A review by lindzboots
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

Such fun, with the heart-wrenching realities of aging sprinkled in lol I absolutely adored all of these characters, and the writing was so lovely. The mystery was fun, too! Lots of fun twists and turns. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy

There are two very brief moments where the readers witness the inner narrative of someone losing their grip on reality:

once is due to age

and

once is due to a drug overdose

. The rest of the time when we see dementia or the like, it's played out in other people. The main narrators do not suffer from anything more than mild memory lapses that naturally come with age.