by Richard Osman
Pamela Dorman Books, 2020. 355 pages. Mystery
In a peaceful retirement village in England, 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?
The Thursday Murder Club is a great book for those who like clean/cozy mysteries that have a sense of humor, but they’re not so overly silly that you’re rolling your eyes the entire time. Told from multiple perspectives, readers will love each character, even the murder suspects.
Osman does a great job with the plot of the murder, which kept me truly guessing. He plants subtle clues and plotlines throughout the book in such a way that you forget about some of them, or write others off, then in the end everything is wrapped up in a satisfying bow. The result is that even while you’re having a great time reading about life in an energetic retirement community, you’re also reading a very satisfying mystery novel. I can’t wait to read Osman’s next book in the series.
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