Richard Osman

Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. As the gang springs into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers, as well as heartache close to home. With the body count rising, the package still missing and trouble firmly on their tail, has their luck finally run out? And who will be the last devil to die?

Alternate cover edition of ASIN B07S5D5TH7 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?

One Thursday afternoon in the seniors' center, a decade-old cold case --their favorite kind-- leads the Thursday Murder Club to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. A new foe they call "Viking", wants Elizabeth to kill former KGB chief Viktor, or he will kill her sweet best friend Joyce. Activist marked for death Ron and psychiatrist Ibrahim chase clues for Viking's identity, and investigate mob-queen prisoner from last book. This third adventure ranges from a prison cell with espresso machine to a luxury penthouse with swimming pool high in the sky.

Solving murders. It’s a family business. Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him at home. His days of adventure are over. Adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s job now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. Working in private security, every day is dangerous. She’s currently on a remote island protecting mega-bestselling author Rosie D’Antonio, until a dead body and a bag of money mean trouble in paradise. So she sends an SOS to the only person she trusts . . . As a thrilling race around the world begins, can Amy and Steve outrun and outsmart a killer?

It's the following Thursday. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He's made a big mistake, and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster, and a very real threat to his life. As bodies start piling up, Elizabeth enlists Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer. And if they find the diamonds too? Well, wouldn't that be a bonus? But this time they are up against an enemy who wouldn't bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians. Can The Thursday Murder Club find the killer (and the diamonds) before the killer finds them?

Первое серьезное дело для женщины-полицейского... Жестокое убийство... Добро пожаловать в Клуб убийств по четвергам! В доме престарелых, расположенном среди мирных сельских пейзажей, четверо друзей еженедельно встречаются в комнате для отдыха, чтобы обсудить нераскрытые преступления. Они называют себя Клубом убийств по четвергам. Элизабет, Джойс, Ибрагим и Рон уже разменяли восьмой десяток, но у них все еще есть кое-какие трюки в запасе. Когда местного строителя находят мертвым, а рядом с телом обнаруживается таинственная фотография, Клуб убийств по четвергам внезапно получает первое настоящее дело. Вскоре количество трупов начинает расти. Сможет ли наша необычная команда поймать убийцу, пока не стало слишком поздно?

In een prettig en rustig bejaardenhuis vormen vier bewoners een onwaarschijnlijk clubje. Een keer per week, op de donderdag, ontmoeten ze elkaar om onopgeloste moorden te onderzoeken. Als een vastgoedontwikkelaar uit het nabijgelegen stadje wordt vermoord komt ‘de moordclub’ in actie; het is hun eerste grote zaak. Tot hun verbazing lijkt de moord alles te maken te hebben met hun eigen verzorgingshuis. De vier vrienden mogen dan wel behoorlijk op leeftijd zijn, ze hebben allemaal meer dan genoeg levenservaring. Maar zijn ze nog in staat om een moordenaar te vinden voor hij weer toeslaat?