The Thursday Murder Club
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- Author：Richard Osman
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Summary
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。 Elizabeth， Joyce， Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves。
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？
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。 Elizabeth， Joyce， Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves。
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？
Reviews
Sarah Brennan-Green
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Just the right book for me to read right now; avoid， cozy mystery that’s not too maudlin includes good humor and people to root for。
Rachel
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4。5。 I enjoyed this book， it was very twisty and surprising。
Hellen Buse
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I like the characters and that the chapters are all quite short， however， I was quite disappointed by the story line。 Half way through I just wanted for it to be over。 Can’t say I was a fan of the ending either。
Rachel May
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I had been listening to this audiobook for a few days and only got 18% in before I had to give up。 It took forever to get to the murder and there are way to many characters constantly getting introduced。 I found the author to be much more interested in the characters than the plot， and with the constant introduction to new characters， it made the story that much harder to follow。
Meghan
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DNF'd this。 Excruciating。 DNF'd this。 Excruciating。 。。。more
Shruti
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A lot of interesting little plots going on in this book and twists that unfold you wouldn't imagine when reading！ Definitely peaks your curiosity and keeps you reading till the end， although I found it took a little while to get to the unravelling， it was thoroughly enjoyable all the same。 A lot of interesting little plots going on in this book and twists that unfold you wouldn't imagine when reading！ Definitely peaks your curiosity and keeps you reading till the end， although I found it took a little while to get to the unravelling， it was thoroughly enjoyable all the same。 。。。more
Svea
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Neile， kes tahavad aaaaaeeeglaaaselt kulgevat kriminulli。
Deepthy Natarajan
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3。5 stars。 This was a suggestion from my bookclub and what an interesting setting for a murder mystery- a murder mystery solving club in a retirement community。 For sure expect a series on this。 Parts of it might be predictable but overall not a bad read。 Towards the end， I think the author kind of lost his flow。 A murder mystery to me should be a hook line and sinker- this was a not so grippy hook， line。。。more lines。。then a half hearted sinker。 （Not a fishing person， excuse the poor analogy）。 B 3。5 stars。 This was a suggestion from my bookclub and what an interesting setting for a murder mystery- a murder mystery solving club in a retirement community。 For sure expect a series on this。 Parts of it might be predictable but overall not a bad read。 Towards the end， I think the author kind of lost his flow。 A murder mystery to me should be a hook line and sinker- this was a not so grippy hook， line。。。more lines。。then a half hearted sinker。 （Not a fishing person， excuse the poor analogy）。 But you get the point。 Do I recommend- sure， if u dont have much going on pick it up and breeze through it。 。。。more
Kate Shorten
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2。5/3 stars。 Had higher expectations but still thought parts were very good。 I thought there were too many characters and perspectives and I couldn’t keep up with who was who the whole time。 The pace was a little slow but it got better towards the end。 I thought certain stories told about characters pasts were well done and sentimental but they didn’t do a whole lot for the overall plot。 Glad I finally got round to reading it though。
Sara Rhodes
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Such a fun mystery with wonderful characters that I fell in love with。 I can't wait for #2！ Such a fun mystery with wonderful characters that I fell in love with。 I can't wait for #2！ 。。。more
Anushka Mukherjee
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Imagine an Agatha Christie novel， possibly the witty Poirot with a sharp sense of humour and the no-nonsense Marple， put together in the form of four septuagenarians， Joyce， Elizabeth， Ron and Ibrahim。 Perhaps， you get an idea about how enjoyable the Thursday Murder Club may get when at Cooper’s Chase， these old and not so old group witnesses not one but two murders in their peaceful retirement abode。Being an ardent Agatha Christie fanatic （more like worshipper）， I was quite sceptical about the Imagine an Agatha Christie novel， possibly the witty Poirot with a sharp sense of humour and the no-nonsense Marple， put together in the form of four septuagenarians， Joyce， Elizabeth， Ron and Ibrahim。 Perhaps， you get an idea about how enjoyable the Thursday Murder Club may get when at Cooper’s Chase， these old and not so old group witnesses not one but two murders in their peaceful retirement abode。Being an ardent Agatha Christie fanatic （more like worshipper）， I was quite sceptical about the idea of having to read a murder mystery by Richard Osman， given this is his first book so， in the dynamic genre of murder and thriller， but I think I will admit to laughing out loud yet pouring over this book and sticking with it like a leech， because no jokes， this is actually great！ My scepticism was taken over by absolute marvel as beautifully the narrative shifts from the common perspective to the perspective of Joyce， who is a warm lady with delicious baking skills。 Elizabeth （my personal favourite） is your typical type A personality with a meticulous eye to detail， the one who knows everything and can find everything from the Mariana Trench to Timbuktu; basically the mother of the Thursday Murder Club。 Ibrahim， the psychologist and avid fitness maniac who takes his pilates very seriously is sure to work out every detail and put together the piece and piece of the mystery with the help of Ron， the once famous boxer of Britain who now enjoys the retirement and makes sure his fame is constant。 With these， highly dubious characters， of Cooper Chase， the Thursday Murder Club is thoroughly enjoyable as the group solves their first live case which seeks to bring out the very unexpected secrets of their own people and the seemingly peaceful retirement village。 。。。more
Tex
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“The Thursday Murder Club” （TTMC） is the debut novel of British television producer and presenter （and now author） Richard Osman。 The premise of the book is quite simple - four retirement home residents meet every Thursday to “solve” old cold cases。 But when a murder is committed close by the Murder Club members get the opportunity to turn their deductive abilities to an actual case。 Even more simply put TTMC is just a wonderful book。 Clever plotting， fantastically quirky characters， and full of “The Thursday Murder Club” （TTMC） is the debut novel of British television producer and presenter （and now author） Richard Osman。 The premise of the book is quite simple - four retirement home residents meet every Thursday to “solve” old cold cases。 But when a murder is committed close by the Murder Club members get the opportunity to turn their deductive abilities to an actual case。 Even more simply put TTMC is just a wonderful book。 Clever plotting， fantastically quirky characters， and full of humour， heart， and poignancy。 It’s quite remarkable to read a murder/mystery whodunnit that is so light and enjoyable but also has all of the elements of a good crime novel。In some ways TTMC is like a cross between “Agatha Christie’s Marple” the film “RED” with a few less guns and explosions （which stands for Retired， Extremely Dangerous…oh if TTMC is filmed then please， please， PLEASE let Helen Mirren be cast as Elizabeth…sorry， not sure what happened there…）， and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” - just a complete delight。 Easy to read and a book that has left me eagerly anticipating what the members of the Murder Club end up investigating next。 TTMC gets 4 slices of vodka filled lemon drizzle cake out of 5。 。。。more
Idealle
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This book was so good I struggled to even put it down！ So funny and cleverly written and it remained a mystery till the end！ Would definitely recommend if you're looking for a fun easy read that keeps you guessing until the very end！ This book was so good I struggled to even put it down！ So funny and cleverly written and it remained a mystery till the end！ Would definitely recommend if you're looking for a fun easy read that keeps you guessing until the very end！ 。。。more
Graham Tapper
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This puts me very much in mind of the 100 Year Old Man books in its style， and that's not a bad thing。Written both in the third and the first person， it observes events from the point of view of an outsider and also as one of the characters of the story。The setting is a retirement village that has been built on the site of a former convent， but without disturbing the original location。 Now， an unscrupulous developer has plans for expansion， very much against everyone else's wishes， and sets abou This puts me very much in mind of the 100 Year Old Man books in its style， and that's not a bad thing。Written both in the third and the first person， it observes events from the point of view of an outsider and also as one of the characters of the story。The setting is a retirement village that has been built on the site of a former convent， but without disturbing the original location。 Now， an unscrupulous developer has plans for expansion， very much against everyone else's wishes， and sets about achieving it by any means possible， including uprooting the last resting places of the former nuns。A violent death results in the investigation by the local police， and The Thursday Murder Club， formed of residents of the village。 Inevitably， the two start working together， initially reluctantly and then out of mutual respect。 But， are their objectives compatible？Brilliant book！ Deserves all the accolades it has received。 。。。more
martin
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At last， a novel that lives up to all the hype and genuinely is very funny。 I was expecting the humour to be good， given who wrote it， but it’s also exceptionally well observed and written。 As a whodunnit it has all the necessary components and a good few extra twists in the tail。 Writing a murder novel where the amateur detectives are around 80 years old living in sheltered housing always risks being patronising， cliched or full of maudlin stereotypes。 Instead I found myself recognising my pare At last， a novel that lives up to all the hype and genuinely is very funny。 I was expecting the humour to be good， given who wrote it， but it’s also exceptionally well observed and written。 As a whodunnit it has all the necessary components and a good few extra twists in the tail。 Writing a murder novel where the amateur detectives are around 80 years old living in sheltered housing always risks being patronising， cliched or full of maudlin stereotypes。 Instead I found myself recognising my parents and grandparents and so many of their complex， amusing and difficult experiences as they aged。 The characters earn and are given respect as adults， but the challenges they have to face with age are not trivialised or glossed over。 Very entertaining， very funny and at times also very sad 。。。more
Ela
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3。5 Charming book， took me a bit to get into it but then when I did， I really got into it。 I liked the premise and the characters。 Would’ve given it 4 stars but the payoff was kind of a let down。
Barbara Blindauer
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I have to admit that this was slow in the beginning but once I got into it I began to enjoy it。 Residents of a senior residence form a Thursday murder club to solve cold cases but when murders occur where they live they investigate to solve the murders。 Since this is the first in a series I think it is to introduce us to the characters。 Each of he four main characters have their strengths and weaknesses。 I did find it amazing to have so many deaths at one time and also sad that senior citizens c I have to admit that this was slow in the beginning but once I got into it I began to enjoy it。 Residents of a senior residence form a Thursday murder club to solve cold cases but when murders occur where they live they investigate to solve the murders。 Since this is the first in a series I think it is to introduce us to the characters。 Each of he four main characters have their strengths and weaknesses。 I did find it amazing to have so many deaths at one time and also sad that senior citizens can be ignored 。 。。。more
Megan L （Iwanttoreadallthebooks）
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3。5 stars。 RTC。
Amy W
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Nothing wrong with the book， really。 Charming characters and gentle humour （including name checks of British culture which I enjoyed）， as well as a mystery with plenty of twists and red herrings。 It just。。。 wasn't really for me。 Motivating myself to read it was tough。 I found myself procrastinating and refreshing Twitter rather than rushing to open my reading app， which was a shame。 （I read this on the library Libby app。）The story moved too slowly to keep me interested and I also found it tricky Nothing wrong with the book， really。 Charming characters and gentle humour （including name checks of British culture which I enjoyed）， as well as a mystery with plenty of twists and red herrings。 It just。。。 wasn't really for me。 Motivating myself to read it was tough。 I found myself procrastinating and refreshing Twitter rather than rushing to open my reading app， which was a shame。 （I read this on the library Libby app。）The story moved too slowly to keep me interested and I also found it tricky to keep track of what information was right or wrong owing to the number of said red herrings and false paths， especially towards the end。 I feel it could have done with tightening up just a little bit， although the writing was very good and I count myself a fan of Richard Osman。 All that said， I will probably want to read the sequel as the central characters， especially Elizabeth， were great。 Hopefully it'll be a wee bit more gripping， although I accept this is firmly in the cosy mystery genre and most definitely not a thriller！ 。。。more
Brittany Date
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This book read as though I was watching the type of murder mystery show you’d watch on a Sunday with your nan。 If I’m going to read a book about murder， I want it to be gritty， thrilling and scary。 Got half way then did not finish， sorry！
Katie。dorny
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This was very witty。 Very British。 I loved it。 Especially considering it’s a debut。 Hearing the story of the Thursday murder club through the eyes of Joyce and her diary we follow the elusive club in the retirement village attempt to solve unsolved murders。 Then lo and behold a murder happens on their doorstep。 Such fun。This had a far few twists and turns alongside having well fleshed characters and a solid plot that kept me engaged。 I also have to say for the audiobook I really enjoyed our narr This was very witty。 Very British。 I loved it。 Especially considering it’s a debut。 Hearing the story of the Thursday murder club through the eyes of Joyce and her diary we follow the elusive club in the retirement village attempt to solve unsolved murders。 Then lo and behold a murder happens on their doorstep。 Such fun。This had a far few twists and turns alongside having well fleshed characters and a solid plot that kept me engaged。 I also have to say for the audiobook I really enjoyed our narrator。 I am very much looking forward to the sequel。 。。。more
Kristina
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3。5 ⭐
Zehava
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Great book。 Great characters， fun story。 It took a little while to get into it but towards the end I couldn’t put it down。 I’m looking forward to the sequel。
Rachel Gonzalez
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Thanks to my pal Kevin， who is much better read than I am， I know to describe this book as a "cozy mystery。" That's not necessarily the type of book I read frequently; I mostly checked this one out because I've been watching a lot of british TV over the pandemic and ya know， Richard Osman wrote a book！ The writing super sounds like him， fwiw。I feel like this book was really well-written， but the story itself is a little uninteresting， if that makes sense。 And it's hard to say whether that is bec Thanks to my pal Kevin， who is much better read than I am， I know to describe this book as a "cozy mystery。" That's not necessarily the type of book I read frequently; I mostly checked this one out because I've been watching a lot of british TV over the pandemic and ya know， Richard Osman wrote a book！ The writing super sounds like him， fwiw。I feel like this book was really well-written， but the story itself is a little uninteresting， if that makes sense。 And it's hard to say whether that is because of me （with my previously-mentioned tendency to not read cozy mysteries） or because of the book。 I think you are supposed to feel a bit of a thrill with the reveals and all and I just didn't feel that。 I didn't really feel like I could solve the mystery， which is part of a thrill of a whodunnit， and I didn't necessarily want to。 I will say that I do think a few things are on the book: it's a little over long。 I know I frequently say that about books， but I believe it。 Here， there are so many moments that I think you are supposed to *feel* are red herrings， but if you have so many of them， you can't be as attached to any theory。 You don't have enough space to learn the necessary background to believe a theory before being told exactly why a theory is not right。 There were also ~100，000 characters。 There is a bit at the end where a character reveals something huge to another character and I honestly could not remember who the person it was being revealed to was。 Again， yeah， you can't become invested in any scenario build on the character if you don't know the character。 It's just so complex， but the complexity makes it very wide， but not very deep。 You have to pay so much attention to get all the right points， but the attention isn't necessarily rewarded with feeling more engaged。I think that feedback would make you think I don't like this book and/or that I think it's bad and I really don't feel that way。 I actually think the charm of the characters， the tone， and the quality of the writing is compelling。 Ultimately， I'd just need to be a bit better practiced at this genre to connect with it better。 。。。more
Susana Frazão
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3，5！ confesso que esperava mais deste livro… as personagens são interessantes， a premissa está lá mas a leitura arrasta-se e não gostei tanto como esperava…
Samuel Banfield
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This was sooo good！ Really funny but with such sad moments。
Donna
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This was a fun book for me！ I love English murder mysteries and found this first in a series a great start。 It has everything I love in a mystery: intriguing cases， quirky characters， and left me wanting to get to know the characters better。 It revolves around a senior living facility， Cooper's Chase and four friends， Ron， Joyce， Ibrahim， and Elizabeth。 These four make up the Thursday Murder Club。 They meet weekly to discuss and try to solve a "cold case"。 Well， it isn't long before there isn't This was a fun book for me！ I love English murder mysteries and found this first in a series a great start。 It has everything I love in a mystery: intriguing cases， quirky characters， and left me wanting to get to know the characters better。 It revolves around a senior living facility， Cooper's Chase and four friends， Ron， Joyce， Ibrahim， and Elizabeth。 These four make up the Thursday Murder Club。 They meet weekly to discuss and try to solve a "cold case"。 Well， it isn't long before there isn't just one murder to solve， but three！！ The other two characters that are important are Donna and Chris of the local police department。 They all "work together" to solve these three murders。 Really a lot of fun！！ Interspersed in the story， we learn bits and pieces of the past life of each and I really am looking forward to the next in the series so I can learn more。 。。。more
Kerry
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This book starts off soooo funny。 Truly a gem。 The mystery， characters and twists are good。 People's stories， their past， is marked and influenced by the nearby graveyard。 They grieve， "it's like someone reached in and took out my heart and my lungs， and told me to keep living。 "。 Once Father Mackie walks， in an ascending chronological order of sorts， through the markers， reflecting on what each lived through - the Victorian era， the Wright brothers， the Great War， television， etc。 "How many mor This book starts off soooo funny。 Truly a gem。 The mystery， characters and twists are good。 People's stories， their past， is marked and influenced by the nearby graveyard。 They grieve， "it's like someone reached in and took out my heart and my lungs， and told me to keep living。 "。 Once Father Mackie walks， in an ascending chronological order of sorts， through the markers， reflecting on what each lived through - the Victorian era， the Wright brothers， the Great War， television， etc。 "How many more years of slipping on a pair of comfortable boots and walking through the leaves？ One day， spring will come without her。"These friends are truly getting the most out of life。 They see each other for what they are， and that is ok。 One can even tell Ron， friend to friend "You are very combative， you are hotheaded， often irrational， etc" and Ron nods and says Fair enough。Remember， "In life you have to learn to count the good days。 You have to tuck them in your pocket and carry them around with you。" 。。。more
Lejanne
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3。5*！
Lydia Lewis
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This was a lot of fun。
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