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

by Richard Osman

“Everyone wants to feel special, but nobody wants to feel different,”

Viktor puts his phone down. He catches sight of himself in the mirror. That bald head, too big for his shoulders. Those pebbly glasses, too big for his face. A face he has grown to love. If you are disappointed with your face, eventually it shows.

“The good news is that you care. So you are not a sociopath.” “And the bad news?” “The bad news is that means, at some point, you are going to have to come to terms with everything you’ve done in your life.”

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.

“Isn’t this something? Have you ever been on television, Elizabeth?” “I was once called to give evidence to the Defense Select Committee,” says Elizabeth. “But, legally, they had to blur my face. And I was once in a hostage video.”