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The Thursday Murder Club
- Thursday Murder Club, Book 1
- Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Richard Osman, Marian Keyes
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
The first book in the number one best-selling, multi-million copy selling series by TV presenter Richard Osman.
Read by Lesley Manville, soon-to-be star of The Crown, and featuring an exclusive Q&A between Richard Osman and Marian Keyes.
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved killings.
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 80, but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.
Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late?
CrimeFest Audible Sounds of Crime winner: Best Audiobook 2021.
Critic reviews
"The best escapist listen of the year.... [Lesley Manville] skilfully immerses herself in Richard Osman's characters, making the most of his comic flair." (The Times, Audiobook of the Week)
"Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so very funny." (Marian Keyes)
"A great read, I really enjoyed it." (Graham Norton)
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- Steph Warren
- 05-09-20
A warm, witty, clever murder mystery - I LOVE it!
I loved this book so much, that I went ahead and pre-ordered the audio book and added a hardcover copy to my Christmas list. This is a keeper!
The book introduces us to Joyce, Elizabeth, Ron and Ibrahim, a small group of pensioners living in luxury sheltered accommodation and solving old, cold murder cases in the Jigsaw Room on a Thursday, just for a bit of fun. Well, fun, companionship, keeping their minds sharp, and a burning desire to see justice done, depending on who you ask. And Ron just like to have people to argue with on a regular basis. On the other side we have Donna and Chris, representing the official police presence, and trying desperately to keep up with the Murder Club crew, who seem to easily run rings around everyone they meet, despite the occasional use of a walking stick!
Joyce – the newest member of the TMC – tells her side of the story through her journal, but we get some omniscient views into the other characters as the story unfolds. And what a story! Richard Osman has created an intricate web of entwined mysteries, secrets and murders – old and new – that kept me guessing right up to the end. But he writes in such an accessible style – warm and witty – that makes it very easy to follow the plot and characters, despite the complexity of the case.
I’m not usually keen to read fiction books written by celebrities, as I worry that no matter how well they write, their public personality may overwhelm their narrative. This is not the case here. Yes, the public persona of Richard Osman is clever and witty, and so is his book, but he has created a cast of characters that are individual, memorable and live entirely on their own merits in the reader’s mind.
If I could ask the author just one question, it would be: when is Book 2 due out, please? And I have everything crossed that this will be a long-lived series… along with it’s octogenarian characters!
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
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- nellelou
- 07-09-20
Richard Osman is a genius
ok so I read listen to loads of books I enjoy alot a few I love I loved this so clever so real so funny .Well done richard after listening to the interview after with Marian Keyes its obvious you are unaware of your incredible talent !that's ok just keep doing what your doing and the world will be a better place xxxxxx
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-09-20
disappointed by the end
I quite enjoyed this book. Only quite. I found the reasoning behind the murders at the end weren't good enough and didn't work for me. Which made the book unsatisfying.
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- Clh77
- 14-09-20
Beautiful debut novel!
What a lovely book!
The characters were all so detailed, with their own back stories, that is was easy to fall in love with them. There were so many wonderfully tender moments too.
The plot was surprisingly twisty and kept me guessing.
And it was a delight to listen to a story without any swearing in it at all which is a real rarity.
I'm already looking forward to the next adventure of The Thursday Murder Club!
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- julie jones
- 11-09-20
Comfort blanket
Had that same lovely feeling you get after reading a Harry Potter book.
Cannot wait for the next book.
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- Pamela
- 20-09-20
Loved it
I wondered if, a couple of hours in, it was all going to get a bit tedious. The character development takes a while and the action is slow in parts, but stick with it and you will be rewarded. This book is a well crafted delight. The characters are believable and not in any way stereotyped or clichéd. Despite their advancing years, they have lost none of their wit, zest for life or curiosity. It’s tender and moving, funny and relatable, and all at once uplifting and entertaining. Can’t wait for the next one.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-09-20
so enjoyed listening to this book
enjoyed it all
lovely characters and so great that the older generation get to shine
a fun time indeed
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- M D Thomas
- 08-09-20
Didn’t want it to end!
Loved this twisty turny tale from the mind of Richard Osman. Seriously didn’t want it to end & cant wait for the next chapter of this excellent tale as I’ve fallen in love with this troublesome bunch!
I must admit that as much as I enjoyed Lesley Manvilles performance, there were several episodes of volume distortion, as if the actor was continually facing away & back again to the microphone! Did anyone else find this distracting?
All in all a damn fine audible read though.
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- GRW
- 27-10-21
Enjoyed a lot except…
Very enjoyable and the voices of the characters felt real if a little typecast. BUT the post read interview with Richard by Marian was sycophantic in the extreme and felt false and contrived. Don’t do it again, just let the book stand on its own merit. Personally I think it should have been written under a pseudonym at least for a year after publication.
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- Alison
- 28-11-20
Brilliant!!
It will have you laughing one moment and crying the next. Very entertaining. A good old fashioned ‘who dunnit’
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