The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club, #5)
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Read between October 6 - October 9, 2025
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has taught me you mustn’t always trust your dreams. Or that you must allow others to have their dreams instead.
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Trouble is much like love: when the time is ready, it will find you. And so here she was at the wedding.
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“The pain is temporary, but the lesson the pain teaches you is forever.”
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Elizabeth looks up to the stars and speaks to Stephen. “A drug dealer, a lord and a car bomb, dear? It seems that I’m needed again.” She peers backs inside, where the music plays. She stands, then looks back up at Stephen. “Shall we dance?”
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How many men like Jasper sit behind beige front doors in quiet bungalows, not knowing how to dress or what to eat or where to go? Wanting above all else not to be a nuisance? Joyce wishes she could save them all.
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The only thing Joyce can be sure of is that the butler didn’t do it. Because there is no butler.
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“What happened” is never what defines you in life; “What you did next” is what defines you.
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Who’s your favorite James Bond?” “That’s a better question,” says Connie. “Pierce Brosnan. I’d climb that man like a tree.” “Agreed,” says Ron. “Except the bit about the tree.”
Beth
LOL! Written after the movie was cast no doubt. Nice Easter egg!
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“Timothy Dalton?” says Ron. “Timothy Dalton?” “Of course,” says Ibrahim. “Isn’t he everyone’s favorite Bond?” “How are we even friends?” Ron asks.
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LOL
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“The reason that Timothy Dalton is the best James Bond is his mixture of elegance and his training in the Shakespearean tradition.” Ron throws a cushion at his best friend.
Beth
The author was clearly having a good time with this!