The Thursday Murder Club

A Novel

De: Richard Osman

Narrado por: Lesley Manville

Now a Netflix Film

The first installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, also author of We Solve Murders

Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves
A female cop with her first big case
A brutal murder
Welcome to...
THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB

In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club.

When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case.

As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late?

“Witty, endearing and greatly entertaining.” —Wall Street Journal

Loved the book but needed better audio production

This book was very well written and very well read by the narrator. However each chapter was a different sound level. That got to be a bit annoying as there were over 100 chapters. I had to reset the sound level for each one.

Cozy mystery

This is a heart felt and surprisingly stimulating who done it. The characters are well rounded, The author took Special effort to show the characters as real people regardless of their age. I found it to be a refreshing take on senior living. It has a good balance of sad and sweet and the narration is excellent. It does get a little too clever by half as it spreads an array of red herrings about.
One caveat, do yourself a favor and do not listen to the fawning interview at the end.

Pleasant, but not gripping, with some quality control issues

This is a sweet, funny book where, also, some murder happens. It is not a thriller. I wouldn’t even call it a murder mystery. But it was an enjoyable read. There were some truly funny scenes and a few moments that made me tear up. I enjoyed the characters and wished some of them had been more fully developed.

There is a bit of a quality control with the audio for this recording, some chapter are very quiet and others are loud. Also, while I enjoyed the narrator, I think she was a bit inconsistent on some things — particularly the pronunciation of “Ibrahim.” Those things aside, I liked the book.

loved it

I love this book, the writing is fantastic. I love Joyce the most. The story was a little over complicated but for me the characters were the real joy not the plot.

1st audible book-after first chapter I was hooked!

I wasn't quite sure if I'd like this book or not. I'm a big reader, and the thought of listening to someone else read "to me" (and not as a kid in a classroom) felt a bit odd to me. I started listening during my 30 minute drive into work and then back home. I was hooked! The characters really came a live for me as they do when I read a book on my own, and I loved that! It was a different experience but more immersive in a way, as if you're one of the characters, too, and not just someone reading about what happened. To be cliche, there were parts of the books where I laughed out loud and parts where I teared up. The writing was beautiful and heartfelt, and as the interviewer in the end said "even the 'baddies' were good people" (mostly...no spoilers here). I would highly recommend!