The Man Who Died Twice
by Richard Osman
Buy on AmazonIt's the following Thursday. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He is being hunted and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster, and a very big mistake. As bodies start piling up, Elizabeth enlists Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a killer. And if they find the diamonds too? Well, wouldn't that be a bonus? But this time they are up against a ruthless murderer who wouldn't bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians. Can the Thursday Murder Club find the killer (and the diamonds) before the killer finds them?
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"Richard Osman is about to release a follow-up to his likeable and funny first book The Thursday Murder Club , which has been a fixture on bestseller lists since its 2020 release. This new murder mystery returns to the sleepy retirement village of Coopers Chase, where our septuagenarian sleuths have returned to the jigsaw room—only to find their peace shattered again when a ghost from the past sends one of their number a letter, many years after his supposed violent end. The Man Who Died Twice looks set to charm all those who loved Osman’s earlier book; I’m told the second outing of the Thursday Murder Club is even more fun than the first (Sept 28/Sept 16). (Pssst. Looking for more books lik e The Thursday Murder Club ? Our editor Sophie Roell has some suggestions!) The new Stephen King novel, Billy Summers , is just out and has been receiving rave reviews; The Guardian called the assassination thriller “his best book in years”. And Graeme Macrae Burnet (author of the very excellent, Booker-shortlisted His Bloody Project ) will release Case Study , a legal thriller of exceptional intelligence and literary merit, on 7 October. Alas, it’s only available in the UK for now—although I hope the North American rights are snapped up soon. In romance , I’ve seen a lot of chatter about A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria—a friends-to-lovers story released on 14 September—and Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore, billed as a feminist Regency romance that sits “sits squarely at the unique intersection of history, romance, and women’s rights”, according to Jodi Picoult (Sept 7). Science fiction fans should look out for Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Elder Race (Nov 16) and Nnedi Okorafor’s Noor (Nov 9)."
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