{"id":22169,"date":"2023-08-22T20:24:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T00:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=22169"},"modified":"2025-09-29T22:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T02:09:07","slug":"the-thursday-murder-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22169","title":{"rendered":"The Thursday Murder Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Thursday Murder Club<\/a><\/em> (2020) Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club)<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>At a luxury retirement home, every Thursday, meets the Thursday Murder Club, where the four members look into unsolved crimes and try and figure them out to their satisfaction.<\/p>\n

There is Ron.<\/p>\n

Back in the days when he was in the papers, they called him Red Ron, though everyone was Red something in those days. Ron\u2019s picture was rarely in the papers without the caption \u201cTalks between the two sides collapsed late last night.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ibrahim.<\/p>\n

\u201cWould you like the detailed answer, or the simple answer?\u201d asks Ibrahim. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe simple answer, please, Ibrahim,\u201d says Elizabeth, without hesitation. <\/p>\n

Ibrahim pauses. Perhaps he had phrased his question poorly? \u201cBut I have prepared a detailed answer, Elizabeth.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Joyce, whose diary entries intersperse the narrative, and who joined the group after Penny’s stroke.<\/p>\n

I have seen a lot of stab wounds in my time. My job wasn\u2019t all sprained ankles. So I said then, well, she wouldn\u2019t die at all. Which she wouldn\u2019t. It wouldn\u2019t have been fun for her, but it would have been easy to patch up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And the (ring)leader of the group, Elizabeth.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth put up more spirited opposition, mentioning that she still held a fully valid tank license. She really could play fast and loose with the Official Secrets Act at times. But in the end it all came down to this: Ibrahim was the only one who understood how the satnav worked.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I loved this story. I kept reading bits to Michael.<\/p>\n

He looks like he smells great, but you wouldn\u2019t really want to get close enough to find out for sure.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He had once read a headline about Diet Coke that was so worrying he had chosen not to read the article.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But there were also bits that struck me strongly.<\/p>\n

You always know when it\u2019s your first time, don\u2019t you? But you rarely know when it\u2019s your final time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In life you have to learn to count the good days. You have to tuck them in your pocket and carry them around with you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I immediately checked that I had the sequel.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Penguin Books<\/p>\n

Rating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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