The Recurring Cast
Character · Coopers Chase · 5 books

Elizabeth Best

Elizabeth Best is a sharp former intelligence officer.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Thursday Murder Club (2020)
Latest appearance
The Impossible Fortune (2025)
Books
5 (5 as lead)
Series
Thursday Murder Club
Author
Richard Osman
Circle
Coopers Chase

Where to meet Elizabeth Best

Elizabeth Best first appears in The Thursday Murder Club (2020), as the lead, book 1 of the Thursday Murder Club series.

Buy The Thursday Murder Club

Every book with Elizabeth Best

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2020LThe Thursday Murder Clublead · Thursday Murder ClubBuy
  2. 2021LThe Man Who Died Twicelead · Thursday Murder ClubBuy
  3. 2022LThe Bullet That Missedlead · Thursday Murder ClubBuy
  4. 2023LThe Last Devil to Dielead · Thursday Murder ClubBuy
  5. 2025LThe Impossible Fortunelead · Thursday Murder ClubBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Bogdan JankowskiPolish builder and friend of the club5
Chris HudsonDetective Chief Inspector5
Donna De FreitasPolice constable5
Ibrahim ArifRetired psychiatrist5
Joyce MeadowcroftRetired nurse whose diary narrates part of each book5
Ron RitchieFormer trade union leader5