Oh, I wish there were a million more of his books. Instead, this far, there are only four in this series and one in the new series.
More to come, but who can wait when they are this good?
Osman is not only a maestro of the mystery but a comedy man. His characters are spot on cleverly written and usually hilariously so.
Osman is a writer, who doesn’t assume the reader needs a long drivel of an explanation, so his brevity is flattering. We feel in on the joke when he describes someone.
The Thursday Murder Club is the first of this series and I’d never heard of it when I previewed the upcoming film.
I immediately ran out for the book and was even more delighted. Each subsequent book was better but I begin here.
Four residents of Coopers Chase retirement community have formed a club. They each bring experience and a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ to the table when it comes to solving murders. This they do with alarming and hilarious alacrity, much to the consternation of the local constabulary.
Osman’s gift is hiding the clues so well that you have no idea what’s coming. In the land of predictability you are blindsided every few chapters and it’s marvelous.
At first there is a murder at Coopers Chase. A builder and his henchmen are so busy swindling and bribing, they don’t realize they are being watched.
The Thursday Murder Club is going to get to the bottom of all this. Who is doing this killing? This bribing? Are they going to lose their homes? Oh no they are not!
If anyone thinks these four seemingly sweet, innocent, elderly people are what they seem, then they are in for quite the surprise.
Watching these four — Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, Ron and their supporting cast — become friends is so heart-warming.
As cloying as it sounds, it’s such a good time to find a series of books that you can curl up with and just be happy in a world away from the world.
About the author: Jen Petty Hilger grew up in New York and London, England, but finds herself happily quiet living by the water in Old Lyme.
She and her husband have six children between them and a myriad of rescued animals.