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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
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At Coppers Chase, a retirement village in Kent, the thursday murder club meets in the jigsaw room to solve old cold cases thanks to Penny who worked in the police. After she's moved to Willows Ron, Elizabeth and Ibrahim recruit Joyce as their newest member. But they soon abandon their cold cases when they have their first fresh murder. Along with their unsuspecting partners in the police Chris and Donna, the thursday murder club sets out to solve it.  
It's for some of the funniest english characters and great mysteries. 

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Loveable characters: Yes
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Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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A genuinely enjoyable read with wonderful characters and plenty of twists and turns.

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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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Ich brauchte etwas Zeit, um mich mit dem Schreibstil anzufreunden, aber als das nach ca. 60 Seiten der Fall war, gab es kein halten mehr. 

Ein wirklich tolles „Who-done-it“ mit total sympathischen Charakteren (großkotzige Immobilienbesitzer ausgeschlossen) und einer Geschichte, die verwinkelter und dadurch interessanter nicht sein könnte. 

Große Empfehlung!

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the dynamics of the thursday murder club is so cute, i hope i find a group of people like that whenever i reach their age 💞🥹

i’m not sure whether i liked the multiple murder mysteries. certainly it made the story more alive and were connected to the land, but it was just too much for me; particularly, where everything gets revealed. i ended up confused for a second on who committed what crime 😅 my heart did break a little at the mentioned suicides committed by the elderly folks 🥺


still, i look forward to the movie coming out on netflix soon!!! 

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Thursday Murder Club is the first murder/crime mystery book that I have ever read to completion, and I have attempted many times in the past. This one is different. 

Osman takes his time in the opening chapters introducing us to the cast of characters: their personalities, their past and current lifestyles, their relationships with each other, and their talents. We're also introduced to the retirement community and environs as it is a sort of character as well. The reader is more than a few chapters in when a murder occurs, but sticking with the story is worth it. It is a nice change from the typical, formulaic crime novel.

The rest of the book moves on at a faster pace continuing to introduce new characters as the investigation moves forward and becomes more complicated. 

This whodunnit explores the themes of loss, grief, growing older, friendship, relationships, forgiveness, parent- child estrangement, letting go and moving on.

I highly recommend for literary fiction readers who want to try a whodunnit but still want a book with deep character development. 

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