The Thursday Murder Club

Thursday Murder Club, Book 1

De: Richard Osman

Narrado por: Lesley Manville, Richard Osman, Marian Keyes

Brought to you by Penguin.

THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES AND SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX MOVIE RELEASE!

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

'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

Richard Osman, Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024 The Bullet that Missed broke the record for the fastest-selling adult fiction hardback ever, September 2022

© Richard Osman 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Delightful

Loved all the characters. I will definitely read the whole series. A kind and happy book with multiple murders. Good fun.

Really loved this

After a few months of quite heavy thrillers, this made a refreshing change. The storyline was great but the characters are exceptional, especially the narrator; made me think of my Mum all the time. Such a great book, looking forward to the next one.

Wonderful characters and plot

It took me quite a few chapters to feel comfortable with the writing style and the seemingly superficial and unconnected elements of the story. But I like Richard Osman and wanted to see what he had to offer in terms of fiction. I’m so glad I did because this is one of the best books I’ve read. The writing is crisp and the characters are engaging. The story has so many elements that I thought it would be difficult to follow all the twists and turns but I needn’t have worried. Through some wonderful writing techniques (which are very interestingly discussed in the author interview at the end of the story) everything flows smoothly, there’s no forced conclusions to any situation and everything is brought together at the end.
Leslie Manville’s narration is amazing and adds extra dimensions to this whole experience.
Can’t recommend this enough!

Lovely

I love this book! I'm a crime fan who loves the likes of Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle. Richard Osman writes with more optimism and warmth than the two, which is lovely and refreshing. The book also feels more colored in than other crime novels, because of the authenticity and nuance of the characters. I feel like I have read in black and white until now, now I have finally read in colors! I cried many times, and belly laughed more times than I cried. It is really a beautiful book. And the narrator is perfection.

Wonderful listening

Compelling story with loveable, hilarious characters - narration added so much depth and life to the novel

A page turner

I wish I had read the book first. You just want to keep listening. I can’t wait for the second book!

Loved it

Beautifully crafted and totally relatable characters, with plots and twists that keep you riveted and entertained all the way through. Thank you Richard, can't wait for the next one!

Started slow, got more interesting

I liked the humour in this novel. There were plenty of moments where I smiled while listening. I did find myself a bit lost on a few occasions in the first half: there are quite a few characters to keep track of, especially when listening and potentially cooking/cleaning etc at the same time. Trading might make it easier. I almost stopped listening, but decided to persevere and I’m glad I did as it definitely all started to fall into place and there was a satisfactory ending.

Loved every second of it

Absolutely lovely book, and beautifully narrated. It has everything - mystery, humour, love, murder (of course), but most of all - heart.

Wicked, loved it

Loved the story, it’s funny, wicked, heartwarming! Greatly performed too. Only can give 5 stars