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

Richard Osman

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Oct 12, 2020 Meera rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

I quite enjoyed this mystery that had probably too many twists and turns but it was such a fun ride that I didn't care. It also had some surprisingly poignant moments in it as well. Well, when the majority of the characters are very elderly, there is more than one kind of death in here and they were all treated correctly. I look forward to the next book by this author. ...more

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Aug 05, 2022 Trisha rated it really liked it

"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.”

It's very rare that you'll find me, nose in a book, laughing as I read. I don't tend to find books funny - but this one was a definite exception. I loved this ragtag group of retired armchair detectives. This has definitely cozy mystery feel only because they are in a retirement community - not because they don't all travel and move about as they interview, me ...more

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Jan 23, 2024 Christi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle, 2024-reads

I want to move to Cooper's Chase retirement village and solve mysteries in between conversational French lessons, eating in the upscale restaurant, and ticketing rogue cars in the parking lot.

The quartet of Elizabeth, Ibriham, Ron, and Joyce are so fun. Each has a skill set that helps them piece together clues from cold cases and, that in turn, helps them solve the present day murder(s). I can't wait to read more later in the year. ...more

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Nov 24, 2021 Catsalive rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2025

Loved it. A gentle comedy and murder mystery. I love the ageing sleuths and their ability to cut right to the heart of things. The timing is right, oldies can't be tearing around the place like their much younger counterparts, so things moved more slowly &, perhaps, more smoothly.

Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron & Ibrahim are delightful characters, as are the support crew, & the humour is witty & kind. 4.5★ ...more

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Feb 07, 2025 Susan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I actually enjoyed this book. A few years ago I downloaded this book for my mom thinking she would love it because she reads every kind of mystery book I can download for her (she lost her eyesight so I had to do audiobooks for her). She didn't really like it as much as I thought she would. She and I have similar tastes in books and I thought I probably wouldn't like it either. I was wrong.

I loved Elizabeth and the way she could talk pretty much anyone into anything. Ron was a big personality a ...more

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Sep 25, 2020 Marie (UK) rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2020-reading-challenge

I enjoyed this book which has the zaniest character list i have ever encountered in an underused setting. I loved that the pensioners led the police around by their noses solving everything before them and mostly witholding all information. At the same time there are plenty of twists in the plot - making it difficult to see where it is all going and therefore the reveals keep the reader interested. It would make a great TV series with Judi Dench, Celia Imrie and Julie Walters. Come on BBC get it ...more

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Jul 17, 2025 Avigail rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: challenges, audiobook, youtube-rec, physical-book, 1-2025, podcast-rec, bookclub, kobo

4.25 ⭐

The Thursday Murder Club is a witty, cozy mystery that feels like a modern homage to the golden age of crime writing. Four retirees—Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron—spend their time in a quiet retirement village digging into unsolved crimes, until a real murder lands right on their doorstep.

Richard Osman’s writing is charming, full of humor, and surprisingly moving. What I loved most is how the book balances clever sleuthing with deeper reflections on friendship, aging, and finding purpo ...more

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Jun 12, 2024 Rachel N. rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series, mystery, england, play-book-tag

Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron all live in the retirement village of Coopers Chase and they formed the Thursday Murder Club group which reviews cold case files and tries to solve them. When two murders occur in the present, both connected to a planned expansion of Coopers Chase, the four take up their own investigation and "assist" the polcie, Chris and Donna. The four members of the club were a hoot and the mysteries were interesting. There was a lot going on and the book switches between al ...more

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