The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)

by Richard Osman

Life is about understanding opportunities. Understanding how rarely they come along, and then rising to meet them when they do.

“Everyone wants to feel special, but nobody wants to feel different,” says Bogdan.

People were always trying to tell you something, and all you really had to do was let them.

People drift in and out of your life, and, when you are younger, you know you will see them again. But now every old friend is a miracle.

“It’s the people, in the end, isn’t it?” says Viktor. “It’s always the people. You can move halfway around the world to find your perfect life, move to Australia if you like, but it always comes down to the people you meet.”