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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)

Richard Osman

Start date: May 1, 2021

Finish date: May 31, 2021

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Nov 30, 2022 Cricket Muse rated it really liked it

A murder club with geriatrics as the sleuths is a premise that will surely grab all those Miss Marple and Magpie Murder fans.

Set in what sounds like a posh UK retirement community a group meets every Thursday to try and solve cold murder cases. It beats playing bridge, supposedly. This group has a range of talents from their former lives includes a nurse, a psychiatrist and some other useful skills. Their club is a means of keeping the little grey cells active and having some friendly fun. Then ...more

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Nov 25, 2022 Yolanda Wallington rated it it was amazing

Four stars! This book reminds me of my beloved author Bachman. It is a murder mystery set in a retirement community where there is wine, cocktails and a bit of murder mystery solving. The story is told from the point of view of Joyce's, a retired widowed nurse, whose only child is a well accomplished hedge fund professional. Elizabeth leads the gang of the Thursday murder club and their antics will have you laughing and crying. It was a bit slow to start but it builds up to where you just have t ...more

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Nov 03, 2022 Monica rated it liked it

I didn't really care for the actual members of the club. I couldn't connect with them which made it hard to get into what turned out to be a good mystery. I would recommend despite the fact I wouldn't go further in the series the mystery is quite well written and there are some lol moments in the book ...more

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