Character guide · 7 books · 2020 to 2026 · Mostly set in the fictional Coopers Chase, Kent

Richard Osman

Crime and mysteryAmateur sleuth Cosy and comic

Four friends at Coopers Chase retirement village, former spy Elizabeth, nurse Joyce, union man Ron and psychiatrist Ibrahim, meet on Thursdays to look at unsolved murders and keep finding new ones. Osman’s second series follows a family of investigators who travel the world.

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Thursday Murder Club

5 books · Set in the fictional Coopers Chase, KentCosy and comicAmateur sleuth

1The Thursday Murder Club2020With Elizabeth Best and Joyce MeadowcroftBuy on Amazon
2The Man Who Died Twice2021With Elizabeth Best and Joyce MeadowcroftBuy on Amazon
3The Bullet That Missed2022With Elizabeth Best and Joyce MeadowcroftBuy on Amazon
4The Last Devil to Die2023With Elizabeth Best and Joyce MeadowcroftBuy on Amazon
5The Impossible Fortune2025With Elizabeth Best and Joyce MeadowcroftBuy on Amazon