‘Funny, clever, compelling’ HARLAN COBEN

'Richard Osman seems incapable of missing' THE TIMES

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“A wedding. A code. A murder. Time is ticking . . . Your move.”

It’s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favourite criminal.

But when Elizabeth meets a wedding guest who fears for their life, the thrill of the chase is ignited once again. A villain wants access to an uncrackable code and will stop at nothing to get it. Plunged back into their most explosive investigation yet, can the gang solve the puzzle and a murder in time?

The unmissable new mystery in the bestselling, record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman

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Praise for Richard Osman and the Thursday Murder Club series

‘Brilliantly suspenseful’ JEFFERY DEAVER

‘Deplorably good’ IAN RANKIN

‘I smiled a million times’ MARIAN KEYES

‘Warm, wise and witty’ VAL MCDERMID

‘Osman just gets better’ SHARI LAPENA

'The thing that shines through in Osman’s writing is that he really likes people and revels in all their foibles and eccentricities . . . a delightful read' OBSERVER

‘The rightful king of crime’ i PAPER

‘The biggest new fiction author of the decade’ GUARDIAN

'Underestimate him at your own peril' INDEPENDENT

'Puts his finger on the deepest yearnings of our contemporary age' SUNDAY TIMES

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Who’s got time to think about murder when there’s a wedding to plan?

It’s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favourite criminal.

But when Elizabeth meets a wedding guest who fears for their life, the thrill of the chase is ignited once again. A villain wants access to an uncrackable code and will stop at nothing to get it. Plunged back into their most explosive investigation yet, can the gang solve the puzzle and a murder in time?

Available for pre-order now!

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Praise for Richard Osman and the Thursday Murder Club series

‘Brilliantly suspenseful’ JEFFERY DEAVER

‘Deplorably good’ IAN RANKIN

‘Funny, clever, compelling’ HARLAN COBEN

‘I smiled a million times’ MARIAN KEYES

‘Warm, wise and witty’ VAL MCDERMID

‘Osman just gets better’ SHARI LAPENA

‘The thing that shines through in Osman’s writing is that he really likes people and revels in all their foibles and eccentricities . . . a delightful read’ OBSERVER

‘The rightful king of crime’ i PAPER

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‘Moving, hilarious, brilliantly suspenseful’ Jeffery Deaver
‘A thing of joy’ Kate Atkinson
‘The tonic we all need’ Shari Lapena

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?

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‘It’s like reading ice cream… a pure pleasure’ Linwood Barclay

‘A properly funny mystery steeped in Agatha Christie’ Araminta Hall

‘Full of humour and heart. I loved it’ Harlan Coben

‘He’s not only done it again, but he’s done it even better’ Philippa Perry

‘They’ll cradle you through any winter of discontent’ Richard and Judy, Daily Express

‘Superbly entertaining’ Guardian

‘As gripping as it is funny’ Evening Standard

‘This slick sequel will leave you buzzing’ The Times

‘Osman’s world is a soothing place to be’ Sunday Telegraph

‘Pure pleasure to read’ Observer

Richard Osman, Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024
The Bullet that Missed broke the record for the fastest-selling adult fiction hardback ever, September 2022

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‘Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny’ Marian Keyes
‘So smart and funny. Deplorably good’ Ian Rankin
‘Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny’ Mark Billingham

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?

The Times Crime Book of the Month
Guardian Best Crime and Thrillers

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‘A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly’ Val McDermid

‘I completely fell in love with it’ Shari Lapena

‘This is properly brilliant. The pages fly and I can’t stop smiling’ Steve Cavanagh

‘Steeped in Agatha Christie joy’ Araminta Hall

‘Pure escapism’ Guardian

‘As gripping as it is funny’ Evening Standard

‘An exciting new talent in crime fiction’ Daily Mail

‘A witty and poignant tale’ Daily Telegraph

‘Funny and original’ Sun

Richard Osman, Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024
The Bullet that Missed broke the record for the fastest-selling adult fiction hardback ever, September 2022