The Thursday Murder Club

I had it as a birthday present and enjoyed it

They had it on radio 4 as an audio book I enjoyed it.

We read it for our Zoom BookGroup, it got our highest score so far this year.

Everyone enjoyed it very much.

I’ve wondered about this book after reading some reviews. I think I’ll give it a go at supermarket price.

The abridged version, on the the BBC radio, as I said before cut the last hard conversation Elisabeth had with Penny.

bought it when first out, couldn't get into it so gave it to charity shop.......

Over hyped just as it’s author

Agree completely Lucca

I absolutely loved it. Cant wait for his next later this year

I’m pretty much like most other people on here. I thought it was an OK read, but not as good as I expected. My granddaughter loaned me her copy and I was glad I hadn’t forked out cash for it myself!

For some strange reason this book has spent longer on the best sellers list than any I can remember . I thought it was quite witty to begin with but then the style palled . It didn’t really warrant the tremendous hype and I felt that it could have been far shorter .

Caro41, I guess that the 'strange reason' for this book's longevity as a best seller is it's author's popularity. He always comes over as a 'nice guy' and spontaneously witty. I enjoyed the book but wouldn't read it again.

I would put it in the lightweight, holiday read category. Not great, but mildly amusing and entertaining.

I ploughed my way through this book and only finished it because someone who loved it had lent it to me.

Next time I see her I will be able tell her why I didn't like it. Richard osman has an inventive mind when it comes to plots, but his ideas of what older people are like, even in a retirement complex, is so hackneyed, stereotyped and two dimensional.

The other thing that niggled me, which I know is trivial, is that retirement complexes are almost always built by companies or charities who specialise in this field, not by, again, two dimensiona,l cliched, crooked flash small time property developers.

I think next time Richard Osman writes a book he should try and set it in a milieu, he is familiar with, where he knows lots of people who work/live the lives of the characters.

He could be a good writer, be he isn't there yet.

I watched Graham Norton interviewing Richard Osman on his new book. Osman had received rave reviews and there was talk of a possible film deal too. Norton also had a debut novel out at the same time. Having read both Osman's 'Thursday Murder Club' and Norton's 'Holding' the reviews and film deal should be going the other way.

I loved The Thursday Murder Club and am enjoying the 2nd book in the series just as much. Richard Osman writes with humour and style and his cosy murder style is such a welcome change from the current fad for gory, bleak and depressing thrillers.

I can't understand why this book was in the best seller charts for so long, but then again so was 50 Shades of Grey. I think like many I found it completely mediocre there are so many better books by far that get a modicum of the recognition. Whilst I appreciate, books like most forms of entertainment are subjective, I can only assume that those who have raved about this trite load of drivel don't read much and have latched on to it because of the massive over hype and the fact that the writer is quite high profile.

I can only assume that those who have raved about this trite load of drivel don't read much and have latched on to it because of the massive over hype and the fact that the writer is quite high profile.

Oh dear, dear. Did you really mean to be so rude?

People are taking this book far more seriously than I think the author intended them to do.

It is just a lighthearted bit of fluff that is meant to be enjoyed at a very light level and not for those who are looking for a serious whodunnit with plausible characters. If you are looking for that then you are going to be disappointed.

Yes apologies, I was a bit rude, it was late and I'd had a glass of wine and just fired that off, I'm sorry it was badly worded I didn't mean to offend.

You didn’t offend, TerriBull. And I hope I didn’t either. I’ll admit to having had a glass myself when I posted.

If I remember rightly from your 50 books a year thread, we usually have similar reading tastes. We’ll have to agree to disagree on this one!

I thought it was a light-hearted read, not really a serious thriller, but all the same I did enjoy it as something a bit different.
I think I read somewhere that Spielberg had bought the film rights, can't see it fitting in his usual genre, perhaps it will be changed somewhat...

Not gripping, but a nice light read. Ive got the sequel to read later.

Regret wasting time on this book, won't be reading any more of his.

I also thought it was 'over-hyped' and was amazed when I read that Spielberg had bought the film rights.
The funniest thing for me was that it was set in Kent, where I live, not far from Tunbridge Wells. I know that TW does not have a Waitrose store, which is mentioned in the book, though we do in Tonbridge. He mentioned this on Graham Norton show recently and admitted he had not done his research properly.