The Thursday Murder Club: (The Thursday Murder Club 1)

A great read.

I loved the book. It was a fun read with a bunch of twists & turns. And I loved how all the detectives are elderly and so full of life.

An absolute romp of a book. I cannot wait for the second book. The narrative style is easy to read, the prose very simple, whilst the plotting is really intricate without ever seeming so. The level of detailing done in describing the retirement home is absolutely stunning. Same goes for the characterization of the four protagonists, plus the two coppers who are the heartbeat of this book. A brilliant debut novel with more to come, which is music to the ears of English Countryside Murder Mystery aficionados.

My love for crime fiction is not limited to Netflix docu series. I occasionally also pick up a book to feed in the craving for drama and murder (literary of course). What could be more literary or full of crime, suspense, drama and murder, than the inconsequential but intriguing Thursday Murder club. A bevvy of crime enthusiasts like me who are more interested in the gory lives of others to spice up their own boring life. A bunch of oldies in a retirement home hold a Book club of sorts where the discuss past unsolved murders and explore the possible suspects behind the same. An ex cop, one a nurse, a psychologist, they bring their respective expertise. The twist happens when actually murder happens in their own proximity and gives them a chance to prove their mettle in resolving it. The police is inconsequential as they need to go by rules while the murder club use their harmless personal shooting in the dark and using much manipulation. It’s a typical British who dunnit and would be equal fun if made into a movie. I can already imagine a couple of ageing characters from The Crown, Harry Potter or Game of thrones playing the leads. Spoiler alert (read further at your risk) If you are true crime aficionado then may be this one is not for you. There are no psychotic killers or deep motives. The murderer could be anyone and someone so close that it seems imposed. That’s what I felt when the murderer was revealed and as a reader I thought the club was smartest of the lot. No great lines, just a good read on a stress free holiday. Enjoy!

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Good Mystery/Twist. Bit Stretched in my personal view but I liked the book. I will recommended to read once. X

Cosy and funny read , heartwarming with mystery 💖

It's an interesting book with quirky characters and a writing style that is different from thrillers/mysteries with an understated charm and wit. Once you get used to the writing, it's a fun read.

There is a good mix of mistery solving and daily strugles of our elders. Definitely a light read and a page à page turner

Excellent condition! I don't know whether there's an American spelling edition or not but I was looking for the British one and I got it :) very happy! Purchased from South Mexico.

If you love who dunning with some twits and turns, this is for you. Loved it

I didn’t expect this murder mystery to make me laugh, lift my mood, and keep me reading until the early hours, but it did. The subject of the novel is a murder club that solves a murder involving their retirement community. Cooper’s Chase is a British retirement village that hosts many clubs within their communal meeting rooms. The Thursday Murder Club is a group of pensioners who get together to discuss cold murder cases. Each of the club members has a distinct personality and specialty. There’s Elizabeth, who keeps what she used to do private but organizes with military precision. Penny, a co-founder of the Club, has just been moved to a nursing home, which has left an opening. Newcomer Joyce, filling the space, is a former nurse. She’s useful in determining which knife wounds would be fatal and how long it would take for a person to bleed out from such injuries. She can also make a mean lemon drizzle cake and is looking for male companionship. Ibrahim is a psychiatrist, and Ron, a former labor organizer. The Club investigates a murder that hits close to home when a local builder, Tony Curran, is found dead from a blunt force injury to the back of his head. Besides being a legitimate builder, Tony has been involved in running drug operations on the side. He was a rough character who had many unsavory connections. He was partners with Ian Ventham, the developer who built Cooper’s Chase. They were planning to expand the retirement community, which would involve removing an old convent graveyard and a peaceful gathering spot for quiet contemplation. The Cooper’s Chase community was adamantly opposed to the destruction of their private place. Tony’s murder has plenty of suspects from those opposed to his building to others in the drug world. Ian was also planning to cut Tony out of the development plans, making him a suspect too. Police Constable Donna De Freitas is called to work the investigation with Chief Inspector Chris Hudson. For De Freitas, a liaison officer working on a murder investigation is a huge step. Formerly holding meetings with Cooper’s Chase on safety topics, she is thought to have the community’s trust. Unknown to her, while extracting information about Tony’s murder from residents, the Murder Club is busily mining information from her. Chief Inspector Hudson has no idea that the Murder Club has launched their own parallel investigation. The murder mystery is a complicated one, giving the reader lots of false leads. What makes the book so much fun to read are the uncommonly wise and hysterically funny characters. My favorite scene is when De Freitas is sitting in the squad room as Hudson hands out assignments. She gets a text message from the Murder Club to tell her they are on their way to interview a suspect. The ending contains more than a few surprises. I hope Richard Osman continues to write about these people. Whether you’re a murder mystery fan or not, you’ll love the sharp dialogue and delightful personalities.

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