The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Dec. 31st, 2020 03:32 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
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 Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Richard Osman’s debut crime novel (the first in a series) is a wry and twisting delight that combines MIDSOMER MURDERS with LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE. Some of the supporting characters are very broadly drawn but Joyce and Elizabeth have a depth that promises much for future books while the narrative voice carries you through a couple of minor fumbles in the weaving of the various plot strands, such that I very much look forward to the sequel.
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 Verdict:
Richard Osman’s debut crime novel (the first in a series) is a wry and twisting delight that combines MIDSOMER MURDERS with LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE. Some of the supporting characters are very broadly drawn but Joyce and Elizabeth have a depth that promises much for future books while the narrative voice carries you through a couple of minor fumbles in the weaving of the various plot strands, such that I very much look forward to the sequel.