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When you need a comfort read and a comforting voice in your ears this is where you go. Thank you Richard Osman! I so enjoyed spending some more time with Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim. Kendrick the grandson is a delight too.

This is the second of the Thursday Murder Club series. I liked this one even more than the first. The characters are endearing. I love Joyce‘s new Instagram account! A great whodunnit. An excellent narrator for the audiobook.

Loved this one so much. I didn‘t find the first one as uproariously funny as other people, but I definitely laughed a lot during this one! All the characters are fantastic and it‘s an excellent gentle read despite the gruesome crimes!

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It‘s the same goal I make every year, try to read more books that I own.

A word to define this year so far is cold.🥶

Yes, I‘m enjoying it.

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#12Booksof2021 I know I am in good company with my November favorite. Charming, funny and delightful. Can‘t wait for the next one!

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My #October pick cemented this as being my new favorite series. I can't wait to see what the TMC gets up to next. If you haven't read these completely charming books, get to it. You'll thank me later. 🙂

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Great fun but with some sad moments.

First new recipe of 2022 Oat baked cod with sweet potato crisps courtesy of My Fitness Pal.

January #bookspin and #bookspin bingo board. I can't wait to get reading!

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This is the second book in the “Thursday Murder Club“ series and I found it to be light, clever and thoroughly entertaining. Set in a retirement village, a group of senior citizens with varied backgrounds solve mysteries and right wrongs. I would recommend that you start with the first book in the series “The Thursday Murder Club“. I am looking forward to more visits with this group in the future. I gave it 4/5 stars.

For October's #12booksof2021 pick, I would struggle to pick between these two beauties... if I had to choose, I'd probably go for The Man Who Died Twice, but they are both getting mentioned because they were both AWESOME!!!

A twisty turny sci fi and a hilarious mystery romp. Both great books. Both highly recommended.

Loved this sequel, just as fun and intriguing as the first! I absolutely adore the characters. I think Joyce's diary entries are my favorite 😂
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Maybe there‘s a little bit more emphasis on their age in this second book.

The same characters (or at least the survivors) from the first book. 3rd person present tense interspersed with entries from Joyce‘s diaries. She reminds me of (Helen Hayes as) Miss Marple - a bit fluffy - though there are too many question marks in her diary entries, which I‘m finding a bit irritating.
About 1/3 of the way through now; we‘ve only seen a couple of chapters from DCI Hudson‘s & PC de Freitas‘s POV. It‘d be nice to have a few more.

Okay, this was the very last page of the book with nothing following. Am I missing something? 🤔

A delightful series!

I ❤️ these clever old buggers oh so very much. This series just makes me so incredibly happy. #SeriesRead2021

This book is amazing. I love it even more than the first one. The characters are like friends I want to spend time with. The mystery is solid, and delves into Elizabeth‘s past. And we meet Ron‘s adorable grandson. I‘m hoping next book will see a budding romance between Bogdan and Donna. This book makes me happy.

Afternoon snuggles 😻 #catsoflitsy

Thanks for the tag @Ruthiella 💕 Here are my top 21 books of 21

My book rating has been super-stingy this year, I've only given 5 stars to The Man Who Died Twice and The Last Wish. There were some very high 4 star reads too: Recursion, Strange the Dreamer duology, Love Virtually etc..

In 2022, I aim to diversify my reading and throw myself into #pop22 and Read Harder challenges. Hopefully there'll be more 5 star reads ahead 😀

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It‘s nice to get back to Elizabeth and the gang in this second instalment of The Thursday Murder Club.
It may not have the best plot but its funny, and fun! Enjoyable! If you liked the first one, you‘ll like this even more.

I just love these characters so much. I've read both books through OverDrive, but I think I'm going to have to invest in copies for my shelves. Definitely the kind of books to reread for a spirit boost on a rainy day.

I loved this book, it's so good and funny. The four main characters are really brilliant. I think Joyce is my favourite. They are right in the thick of all the trouble, it's gripping and fun.

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I loved the first one in this series and can‘t wait to start this one. #carlinereading
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For half the day I really thought it was Tuesday so…
🍁 Finish the tagged book and squeeze another in from my #BookSPinBingo list.
🍁 I think my fav is turkeystuffingmashedpotatoesgravy.
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So grateful to my colleague for lending me this and insisting I read it immediately. It‘s just brilliant, so funny and clever. And look at the gorgeous printing on the edges! 😍 I don‘t want to give it back…

I just love this series!!!

Love to see Richard Osman mention Caroline Kepnes' Joe Goldberg in THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE 😆

I am really enjoying the second outing of the Thursday Murder Club. They are all quite funny, but I like Joyce the best!

Absolutely loved this one! Even better than the first. I wanna be either Elizabeth or Bogdan when I grow up.

I love love loved this book. It's even funnier than the first one 💙 Big love for The Thursday Murder Club. Richard Osman is setting himself up as a future king of the cosy genre!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 stars

I've dived into the 2nd Thursday murder club book with gusto... Written by the lovely Richard Osman (he's so clever, funny and talented 💕), it's already making me chuckle.

Will it turn out to be better than the first?

I thoroughly enjoyed this Christie-style murder mystery. I love the luxury retirement village setting, humour, inclusiveness and a good old-fashioned puzzle. It‘s a contemporary take on Miss Marple-style sleuthing - the women are more independent and the characters more diverse - and Osman is a funnier writer. A comforting read.

This was a tonic. Just what I needed. And yes I cackled when Joyce‘s Instagram username was revealed 😂😂

I have been impatiently waiting for this book to drop, and I consumed it the second it did. I hardly ever enjoy sequels as much, but this was just lovely, as was expected. If you haven‘t read the Thursday Murder Club yet, go back and give it a try, then come read this one too. I know that I‘m biased (because apparently I wish that I was British), but it‘s just so lovely and wholesome and perfect, like the Great British Baking Show in a book! 10/10

A mysterious colleague from Elizabeth's past finds his way to Cooper's Chase. He also brings a secret- he's stolen $20 million in diamonds & is running from some very dangerous people. At the same time, one of our beloved friends, Ibrahim, is brutally attacked while on a day trip. The attack leaves him shaken & a but agoraphobic. The Club will stop at nothing to see Ibrahim's assailant brought to justice.
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Book two is just as charming, just as delightful, just as much fun as the first…. I‘m not a series reader at all, but this one has me hooked, purely because the characters are so loveable. It‘s such a joy to hang out with these aging amateur detectives. It‘s like a modern-day Miss (and Mr) Marple meets Midsomer Murders, with even more dry humor. I giggled and smiled throughout. Comfort reading to the max. Excellent on audio too.💕🎧📚

The continuing adventures of the Thursday Murder Club only this time they involve someone from Elizabeth‘s past. I liked this one even better than the first one, and I would not want to become Elizabeth‘s enemy! And Joyce seems ditzy but she‘s actually whip smart and proves it in this book — I‘m loving her. My new walking book is Death in D Minor. #audiowalk

I guessed a plot twist! I‘m really terrible at that. Osman introduces Ron‘s grandson, Kendrick, in this book, and he‘s a wonderful character. We are experiencing a “cool” front, so it got down to 63° today, making it a beautiful day for a walk. #audiowalk

This is my new walking book, and I‘m liking it so far. It was a lovely day outside, so I got in a couple of nice walks. My husband has been seriously ill, and he‘s now in rehab. He‘s doing better now, but he won‘t be coming home for at least two more weeks. The walks are helping to keep me on an even keel mentally; so are the audiobooks. #audiowalk

Any grid where nothing falls blow a solid B, 4-star rating is a fantastic reading experience for me. I knew immediately the tag on this grid because I love everything about this book. I even love thinking about it after moving onto other books!

5* = Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Average C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

The second in Richard Osman‘s THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES is another thoroughly entertaining crime novel that draws on Elizabeth‘s espionage past but has something to say about finding love in middle age and the fears that come with old age. The plot slightly strains to unite its various strands at the end but Osman pulls it off with aplomb while providing some laugh out loud moments such that I‘m already very keen to get book number 3.

I liked the characters' development. Joyce will always be a favourite of mine. I also followed her Instagram account 😂😂

Good second novel in the series. At the end of my #audiobook there was a chat with the author and the narrator, which hinted at more books. Book three might see some Russian action.

And yes, I'd love to see this turned into a mini-series.

Can't wait for the next one!

I‘m not even going to try and summarize the mystery. Osman‘s second book is even better than the first. I love Joyce, Ibrahim, Elizabeth, and Ron, along with Donna, Chris, and Bogdan. I think I would spend time with these characters while they did almost anything. I highly recommend the audiobook and that you read them in order. I can‘t wait for the next one!

Joyce needs her own fan club. 😂 She is my favorite part of this series.

I just adored this! I recommend that you read the first in the series, The Thursday Murder Club, first. You will be able to follow the plot of this book without having read the first book, but you will want to know these characters. This group of elderly friends could have been a bunch of stereotypes, but the author rounds them out into real people. The chapters are short, and the plot races along. Loved it, and can‘t wait for the next!

It's not Thursday, but I guess I am allowed to listen to the Thursday Murder Club's second adventure anyway.

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Managed to make my daughter happy. A scarf with a button so it won't fly off when she's running, and new cuffs on her favourite jacket.

Top right is my lunch of Overnight Oats - the happy kid added apple sauce and spices.

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The Thursday Murder Club are back with another mystery to solve! I really like these characters with their distinctive personalities and interesting backgrounds. This was great 😊

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All the stars for this wonderful book. I know nothing about Richard Osman, but I imagine he must be a most charming human if he has all these wonderful characters inside his brain. I've totally fallen in love with all of them, and I'm ready for book three now, please.

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