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The Thursday Murder Club

by 4 books in this series
#1 - The Thursday Murder Club
#1 - The Thursday Murder Club
THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES.

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'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny' Marian Keyes
'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' Ian Rankin
'Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny' Mark Billingham

In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.

But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case.

Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.

Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late?

The Times Crime Book of the Month
Guardian Best Crime and Thrillers

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'A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly' Val McDermid

'I completely fell in love with it' Shari Lapena

'This is properly brilliant. The pages fly and I can't stop smiling' Steve Cavanagh

'Steeped in Agatha Christie joy' Araminta Hall

'Pure escapism' Guardian

'As gripping as it is funny' Evening Standard

'An exciting new talent in crime fiction' Daily Mail

'A witty and poignant tale' Daily Telegraph

'Funny and original' Sun


Richard Osman, Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024
The Bullet that Missed broke the record for the fastest-selling adult fiction hardback ever, September 2022
#2 - The Man Who Died Twice
#2 - The Man Who Died Twice
THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES.

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'Moving, hilarious, brilliantly suspenseful' Jeffery Deaver
'A thing of joy' Kate Atkinson
'The tonic we all need' Shari Lapena

It's the following Thursday.

Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He's made a big mistake, and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster, and a very real threat to his life.

As bodies start piling up, Elizabeth enlists Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer. And if they find the diamonds too? Well, wouldn't that be a bonus?

But this time they are up against an enemy who wouldn't bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians.

Can the Thursday Murder Club find the killer (and the diamonds) before the killer finds them?

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'It's like reading ice cream... a pure pleasure' Linwood Barclay

'A properly funny mystery steeped in Agatha Christie' Araminta Hall

'Full of humour and heart. I loved it' Harlan Coben

'He's not only done it again, but he's done it even better' Philippa Perry

'They'll cradle you through any winter of discontent' Richard and Judy, Daily Express

'Superbly entertaining' Guardian

'As gripping as it is funny' Evening Standard

'This slick sequel will leave you buzzing' The Times

'Osman's world is a soothing place to be' Sunday Telegraph

'Pure pleasure to read' Observer


Richard Osman, Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024
The Bullet that Missed broke the record for the fastest-selling adult fiction hardback ever, September 2022
#3 - The Bullet That Missed
#3 - The Bullet That Missed
It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal.

Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers.

Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill...or be killed.

As the cold case turns white hot, Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), while Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim chase down clues with help from old friends and new. But can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?
#4 - The Last Devil To Die
#4 - The Last Devil To Die
Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club.

An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing.

As the gang springs into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers, as well as heartache close to home.

With the body count rising, the package still missing and trouble firmly on their tail, has their luck finally run out? And who will be the last devil to die?

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