Thursday Murder Club book 3 · 2022
The Bullet That Missed
The club looks into the death of a television reporter ten years ago, while Elizabeth is given a deadly ultimatum by an old enemy.
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Book facts
- Author
- Richard Osman
- Series
- Thursday Murder Club, book 3 of 5
- Published
- 2022
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Coopers Chase, Kent
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Bullet That Missed
8 recurring or key characters from Richard Osman’s chart.
Lead 2
- Elizabeth BestFormer intelligence officer
- Joyce MeadowcroftRetired nurse whose diary narrates part of each book
Major 5
- Ron RitchieFormer trade union leader
- Ibrahim ArifRetired psychiatristRecovering from a mugging
- Chris HudsonDetective Chief Inspector
- Donna De FreitasPolice constable
- Bogdan JankowskiPolish builder and friend of the club
Minor and cameo 1
- StephenElizabeth’s husband
Also featuring these characters
Other Richard Osman books that share the most characters with The Bullet That Missed.
- The Thursday Murder Club2020 · Thursday Murder Club · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Impossible Fortune2025 · Thursday Murder Club · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon