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I am not with the majority here, I know, but I‘m not here to say this is a bad book. It‘s just not a book for me. I did not know it was a cozy mystery until I started reading it and just couldn‘t get into it hence why I had to bail. Cozy mystery lovers will definitely enjoy this!

Can't remember the last time I was THIS excited for an adaptation...

good fun and an easy and engaging read. happy to see he has others in this series and looking forward to spending more time with the gang.

How delightful! Almost more of a character study than a mystery story, and lovely at that. The group of puzzle solvers is funny and bright and very enjoyable to spend time with, and the peripheral characters are just as well drawn and entertaining. The solution to it all ended up being sort of sweetly sad (there‘s a word for this I can‘t remember), and partly predictable partly not, which was fun. I‘ll definitely read more in the series.

Changing up my current reads in the hopes of getting over this lil slump — a cozy mystery is almost always a good bet! 🤞🏻

This story would make the cheesiest tv show, but as a book it is the perfect little fun murder mystery. A set of pensioners with the right skills are the perfect team to solve cold cases…and even better to solve a murder that happens right in front of them. Such a fun read that I‘ve already got book #2 on hold.

#nationaleggmonthchallenge

1) Tag a favorite mystery you read
Just one?! 🤔 Okay. The Thursday Murder Club

2) What is your favorite way to prepare eggs?
Scrambled. With lots of cheddar cheese. 😋

I really enjoyed this story and loved the characters. I told my daughter, “When your Dad and I can't live independently anymore, can you find me a luxury senior's home where the residents solve mysteries and drink lots of wine?“

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#gottacatchemall @PuddleJumper (prompt 47: Polteageist, Cosy mystery)

THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!

https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/pierce-brosnan-helen-mirren-thursday-murder-cl...

Thursday Murder Club casting news!

https://deadline.com/2024/04/helen-mirren-pierce-brosnan-ben-kingsley-thursday-m...

Thoughts? IMO Mirren and Kingsley are great choices, but Brosnan is not AT ALL how I picture Ron.

Happy Sunday! Storm Kathleen is still battering at my door here in N Ireland, but I'm snuggled up with books and coffee ☕☕☕ I just finished The Thursday Murder Club and it was fantastic!!! I picked it out of the book box in the village where I live ages ago and put off reading it as I thought it would be too 'cosy' crime for- but I loved it! It was so funny and sad and bittersweet and it has me guessing until the end! Loved it!💗

The Thursday Murder Club meets once a week to go through cold cases. But now they have their first real life murder mystery!

I really enjoyed this cosy mystery and the audio was excellent.

#SeriesLove2024 #MarvellousMarch

What a charming, fun, endearing, comical, and smart bunch of characters.

This charming murder mystery takes place in a British retirement village, where four senior citizens gather each week to study a cold case. When a murder hits close to home, they set out to find the culprit, enlisting the aid of a young police officer and employing unorthodox methods to get to the truth. Great characters and a poignant humanity make this entertaining mystery a true delight. I will be on the lookout for more books in this series!

"Well, let's start with Elizabeth, shall we?"

#FirstLineFridays

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Multiple Miss Marples with updated twists- nothing too heavy and having some excellent “social justice throw away lines” without being preoccupied by this- keeping pace and murder at the forefront like any good mystery should.

Unpopular opinion:
For me, this one is between a so-so and a pan. Giving it a so-so because there was the hint of a decent story, but Osman drags everything out far too much? Are editors scared to tell celebrity authors that their books are too long? I was close to bailing several times on this one because of its verbosity.

We do not deserve this man (Richard Osman) 🥹🥰 Joyce is my favorite character in these books (so much so that I get annoyed with her daughter and would like to give her a piece of mind, but that‘s another discussion 😆). Joyce‘s growth in the series is definitely noticeable. Can‘t wait for her next adventure with the gang.

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Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron - from tagged series. I know it's 4 but.....

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Make a great day everyone 🕵️

Currently reading The Thursday Club
My current hosts gifted me a book has anyone read it?

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Agatha Christie meets Carl Hiaasen in this fun little mystery which manages to be extremely British and extremely cozy while also populated by a zany cast, including crooked developers, mysterious priests, ex-prize fighters, and drug dealers gone straight (unless…?) I avoided this for a long time, but the mystery felt well plotted and the interactions among the various characters tapped into honest emotion that exceeded my expectations. Very fun.

I wasn‘t sure about this book when I first started it, and set it aside for some time. When I resumed it I was clearly in the right space and time and ended up really loving this unlikely band of friends. I think what I most liked is that it sees seniors as having full and imperfect lives, still having the same hopes and dreams as those much younger. I will definitely be reading the follow up as I want to rejoin these characters.

It‘s not my usual read but it was our book club pick and I liked it a lot! Yes, it takes some time to get into it and everything seems ridiculous but somehow it all works out well! Once I read over half the book, it was smooth sailing from there on.

It‘s about Coopers Chase residents in their 80s solving murders in their club. There are more twists than you would expect and I think the relationships are even more interesting than the murders.

A solid start to a mystery series about a group of crime solving retirees. The characters are so much fun, though the mystery was a bit all over the place, I have heard the series gets way better, so I look forward to continuing in 2024. 4⭐️
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I think I'm in the minority with this one as I just didn't enjoy it that much. My #bookspin for the month @TheAromaofBooks #teamcryptkeepers @LiseWorks #spookoween @TheSpineView

My plan for the day! #scarathlon #teamcryptkeepers @LiseWorks

Hi Barbara! Congratulations on such fabulous milestones! Thanks for the giveaway, & thanks for all the effort you put in to making Litsy the fun, engaging & welcoming community it is.

I haven‘t thought about what‘s coming out next year but I guess there will be a new Thursday Murder Club adventure & since I‘m only up for light reading right now I‘m going for that.

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Now that I'm home from vacation it's time for #bookspinbingo and #scarathlon @TheAromaofBooks @LiseWorks

Great choices for #bookspin! Thanks @TheAromaofBooks ❤️❤️❤️

This little paragraph poetically describes the different stages of life! As someone rushed off my feet with young kids, I totally relate, and sometimes look forward to the winter of my life when things get quieter 🙊

This book is so cosy. I‘ve always been a fan of the old cosy mystery novels (think Miss Marple, Poirot, Inspector Montalbano, Sherlock Holmes) and it‘s high time to bring new authors into this micro-genre. Osman does a fabulous job of introducing all the characters, it‘s really easy to keep up with them all and the plot moves along a steady pace. It‘s not highly realistic or gritty, or graphic…and that‘s what I love about it.

I am so glad that this is the first in a series, as I really want to know what the characters in this novel are up to next. I have fallen in love with all of them, but they are not grandparently types, in the least. There is intelligence, snark, manipulation, stubbornness, blackmail, secrets, intrigue, and, of course, murder. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was a fun, strangely comforting crime novel. Great characters! Definitely want to read the next one. I also enjoyed the author interview at the end of the novel. The interviewer (author Marian Keyes) was a little overly effusive with her praise, but the interview reminded me how little I know about class differences in the UK, which suggests that while I enjoy British fiction, as a United Statesian I am likely missing a lot of nuance.

I‘d avoided this because big hype always makes me nervous. But prompted by a friend I finally picked this up, and I have no regrets. It‘s wholesome, charming, and cozy. If these are the vibes you‘re looking for this is sure to delight.

This book was so much fun! It's one of the rare ones that made me chuckle out loud. I loved the characters, especially Elizabeth and Ibrahim, and will definitely continue the series so I can revisit them and their world.

2023 Quidditch Cup Reading Challenge! My next 7 prompts are complete!

🧹Starfish Stick: Related to the sea- remarkably bright creatures
🧹Wronski Feint: Misdirection- TMC
🧹Bludger: Knock your socks off (or off your broom!) - TMC 2
🧹Keeper: Character you fall in love with- TMC 3
🧹Firebolt: Contains a gift - matchmaker‘s gift
🧹Chaser: A hard to catch book - Cloisters
🧹Pride of Portree: Related to the LGBTQIA+ Community - charm offensive

Quick read. Like the sense of humor. Over all, I like and enjoy this although not love it.

Easy summer read

Finally! A title from my adult picks for #serieslove2023 Read this for book club and I was a little disappointed after hearing all the love for this book. There are a lot of characters to keep track of and I think I would have liked more senior home moments. Overall it was a decent murder mystery and I will try book 2.

Well, wasn‘t this delightful? The characters were all a delight (except the ones who ended up dead) and the plot was a delight and the writing was a delight. An all around delight!

Book 1 for #14books14weeks2023

🎧 Felt like a cross between Murder She Wrote, NCIS (Tony senior‘s murder club), with plenty of British humor.

You‘ve got retired amateur detectives solving a couple murders close to home. A union boss, a psychiatrist, a detective, a crime solver & a nurse who narrates the story via journal entries. All bring something to the table.

Loved the actual detectives protective of the group as they bumbled into multiple red herrings.

Fun

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Now I know why everyone loves this book. An absolute delight! Humorous, and plenty of surprises to keep me guessing. Totally lovable characters. I love how this book affirms the many ways senior citizens, with their wit, wisdom, and years of experience, can be vital members of society. Looking forward to reading more of this series!
#SeriesLove2023
#BigFabBeatlesChallenge (When I‘m 64)

Turns out my Director & my Corporate Trainer at my new job are fairly big readers which is always nice. One of them recommended this start of a mystery series which I had seen but didn‘t know much about & my library hold came in so I snuck it in this month. Delightful! Fun & intriguing characters at a retirement community in the U.K. have a club to solve murders & work with the (somewhat reluctant) local police. Lots of good twists & turns that ⬇️

SOOOO good!! Wow, this one really had my heart pumping at the end there. So many brilliant twists and turns that had me guessing all the way through. And the MOST lovable characters you‘ll ever meet!

I‘m currently into typical British crime mysteries because they are easy too read and do not ask for too much thinking. This one was a good start for me to come back to reading. For me, it started off slowly and I was actually asking myself whether to go on or not, but it picked up pace and I really enjoy it. I liked the idea of a retirement home being placed onto the estate of a former convent - including the chapel and the graveyard. 😳