Thursday Murder Club book 1 · 2020
The Thursday Murder Club
In a peaceful retirement village in Kent, four friends meet every Thursday to look at unsolved murders. When a local developer is found dead, they have a live case on their hands.
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Book facts
- Author
- Richard Osman
- Series
- Thursday Murder Club, book 1 of 5
- Published
- 2020
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Coopers Chase, Kent
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Thursday Murder Club
8 recurring or key characters from Richard Osman’s chart. Introduces Elizabeth Best, Joyce Meadowcroft, Ron Ritchie, Ibrahim Arif and 4 more.
Lead 2
- Elizabeth BestFirst appearanceFormer intelligence officer
- Joyce MeadowcroftFirst appearanceRetired nurse whose diary narrates part of each book
Major 5
- Ron RitchieFirst appearanceFormer trade union leader
- Ibrahim ArifFirst appearanceRetired psychiatrist
- Chris HudsonFirst appearanceDetective Chief Inspector
- Donna De FreitasFirst appearancePolice constable
- Bogdan JankowskiFirst appearancePolish builder and friend of the club
Minor and cameo 1
- StephenFirst appearanceElizabeth’s husband
Also featuring these characters
Other Richard Osman books that share the most characters with The Thursday Murder Club.
- The Bullet That Missed2022 · Thursday Murder Club · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Last Devil to Die2023 · Thursday Murder Club · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Impossible Fortune2025 · Thursday Murder Club · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon