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'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 Read more


Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin; 1st edition (May 13, 2021)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0241988268


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 68


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.4 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 0.94 x 7.8 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #9,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #135 in Amateur Sleuths #631 in Family Life Fiction (Books) #912 in Literary Fiction (Books)


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Publisher ‏ : ‎ PENGUIN


Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 18, 2021


Edition ‏ : ‎ International Edition


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 416 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0241988268


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 68


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.9 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 0.98 x 7.83 inches


Book 1 of 5 ‏ : ‎ Thursday Murder Club Mysteries


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    • Terrific book, story and style both.
Format: Kindle
Enjoyed every page! Lots of action and moving parts. Characters endearing! I’LL have to slow myself down for the next book !
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2026 by STEVEN M THOMAS
    • good read
Format: Kindle
A fun book! I enjoyed most of the characters. There is not be reveal tho so more of a slow reveal that’s a bit obvious and is more about the characters reactions. Would recommend.
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2026 by Kevin
    • Funny and wise Murder Club members investigate a murder
Format: Hardcover
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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2021 by Katherine Y
    • Killer Revealed Then Everyone Went Home...The End
I have to agree with other reviewers about this book. The quirky characters are the best part and whole concept to hook a reader in-a group of retirees who like to investigate cold case murders and try to solve them...until an actual murder takes place at their retirement home community. I had high hopes for this book as this is not a genre I read very often, I prefer historical fiction. So, I probably won't be reading the other books in this series. If not for my bookclub, I would never have picked this up and that's just what "The Thursday Murder Club" is-a bookclub-type of read. "Well, let's start with Elizabeth, shall we?" any good writer worth their salt knows the first line of your novel is critical. This is how you pull in your reader and keep them hooked. This is one of the best opening lines I've come across in a long time, unfortunately by the time I got to the end and the murder was solved, I was still confused over who had actually "dunnit" (kinda important if you're writing a whodunnit novel!) and not really caring what the motive of the killer was. Neither were ever fully explained. Elizabeth is the unofficial leader of this motley crew of septuagenarians who like to meet every Thursday to discuss cold case murders thanks to one of Elizabeth's friends who used to work as a police officer here in England, where this story takes place. The opening line is being told from the point of view of Joyce and it might have been nice if our author had picked just one or maybe two or three but no more POVs to use in telling the story because every chapter (some were only a page or two long) jumped from one character's head to another. Other reviewers have commented on how distracting this was. I agree. Then there were the dead bodies that kept popping up left and right. We also interrupt this plot many times so one of the characters can tell a story and info dump about one of the dead bodies the Murder Club keeps discovering: the tragic love story of a priest and a nun, a young man murdered just because he knew too much, one of Joyce's male friends here at the retirement community who just couldn't go on without his beloved wife who passed away several years ago. All of these stories are supposed to trick the reader into thinking, "NOW the killer can finally be revealed!" Wrong. The story keeps going until the very end, a very anticlimactic reveal of the actual killer. Then everyone went home. The End I don't think I gave away anything important back there but I do recommend reading this book. It really was an entertaining and enjoyable read. There is very little swearing (gotta love the British and their cuss words vs American!) no graphic descriptions of any of the murders that occur. It is easy to root for Joyce and Elizabeth, their two male friends who make up the club and the two British police officers doing their best to investigate the murders while the Club keeps breathing down their necks but do we have to hear the story from every single one of them, every other chapter? A great pick for your bookclub but that's about it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2023 by Michelle Llewellyn
    • Charming mystery with quirky senior detectives
Format: Kindle
The Thursday Murder Club is set in a seniors community and features a cast of likable pensioners as detectives. They originally get together as a club to look into cold cases but shift into high gear when an actual murder occurs nearby. The author maintains the suspense with lots of red herrings, plots and suspects. I was engaged in the mystery until the very end. The book has laugh out loud funny moments as the club needs to catch up on current technology (ex: a Fitbit used to identify time of death and various texting abbreviations) and cope with the indignities of old age. They are also positively joyous about the occurrence of a crime to investigate. It also includes some very poignant scenes as the club members, all in their twilight years, worry about potential cognitive loss and cope with the loss of friends and partners. Osman richly develops the characters. He's created an impressive heroine in Elizabeth, a former intelligence operative with a wide network of useful connections and who is always a step ahead of everyone else. There are morally ambiguous and sympathetic supporting characters whose motivations are understandable. The local detectives are likable, well meaning and smart - even if they are always a step behind the crew of seniors. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2025 by Colorado Reader
    • A diverting and charming read
Format: Kindle
Among the pensioners living at Coopers Chase—a high end retirement community in southern England—are four good friends who have gotten involved in trying to solve cold cases for their own amusement and to help the police, if possible. One of the four—Elizabeth—has apparently had a prior career in some covert branch of government and has many “friends of friends” who are willing and able to supply all sorts of documents that would otherwise have restricted access, documents that can provide very useful information for their amateur detective work. Other members of the group contribute their own skill sets to create a surprisingly effective collaborative effort, much to the initial annoyance of the DCI and DS who are assigned to investigate the very recent murder of the builder of the Coopers Chase retirement community, who was looking to expand the development further and intended to go so far as ripping out the cemetery that was the final resting place the nuns who had lived in the convent that was adjacent to Coopers Chase. The victims keep accumulating while the suspect pool also continues to enlarge. At times the many suspects and secondary characters make the story somewhat hard to follow—a dramatis personae would have been very helpful. Next time I read it (it was enjoyable enough to read again), I’ll have to make up my own list. Recommended but with reservations for being hard to follow at times. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2024 by Eager Reader
    • Great read! Great read!
Review Image by Rachel norton
After a certain age, you can pretty much do whatever takes your fancy. No one tells you off, except for your doctors and your children. The Thursday Murder Club meets every Thursday (hence the name) at Coopers Chase, a peaceful retirement community where nothing much happens. That is, until a murder occurs within its idyllic community, and four of its septuagenarian residents decide to stick their noses in and solve it themselves. I was immediately taken with the quirky and loveable cast of characters. The senior citizens made me chuckle with their sassy antics and their unapologetic zest for life. The gentle humor strikes just the right balance, without coming across as too flippant or cheesy. I also adored the detectives in here, with their protectiveness of these septuagenarians and their good-natured acceptance of their often questionable behaviors. As for the mystery itself, it started out really strong. I was completely bought in during the first half, playing arm chair detective while following along with each clue and red herring. But then it kind of became convoluted and confusing. It seems like the book tried to insinuate guilt on every single character, one by one. It was fun for the first one or two, thinking that I've been duped, but it quickly became tedious. Thankfully, the ending wrapped everything up in a satisfying, if long-winded, way. Overall, this was a really entertaining read, in large part due to its cast of sweet and funny characters. I'm glad this is the first of what looks to be a series, and I can't wait to read more. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2023 Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2023 by Rachel norton
    • charmingly written
Format: Kindle
A light hearted murder mystery story, based in a frail and elderly home. It’s a quintessentially English rural setting with a bunch of bored retirees, looking for some excitement. The nosy neighbor, busy body types that use their age to hide their sharp wit and investigative minds. I tried the audio book but preferred to read book, as the story jumps around a lot between different people and scenes that intertwine. Overall entertaining and recommended for some light reading. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2025 by Shopazonic

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