Trouble is never far for the Thursday Murder Club and fans of this hit book series from Richard Osman, just can't wait to see what they are up to in their adventure! A new mystery is afoot in the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman.

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Each of his novels, The Thursday Murder Club, The Man Who Died Twice, and The Bullet That Missed were number one, million-copy international bestsellers as well as New York Times bestsellers….But unlike most crime novelists, he ensures his book’s strength and momentum stem not from its plot or its thrills but rather its perfectly formed characters. While Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim chase down the clues with help from old friends and new. A retired optometrist crashed his moped into a tree, and there has been a row about milk bottles, but that was about it for excitement. A local news legend is on the hunt for an exciting new headline and our Thursday Murder Club favourites are soon on the trail of two murders that occurred ten years apart.

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Their impetus doesn’t come from solving the crime or escaping from danger – it comes from enjoying the Thursday Murder Club (and especially Joyce, who is obviously the best of them) deal with everything that’s thrown in their path with panache and aplomb, be it cryptocurrencies or hitmen. Opening the new Osman is like sitting down to dinner with treasured friends you know are going to kill you - deliciously! A local news legend is on the hunt for a sensational headline, and soon the gang are hot on the trail of two murders, ten years apart.The pace is breezy, the characters are intelligent and varied in their interests and backgrounds, and the humor is often pitched to readers who understand the vagaries of getting older. Its quandaries stymie, its solutions thrill, its banter is worth reciting and its characters exemplify an admirable camaraderie.

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The Thursday Murder Club is back, and that should make everyone happy — except, of course, murderers. But that cynicism can only go so far, because once you read Osman’s funny, warm-hearted novels, it is hard not to be charmed by the eccentricities and the resourcefulness of his creations. A new mystery is afoot in thethird bookin the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman. A cold case from the past leads the gang to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers.The simple life is all well and good, but, in this moment, with a murder to investigate, and threatening texts arriving daily, Elizabeth realises she has missed trouble. To make matters worse, a new nemesis pays Elizabeth a visit, presenting her with a deadly mission: kill or be killed… While Elizabeth grapples with her conscience (and a gun), the gang and their unlikely new friends (including TV stars, money launderers and ex-KGB colonels) unravel a new mystery. The mysteries are complex, the characters vivid, and the whole thing is laced with warm humor and—remarkably, considering the body count—good feeling.

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His first three novels, The Thursday Murder Club, The Man Who Died Twice and The Bullet That Missed were multi-million-copy record-breaking bestsellers around the world.This time round, Richard Osman’s “four harmless pensioners” are investigating the case of Bethany Waites, a television reporter who was looking into a huge VAT fraud when her car was driven off a cliff in the middle of the night and whose body was never found. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Whether it’s the careful set-up of a lengthy joke about Joyce and the police training college in Hendon (doesn’t sound promising, I know, but it works) or the deadpan way in which Osman has his TV presenter Mike boast of how “they made me go on an impartiality class in Thanet”, or Joyce’s secret knock, which “sort of matches the rhythm of the moonpig. JEFFERY DEAVER WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB 'A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly' VAL MCDERMID 'So smart and funny.