Four unlikely friends A shocking murder Welcome to THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
Richard Osman is a British television producer and presenter. The Thursday Murder Club is his first and, so far, best novel.
'A little beacon of pleasure...SUCH FUN!' -- Kate
Atkinson
'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' -- Ian Rankin
'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny. I smiled
a million times. This book will make a lot of people very, very
happy' -- Marian Keyes
'A gripping read and rather moving' * Sunday Times *
'Funny, clever and achingly British - what else would you expect
from a book by Richard Osman?' -- Adam Kay
'A superb debut. Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny and
packed with characters you will want to see a LOT more of' --
Mark Billingham
'Compelling. Mystery fans are going to be enthralled' --
Harlan Coben
'So smart, so funny, so warm, and such a wonderful mystery. If
we're lucky Richard Osman will keep these characters alive
forever' -- Caroline Kepnes
'A properly funny and totally charming murder mystery steeped in
Agatha Christie joy. Also the best crime solving foursome and full
of a type of Britishness that makes you smile' -- Araminta
Hall
'Diabolically clever, very funny, highly entertaining - utterly
delightful. I completely fell in love with it' -- Shari
Lapena
'A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the
elderly' -- Val McDermid
'Utterly charming and very, very clever. Exactly what you'd
expect from Richard Osman writing a crime novel' -- Sarah
Pinborough
'Robert Galbraith meets Tom Sharpe. Plot driven with great
characters, I'm doing actual lols on every page. I don't ever want
to finish this book!' -- Philippa Perry
'What a joy! Full of brilliantly observed humour, spot-on
dialogue and twists and turns aplenty. Joyce and the gang are now
my favourite crime-solving team' -- Nina Stibbe
'A bundle of joy... Absolutely loved it' -- Jane Fallon
'I knew The Thursday Murder Club would be funny, and
suspected it would be whip-smart, but I didn't expect to fall so
hard for the wonderful cast of characters. Bravo' -- Sarah
Hilary
'Clever, clever plot, great gags, Ealing comedy set-ups' --
Fiona Barton
'A brilliant debut - The Thursday Murder Club is a rare
combination of mystery, intrigue, wisdom and humour. I loved
it!' -- Alex Lake
'What a tonic! A scrumptious mixture of wry humour, poignancy,
OAP rebellion and the unexpected. I've never read a murder mystery
like this one before. Should be on prescription' -- Jane
Corry
'Such a pleasurable read. I laughed my arse off, and think that
any fan of Richard Osman's (which I am) would love his sly wit and
wry observations' -- Belinda Bauer
'This is properly brilliant. A stunning crime debut. The pages
fly and I can't stop smiling' -- Steve Cavanagh
'Written with a sharp satirical pen that gives it a cool, funny
Pascal Garnier vibe' -- Adrian McKinty
'By turns hilarious and poignant, The Thursday Murder
Club offers up a brilliant concept that's flawlessly executed
and told in a unique, captivating voice. These are rare qualities
in any novel, let alone a debut. I read the first page, then put
all else on hold to devour this pitch-perfect book in one sitting.
Bravo!' -- Jeffrey Deaver
'What a great read this book is. Brimming with fascinating
characters, humour, intrigue and warmth. And of course a brilliant
whodunnit' -- Lesley Manville
'A wonderfully engaging cast of characters and a brilliantly
woven plot... I often found myself staying up way after lights out
for just one more chapter' -- James Oswald
'Osman mixes mirth and murder in his exceptional debut. Osman's
witty prose is a highlight. Fans of Lynne Truss's Constable Twitten
mysteries will be tickled' * Publishers Weekly *
'Wickedly clever and charmingly ingenious. MURDER CLUB is
exactly the right combination of brilliant plot twists and engaging
characters. You race through the pages, only to be sorry for the
book to end' -- Lisa Gardner
'I could go on all day and half the night about this book. Buy
it and save me the trouble. As one would expect from Richard Osman,
a rich, textured, twisted, and fabulously funny tale of murder and
mayhem' -- Alan Bradley
'This novel (an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery set in a
retirement village) is a tonic - it's compelling and warm and
clever but most of all it's HILARIOUS. Gentle and ingenious. LOVED
IT' -- Will Dean
'I completely loved this book! It's so warmly written and so
funny, the characters and setting both wonderfully depicted' --
Debbie Howells
'A total pleasure. Endearing characters, a page-turning mystery
and sudden throat-lump moments of tenderness. It is also very, very
funny' -- Abigail Dean
'Will delight crime and general fiction fans alike with its mix
of British humour and small village life' -- Simon Johnson,
director for books at Amazon EU
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