I have only recently discovered Richard Osman, so only read his first novel in the Thursday Murder Club series. I have the second book all ready to read. There are four books in the series so far, with a fifth announced.
The Thursday Murder Club series is set in a retirement village, Coopers Chase, with four friends who get together on Thursdays for fun, to see if they can solve cold cases. They aren’t just any retirees. Elizabeth is a former spy. Ron was a union leader. Ibrahim is a retired psychiatrist. Joyce a retired nurse.
When there is a murder more or less on their doorstep they find themselves investigating, along with two police officers, who aren’t crazy about it, but eventually accept.
There is a sleazy developer and a plan to bulldoze a nuns’ cemetery on the retirement estate, which was formerly a convent. The developer is the murder victim. There are also some past murders which are important in solving this one.
This is a cosy mystery, of course, and among all the investigations there is the beautiful countryside, which I thought I’d enjoy exploring if it was a real place. But there are also some deaths that are rather sad, unexpected in this sort of mystery.
I see that there is a forthcoming film, directed by Chris Columbus, of Harry Potter fame, with an amazing cast. Our four heroes are being played by Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie. Other roles are played by the likes of Jonathan Pryce, Richard E. Grant and David Tennant. There must have been a big budget, but then the rights were acquired by Stephen Spielberg. There should be a lot of money here.
According to the web site, there are plans to show it first at the cinema, then on Netflix. One way or another, it should be well worth a watch.
The books are new enough and should be available at either your local bookshop or online. I bought my copies of the first two as ebooks.
2 comments:
I've enjoyed this series so far. I didn't know there was a movie, although I'm not surprised. I'd definitely watch the movie when it comes out.
My sister has been reading these books and enjoying them very much. I'm thinking of reading them too.
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