Could this book be any more hilarious!
Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim are back in action as the Thursday Murder Club. They meet in the puzzle room of their luxury retirement home to solve mysteries and cold cases. Well, this time the case isn’t cold.
Elizabeth’s ex-husband shows up at Coopers Chase as its newest resident. The thing is he is MI5, has bungled an operation, and is now being protected—but not very well. He needs Elizabeth’s help, and of course Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim are involved.
There are many dead bodies in this story, some 20 million pounds of missing diamonds, and all the beloved characters from book 1. It’s a real caper.
Richard Osman’s writing is so funny. Yes, there’s a mystery and several murders, but this is a “cozy”
Joyce
I do wish something exciting would happen again. I don’t mind what.
Perhaps a fire, but where no one gets hurt? Just flames and fire engines. We can all stand around watching, with flasks, and Ron can shout advice to the firefighters. Or an affair, that would be fun. Preferably mine, but I’m not greedy, so long as there’s a bit of scandal, like a big age difference, or someone suddenly needed a replacement hip.
chapter 3
Perfect read for fans of The Thursday Murder Club—this one is even better—or The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg and A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.