard Osman became one of the fastest-selling debut crime novels in UK history and a runaway bestseller. It launched a hit series and was adapted into a 2025 Netflix film.
What awaits inside
- 01
Age as an advantage
What awaits is a group whose gray hair makes people underestimate their formidable minds.
- 02
Joyce's diary
One member's charming journal entries give the mystery its warm, funny narrative heartbeat.
- 03
A tangle of suspects
Property developers, old grudges, and buried secrets multiply the possible killers.
- 04
Mortality with a smile
Beneath the fun runs a tender awareness of aging, loss, and friendship.
From the book
The club charming their way into the official police investigation, recruiting PC Donna De Freitas as their inside line.
Elizabeth's coolly efficient interrogations that reveal a mysterious, formidable past.
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