Richard Osman is back with everyone’s favorite mystery-solving quartet, and the second installment of the Thursday Murder Club series is just as clever and warm as the first-an unputdownable, laugh-out-loud pleasure of a read. Can our four friends catch the killer before the killer catches them? And if they find the diamonds, too? Well, wouldn’t that be a bonus? You should never put anything beyond the Thursday Murder Club. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim are up against a ruthless murderer who wouldn’t bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians. Then, as night follows day, the first body is found.

He has been accused of stealing diamonds worth millions from the wrong men and he’s seriously on the lam. dives right into joyous fun.'Įlizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim-the Thursday Murder Club-are still riding high off their recent real-life murder case and are looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet at Cooper’s Chase, their posh retirement village.Īn unexpected visitor-an old pal of Elizabeth’s (or perhaps more than just a pal?)-arrives, desperate for her help. “It’s taken a mere two books for Richard Osman to vault into the upper leagues of crime writers. He’s made a big mistake, and he needs her help.

Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. Book Club hostess Victoria Carthew chats to the enigmatic Richard Osman about his latest novel in the Thursday Murder Club series, The Man Who Died Twice. He also touches on some important themes such as friendship, family, aging, justice and forgiveness.The second gripping novel in the New York Times bestselling Thursday Murder Club series, soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg at Amblin Entertainment The second novel in the record-breaking, million-copy best-selling Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman. Osman also manages to balance the tone of the book well. I couldn't put the book down until I found out who did it and why. They also have their own secrets and regrets that make them human and relatable. I especially enjoyed the banter between Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron, the four members of the Thursday Murder Club. Osman has a knack for creating memorable characters that you can't help but root for. Well, it is! The book is full of twists and turns, humour and heart, and of course, murder. This time, they have to deal with a stolen diamond, a dead art dealer, a rogue spy, and a mysterious visitor from their past. The man who died twice is another witty and clever mystery that follows the adventures of four elderly residents of a retirement village who love to solve crimes.

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