In it roughish-diamond coppers think nothing of fitting up suspects they just know are guilty, and the book’s pensioner heroes take the law into their own hands with the casual disdain for due process of the most knuckle headed of authoritarians.ĭoubtless this will play well with the Daily Mail readers who are a core demographic in this book’s audience. Richard Osman is back with everyone’s favorite mystery-solving quartet, and the second installment of The Thursday Murder Club series is just as clever and warm as the first-an unputdownable, laugh-out-loud pleasure of a read.The Man Who Died Twice is a more overtly right-wing work than its predecessor. Can our four friends catch the killer before the killer catches them? And if they find the diamonds, too? Well, wouldn’t that be a bonus? You should never put anything beyond the Thursday Murder Club. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim are up against a ruthless murderer who wouldn’t bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians. Then, as night follows day, the first body is found. He has been accused of stealing diamonds worth millions from the wrong men and he’s seriously on the lam. SUCH FUN!”Įlizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim-the Thursday Murder Club-are still riding high off their recent real-life murder case and are looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet at Cooper’s Chase, their posh retirement village.Īn unexpected visitor-an old pal of Elizabeth’s (or perhaps more than just a pal?)-arrives, desperate for her help. The second gripping novel in the #1 internationally bestselling Thursday Murder Club series, the first of which Kate Atkinson called “A little beacon of pleasure in the midst of the gloom. This Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition includes a 16 page bonus chapter and two-color end pages. The Man Who Died Twice is his second novel. Osman’s debut, The Thursday Murder Club, was a #1 international bestseller. Richard Osman’s popularity and tremendous knowledge of trivia led to him becoming an executive producer on numerous UK shows, as well as being the host of Pointless with seven million views. Join #1 international bestselling author Richard Osman for discussion on “The Man Who Died Twice” as part of B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Event series.
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