Oh, how I enjoyed Richard Osman's debut novel The Thursday Murder Club (#978)! It's not quite like any other murder mystery book I've ever read, and that's one of its major appeals.
Set in a posh English retirement community, Cooper's Chase inhabitants have many opportunities for enrichment activities. It just so happens that an eclectic group of them have formed The Thursday Murder Club (because Thursday is when the Jigsaw Room is available for them to meet). One of the original members is a former police detective, so the group happily spends its time reviewing her cold case files and trying to crack them.
This colorful group possess a wide variety of skills and talents, including roping in two members of the Fairhaven Police. PC De Freitas and DI Hudson both think that lecturing these senior citizens will merely involve lecturing them on having window locks and knowing who is at your door before you let them in. Instead, they find themselves very much on the receiving end of pertinent information from the club when an actual murder takes place with implications for Cooper's Chase.
It's an absolute delight with the requisite red herrings and satisfying solution(s). It's rare that a book can make me laugh out loud, but this one did! Don't miss it. I sincerely hope Richard Osman has more to come from The Thursday Murder Club!
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