4.29 AVERAGE

adventurous funny inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

By far my favourite in this series so far! We again join the Thursday Murder Club as they involve themselves in another unsolved case whilst also dodging Swedish hitmen, an old time fraudster and the infamous Connie Johnson. I loved the plot of this one and feel the writing has improved massively since book one. I really hope more will be added to the series!

Read this one v. listening to it so I could skip whatever dragged. Fun, touched with melancholy about aging. Very good.
mysterious medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Best one yet!!

Listened to the audiobook narrated by Fiona Shaw. Loved the twists and turns of all the characters in the story. Totally unexpected and appropriate to the genre. Author does a brilliant job in continuing story elements from previous book.

Big negative was Fiona Shaw's narration consisting of whispers and mumbling throughout the story. Narrator whispering took me out of the storytelling and required backtracking on multiple occasions. Fiona's narration did not differentiate characters. Story and character development saved the audiobook.

Thursday Murder Club is amongst my favorite in the genre. Looking forward to future installments without Fiona Shaw as narrator. Future installations I will probably get the Kindle version.

Not only do I love this series, I love that it's what can be described as a "Cozy Thriller". There aren't necessarily any big chase sequences, but there are threats and they are real threats to the characters.
I like that all the characters have their own moments to help with the mystery, some characters that haven't had a chance to shine in the past are getting to show that they're good at being detectives too, though maybe not in the same way as the rest.
It's just a really fun book, you realize a few things before they're fully shown, but that feels intentional, the thrills here are about being able to solve things along with the main characters, not in breaking the case wide open.
dark funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes