The Thursday Murder Club

A Cozy Mystery Novel by Richard Osman

Book 1 of the Thursday Murder Club Mysteries Series

Subgenres:

Amateur Sleuth,
Retirement Community,
Humorous Mystery

Published 2020

Length 363 pages

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Septuagenarian sleuths solving crimes in a retirement village
Humorous whodunnits with unlikely friendships at the center
Cozy mysteries where the amateur detectives outsmart the professionals

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A modern phenomenon.

The first in the series, The Thursday Murder Club finds four friends living in a retirement village who team up to solve unsolved crimes each and every Thursday. But, after a brutal killing occurs on their doorstep, the four friends are thrown into their first live case.

Carrying on the strong character work found in Christie’s work, and adding a slash of cosy, The Thursday Murder Club has been a resounding success, and the series has picked up a legion of fans. Don’t believe me? The movie adaptation – starring Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, David Tennent and more – hits cinemas August 2025. The book is well worth a read first.

As Featured in 7 Modern Mysteries for Fans of Agatha Christie by David Green

Publisher Description

A New York Times bestseller | Soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg at Amblin Entertainment.

Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves.

A female cop with her first big case.

A brutal murder.

Welcome THURSDAY MURDER CLUB. 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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