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“The quartet of aging amateur sleuths…remain wonderful company.” —The New York Times Book Review
It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case—their favorite kind—leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers.
Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill or be killed. Suddenly the cold case has become red hot.
While Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim chase down the clues with help from old friends and new. But can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?
From an upmarket spa to a prison cell complete with espresso machine to a luxury penthouse high in the sky, this third adventure of the Thursday Murder Club is full of the cleverness, intrigue, and irresistible charm that readers have come to expect from Richard Osman’s bestselling series.
“The Bullet That Missed hits on every front.” —the Wall Street Journal
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- ISBN: 9780593628812
- File size: 324973 KB
- Duration: 11:17:01
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- English
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July 11, 2022
Bestseller Osman’s diverting third Thursday Murder Club mystery (after 2021’s The Man Who Lived Twice) delivers laughs along with a nicely woven plot involving fraud, murder, and life in the Kent retirement village of Coopers Chase. At the club’s regular meeting in the Jigsaw Room, the four members—Elizabeth, a retired but still well-connected British spy; Ibrahim, a well-meaning psychiatrist; Ron, a still-feisty activist for workers’ rights; and the unexpectedly shrewd Joyce, whose diary entries enliven the narrative—decide to tackle the cold case of Bethany Waites, a journalist for the local TV station whose wrecked car was found at the bottom of a cliff 10 years earlier. The police declared it a murder, surmising that Bethany’s body had been washed out to sea. The group’s investigation stirs up a hornet’s nest and leads to another death, a kidnapping, and blackmail. The pace is breezy, the characters are intelligent and varied in their interests and backgrounds, and the humor is often pitched to readers who understand the vagaries of getting older. Osman reliably entertains. Agent: Jenny Bent, Bent Agency. -
The great Fiona Shaw's performance of this third outing for the Thursday Murder Club is a multilayered joy. Her technique is impeccable as she delivers the deliciously funny dialogue of Osman's elderly characters. Just for instance, late in the plot, sweet, fluttery little Joyce, who already has a Ukrainian money-laundering czar hiding out in her spare room, finds a 6'7" Swedish thug in her house aiming a gun at her and promising to shoot. Her unflappable reaction is so unexpected and disarming--especially in Shaw's performance--that you laugh out loud. But then, in spite of the tightly made and hard-driving plot, the whole production is a comic marvel. New to the series? Start here; start anywhere. You'll catch right up. Huge kudos to all. B.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine -
June 10, 2024
The pressure is on for Osman to maintain the high standards he set in the first two installments of the "Thursday Murder Club" series (The Thursday Murder Club; The Man Who Died Twice). Listeners will be delighted to hear that he delivers with aplomb. The four retiree members of the club--Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron--are back with a new cold-case investigation. Ten years earlier, an investigative journalist was looking into a tax-avoidance scam. That journalist ended up dead, but the body was not found. The crime is catnip for the pensioner sleuths, offering challenge and excitement, with plenty of fun and quirkiness along the way. Osman's characters are distinctive and memorable, and the mystery will keep listeners guessing. Unfortunately, Fiona Shaw, a new narrator for the series, does not live up to the standard of the previous narrator, which impacts the listening experience. Listeners may have trouble differentiating between characters and may be disappointed by Shaw's poorly executed accents and numerous audible breaths. VERDICT In spite of the disappointing narration, the series remains enjoyable and popular. Recommended for most collections.--Cynthia Jensen
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