Coastal GA Reads:
The Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman
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
“The sun is up, the skies are blue, and murder is in the air.”
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?
Detective fiction and murder mysteries have been popular since Edgar Allen Poe penned the Murders in the Rue Morgue in 1841. Authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, their characters Sherlock Holmes, Mrs. Marple, and Hercule Poirot, have intrigued and captivated us with their cunning, brainpower and idiosyncrasies. Richard Osman with his 2020 debut novel The Thursday Murder Club captivates us too with his quartet of amateur detectives, each bringing their own talents and foibles to the table in the hunt for the murderer. With humor and compassion, Osman creates a wonderful read that is surprising and satisfying.
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