Mystery Crime Humor 2020

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Published in Spanish as El Club del Crimen de Los Jueves

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.

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What it is

A crime, and the clues to solve it yourself · odd and endearing

What happens in it

Whodunit

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How it's told

Who tells it
Several voices
Style
Easy to get into

Before you pick it up

Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like guessing who did it before the end
  • you like dry, sideways humour
  • you want a book that feels like a blanket

Maybe not if…

  • you want tension from the first page

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