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The Last Devil to Die
The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery | Richard Osman
A new mystery is afoot in the fourth book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman It's rarely a quiet day for the Thursday Murder Club. Shocking news reaches theman old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. The gang's search leads them into the antiques business, where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves. As they encounter drug dealers, art forgers, and online fraudstersas well as heartache close to homeElizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim have no idea whom to trust. With the body count rising, the clock ticking down, and trouble firmly on their tail, has their luck finally run out? And who will be the last devil to die?
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Read4life
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The Thursday Murder Club wins my #WeeklyFavorites read for last week.

Ruthiella I really enjoyed this too! 2d
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Ruthiella
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My last book completed for the #NovelNovember readathon!

It was great fun to be back with the septuagenarians of Cooper‘s Chase. Once again, they outwit some very dangerous characters, often because they are underestimated. I really want Viktor to move into the community and I also hope Computer Bob returns.

Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 Can‘t wait to read it. 3d
Ruthiella @Andrew65 You‘re going to love it! 3d
jlhammar Yes, Computer Bob was a great addition! 3d
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Ruthiella @jlhammar I was hoping Kudesh would become a member in the last book, alas. 😢 3d
LeslieO They just get better and better. I hope he doesn‘t take too long a break before the next one. But I am looking forward to his new series. 3d
Ruthiella @LeslieO He‘s writing a new series? How exciting! I didn‘t know. 😃 (edited) 3d
LeslieO @Ruthiella He definitely said he‘s taking a break from Thursday Murder Club to write something new and I heard on a podcast it‘s a new series. 3d
LeslieO Just found this in an article “His next series will star a police officer who has retired to a quiet life in a sleepy village until his daughter-in-law, a celebrity bodyguard, gets into trouble. “He finds himself in an international manhunt, finds himself on private jets, and all he wants to do is be back at home doing the local pub quiz. It is essentially them as a crime fighting duo,” Osman says. “I‘ve just started writing it and it‘s fun. “ 3d
Ruthiella @LeslieO Awesome! Thanks for the info. 👍 3d
Julsmarshall Oooh, interesting, @LeslieO 3d
LeslieO @Julsmarshall @Ruthiella I think I‘ll love anything he writes. (edited) 3d
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Read4life
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These characters- primary and supporting- are just wonderful. This one hit a bit different. So many emotions.
#BookSpinBingo #ISpyBingo #RushAThon #SeriesLove2023 #NovelNovember

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 6d
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 The audiobook of this at my library is reserved up until March 2026!!!! 6d
Ruthiella Just on the last chapters now. Lots of little surprises in this one! 😃 6d
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Clwojick @Andrew65 oh, good. So not too long of a wait… 😂😅 6d
TheSpineView Well done! 6d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 6d
Read4life @andrew65 wow! That makes me feel better about waiting 6 weeks for the audio from my library. 🤓 5d
Andrew65 @Read4life I wouldn‘t mind but its only a small town, it‘s hardly London or New York. 5d
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IReadThereforeIBlog
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The fourth in Richard Osman‘s bestselling THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES is a clever and emotional story that shows neat continuity with the earlier books and also fleshes out Ibrahim‘s backstory. Although there are no surprises here, it‘s considered and moving without being mawkish and ends in a satisfying way that allows Osman to go off and set up a new and different series of books while also allowing a return to the pensioner at a later date.

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Read4life
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What I‘m reading this weekend. 🤞🏻
#WeekendReading

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bthegood
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Joyce, Elizabeth, Ron and Ibrahim and the side characters (Chris, Donna and Bogdan) are fantastic. They are out to solve the murder of a shop owner they knew, heroine is involved. The murder mystery is good, the friendships and lives of the 4 MCs are what I read the books for though. I am always a bit sad when I am done with these books - like saying goodbye to a group of good friends . Perfect series!
Make a great day everyone 🍂

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DebinHawaii
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#Rushathon #SeriesLove2023

I actually finished this one over the weekend but I haven‘t gotten a chance to post it. This 4th book in the Thursday Murder Club series took a piece of my heart with it in the best possible way. One minute I‘m snickering, the next, crying my eyes out. Osman has made me love these characters enormously & I will truly miss them as he takes a break for new projects. I‘ll be waiting & also reading whatever else he writes.

SarahBookInterrupted I can‘t wait to read it! Waiting for my copy. 3w
TheSpineView Sounds good! 💜📖📚 3w
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 3w
kspenmoll I definitely have to read it after your star review! 3w
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 I‘m on a long waiting list for this one. 2w
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BookwormM
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Love this series and the characters but 😭😭

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Aims42
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#readingbracket2023 #2023readingbracket I didn‘t have what it takes to make the tough calls this month 😬🫠 I had enough trouble picking between several amazing October reads to be my favorite October read. AND THEN, I had to pick between Sept and Oct. AAANNNDDDD THENNNNN I need to pick again?! I couldn‘t do it today. I am deferring to Future Amy to make that call 😈 So, to be continued…

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bthegood
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#Scarathlon
#TeamWhoYaGonnaCall

Make a great day everyone -🎃

AnnR 🎃Yay, Snoopy!🎃 1mo
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Aims42
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This series 🥹🫶🏻 There‘s nothing more that I can add to what the reviews have already said, I‘ll just echo and agree that this is a beautifully written book.

I found this wine today and the little doggie looked exactly what I imagine Alan looks like, maybe not with the monocle but then again, Joyce would love it 🐶🐾♥️

MallenNC I‘m reading this now. Love the series! 1mo
Aims42 @MallenNC Mr. Osman is an auto-buy author for me going forward lol 1mo
jlhammar Joyce would most definitely get a kick out of that wine. She‘s such a great character. Love her diary entries. 1mo
Aims42 @jlhammar I love her too! So much so that find myself getting annoyed at Joanna and then I have to remind myself these are fictional characters lol 😂 I‘d love having a Joyce in real life 🥰 1mo
BennettBookworm Yes!! So fantastic 1mo
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bthegood
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My hold came in - looking forward to this one !
#Scarathlon #TeamWhoYaGonnaCall

Make a great day everyone 🎃

Magpiegem Enjoy! Xxx 1mo
bthegood @Magpiegem Thx! 🙂 (edited) 1mo
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BennettBookworm
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Osman has done it again! This fourth book felt simultaneously sadder and funnier, IMO. But definitely sadder. A fitting last book before he takes a break from these characters for a while, even tho he promised they‘ll be back.
I‘m excited for Osman‘s next series. When he writes, it feels like a musical fugue - the way dialogue overlaps like a real life conversation - and everything is woven together so masterfully.

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majkia
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Poignant, funny, complex. Such a beautifully written series, dealing with aging, death, changing worlds and in the end, the depths of love.

bthegood my library hold just came in for this - looking forward to reading it - so many good reviews 😊 1mo
majkia @bthegood yeah, I got lucky with my library hold too. 😁 1mo
bthegood @majkia 👍 1mo
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rockpools
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#Audioflatpacking!

It‘s WET 💦 out there, and I‘ve finally splurged on shelves-with-drawers-in. I‘ve been after them for months 😁

squirrelbrain Have fun building! 1mo
Itchyfeetreader Good luck - flat pack building is my kyrptonite! 1mo
Ruthiella Lovely! Can‘t wait to see what they look like . 😃 1mo
julesG Can I say: enjoy? I like building flat pack furniture, especially with a good audiobook. 1mo
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CarolynM
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This instalment in the series is more poignant than the earlier books, but it is still a lot of fun. It is a testament to Osman‘s skill as a story teller that he balances the gently humourous with serious observations of love and loss and it all feels very natural.

TrishB Lovely summary Carolyn, thought this was a great read. 1mo
julesG You have summed it up perfectly. 1mo
LeahBergen You‘ve reminded me I need to grab the 2nd one off my shelves soon! 1mo
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CarolynM @TrishB @julesG Thank you😘😘 1mo
CarolynM @LeahBergen They‘re perfect when you want something entertaining but not demanding🙂 1mo
Jeg I got this when it first came out . Lent it and it hasn't come back. Might have to get another copy. Lesson learnt don't lend unread books. 1mo
Freespirit This is on my TBR list 4w
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Twainy
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I really loved this story but I had a personal problem with it. I didn‘t like the focus on Steven it made the entire story miserable for me. It‘s a really great book just know that it deals with dementia and euthanasia.

This could be a small bit but it impacted me greatly. I hope he continues on with light hearted great sleuthing with the club!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Edit - #31by31 … 20/31

AmyG My Mom had alzheimers so I don‘t like to read about characters who have it. Hopefully I won‘t be too bothered by this. 😬 1mo
Twainy @AmyG that was me. My mom passed away after a long illness and the story stabbed me in the heart. I was generous with the 4stars. It‘s a great book other than my personal pain? 🤷🏼‍♀️ 1mo
AmyG That‘s my fear. But I‘ll give it a try. 1mo
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TheKidUpstairs
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As delightful as ever, with some added emotional heft this go round.

Happy to see in the acknowledgements that there are plans for more, and a new series on the horizon from Osman!

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Arvena
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Emotional, touching, sad and bittersweet, also funny and twisty. This series keeps getting BETTER and BETTER!

Deblovestoread Really looking forward to this one! 2mo
majkia oh good to hear it keeps getting better. 1mo
Bklover I have the first one and I REALLY need to read it!! 3w
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rabbitprincess
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I devoured this in a few hours, putting it down only to sit and cry for a bit over a certain plot development that leaves the Club in an unsettled place and is a good place for Richard to pause the series for a while. I appreciated learning more about Ibrahim and meeting Computer Bob, and Joyce came into her own very well. At this point I'm reading mainly for the characters (although the plots are fun too).

KathyWheeler Yeah — I came to tears over that plot development too. 2mo
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Dragon
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The audiobooks in the series are so good - lots of different accents etc … really adds to the experience. The gang is assembled and ready to solve another murder. But this story has some serious and emotional scenes as well as the usual humour . So have your Kleenex handy and join the Thursday Murder Club 👍👍💚🐉

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amyrohn
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Finished this in about 24 hours so I think it‘s safe to say my slump has been beaten! This series is so charming and I‘m sad we won‘t get another one for a little while. Now that we‘re at book 4, I‘m reading these for the characters a bit more than for the mystery, and this one was a little more emotional than I was expecting, but a good read nonetheless. 4/5⭐️

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Well, I didn‘t know the books that would fall in its grid when I pre-ordered the tagged, but I could have told you then that regardless the other 8 books my favorite would be the tagged!

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. Avg C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

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Traci1
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I love these books so much. This one was just as charming, funny, and sweet as the previous three. I giggled and cried, and I'm especially sad because I've read he won't be writing more of these (at least for now). 🥺
+1,331 #spookyghostclub (9hours, 5thons, 87words) @clwojick
#rushathon #31by31 #bookspin #falling4books #popupsaturday @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES @DieAReader @Catsandbooks @TheAromaofBooks @Read4life @AmandaBlaze

Read4life On my TBR. 🍁👻🎃 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
AmandaBlaze I looking forward to starting this series. 2mo
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DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2mo
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼☠️❤️ 2mo
MamaGina Love these SO much! 😊 2mo
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amyrohn
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Been in a reading slump the past couple of weeks, time to try and get out of it!

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Jen2
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Read this on the plane to and from Iceland. Great plane book. We saw the northern lights, it was beyond description.

Amiable So cool! That‘s on my bucket list. 2mo
Deblovestoread Amazing! That would be a dream come true for me. 2mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
Dragon Awesome! So beautiful. I‘m listening to this audiobook right now - it‘s good so far 👍 - I‘m infatuated with Bogdan 💚🐉 2mo
IuliaC Wonderful experience! 💚 I had the chance to see the northern lights at exactly this time last year 2mo
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jlhammar
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The latest Thursday Murder Club is a pick, of course! Such a wonderful series. It‘s always a treat to spend time with these characters.

Aims42 I cannot wait to read this!!!! I love this series so much 🥰 2mo
squirrelbrain So good! 2mo
squirrelbrain Did you 😢? 2mo
jlhammar @squirrelbrain Oh my, yes! It was quite an emotional read, wasn‘t it? I look forward to more someday, but also excited for his forthcoming father-in-law—daughter-in-law detective duo book/series. Sounds promising! 2mo
jlhammar @Aims42 Enjoy! I found myself taking a ridiculously long time to read this just because I didn‘t want it to end! 2mo
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BookishTrish
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These just keep getting better and better.

Jas16 Oh I understand exactly what you were feeling when this was taken. Love this series so much. 2mo
Reggie Awwwww 2mo
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IndoorDame
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The Thursday Murder Club is still laugh out loud funny and I can‘t think of a better gang to have kept me company while I try to fight off the nasty cold going around my area. #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks #scarathlon #skeletoncrew @Emilymdxn

Emilymdxn So glad you liked it and so sorry you‘re sick 🤒 I hope you recover soon and get lots of restful reading in 2mo
slategreyskies Hope you feel better soon! 💕 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I still have the first book from this series on my shelf - gotta get to it!! 2mo
IndoorDame @TheAromaofBooks oooh, the first book is awesome!!!! 2mo
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HeatherBookNerd
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I LOVE this series. We continue to get to know these marvelous characters and see how the relationships deepen between them. While there are multiple murders and plot twists, and a lot of humor, it is the lovely elderly cohorts that keep me coming back. Osman creates some beautiful and poignant scenes as the friends face some hard realities of life in your 80s. So good.

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LeslieO
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#SeptemberRecap. Had a great reading month! Loved them all!
✔️ #Bookspin
✔️#Doublespin
✔️#Serieslove23. The Thursday Murder Club books just keep getting better.
✔️New favorite authors: this is my 3rd Erica BAuermeister this year, loved them all. My first Amy Poeppel. Can‘t wait for more.
✔️ Old favorite authors: Ann Patchett and Angie Kim did not disappoint.
✔️ Reread The Secret History, still love it.
✔️ #nonfiction2023 Flowers and tennis❤️

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Eggbeater
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I was proud of myself, I guessed right away what the ending would be and why, but it was still such a fun book. It is peppered with humor and poignant moments and one big tearjerker. These characters are drawn so amazingly well. It is so enjoyable to watch them grow, especially Joyce.

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kellock
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How dare Richard Osman make me cry (although woman reading it on the lounger next to me didn't seem to cry, maybe I'm emotionally charged). So not a good holiday look. I really do love this series.

dabbe What a view! 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
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cjk
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I listened to 10 audiobooks in September. My favorite read is the tagged title followed by The Embroidered Book. The Eye of the World was the longest audiobook- clocking in at 33 hours! 😅

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Larkken
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Oh, Stephen. Oh, Elizabeth. Oh, my heart 💔 #bookreport

Finished during #ReadySetRead for 2 hrs - husband was worried about all the sniveling on my birthday but I couldnt put it down @Bookwormjillk
#scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub
I'll add more tags in comments, too, I'm sure...

Bookwormjillk Happy birthday 🎉🎈🎊🎂🎁🎃👻 2mo
DebinHawaii Great job & Happy B-Day! 🎉👻🎉 2mo
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Jas16
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This is was an easy decision this month. I had to go with the book that felt like being reunited with old friends laughter and tears included. #readingbracket2023

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LeslieO
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Almost a bingo! Did read my #bookspin and #doublespin. So a success! #bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 2mo
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Ericalambbrown
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So, the first of this series was our FOTL read this month. I absolutely loved it and plowed through the next books - including the fourth that just came out on Tuesday! These are so fun! I read the first then listened to the others. Leslie Manville brilliantly narrates the first two and the ridiculously talented Fiona Shaw takes on the last two. The audiobooks also have interviews with the author after that are super fun! Happy I found these!

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squirrelbrain
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I just love this series, and they get better with each book.

With this one though, I had to try not to snivel and sniff whilst sitting in the silent Gladstone‘s Reading Room. 😢

charl08 Such a lovely setting 📚😍 2mo
Cathythoughts Enjoy your Gladstone trip ❤️ 2mo
emz711 ooo it just came out. i'm waiting for it from the library. 2mo
BarbaraBB Are you okay Helen? You‘ve been so quiet lately? 🩷 2mo
squirrelbrain Hello Barbara, thank you so much for checking in. 😘 I‘ve just been working non-stop (12 hour days, every day) since Gladstone‘s. I was actually going to email you today but didn‘t get chance so I‘ll drop you a message over the weekend. And I‘m just about to post here on Litsy too. 😃 @BarbaraBB 2mo
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AmyK1
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I laughed, I cried. I loved it. Can‘t wait till the next one! ❤️

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Larkken
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I forgot to post last week‘s #bookreport 🤦🏻‍♀️
The Spy and the Traitor was the clear front runner but I‘m not sure who I‘m fooling here, obviously I was going to read the newest Thursday Murder Club book first since I had just got it from the library 😎

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KathyWheeler
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I love this series. There was a scene in this book, though, where I nearly cried. We also learn something new about Ibrahim. The story is pretty convoluted, but these characters are wonderful. #audiowalk

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marleed
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Often I complain about a book when I think there are characters superfluous to a story. So why then am I so enamored by this series best served read in sequence from book 1-4? Besides some fun murder mysteries, I think it‘s because Osman creates such a big dynamic world for his octogenarians.

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Exceptions to every rule! 2mo
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behudd
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book could have been three times as long as it was, and I still would have been disappointed when it ended.
Osman has created such lovable, distinct, hilarious characters in this series - I was grinning on page 1, laughing out loud by chapter 2, and pausing to cry a few times throughout.
Cannot say enough good things. Masterfully done.

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KathyWheeler
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Usually when I‘m in SC, I stay with my sister; I know her neighborhood pretty well and am comfortable enough to walk at night. This week I‘m staying with one of my brothers. It got pretty late and I don‘t know his neighborhood, so my walk was short. At least I did get some Thursday Murder Club listening in. 😊 #audiowalk

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Jas16
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I just love these characters so much (and the mysteries are fun too).

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KathyWheeler
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Well, I was going to go back to Excellent Women until I learned this new Thursday Murder Club book was out, so now it‘s my walking book. Walked a lot today because it was such a lovely day outside. #audiowalk

jlhammar Planning to start this today - can't wait! 2mo
KathyWheeler @jlhammar I‘m liking it so far. 2mo
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Aims42
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Isn‘t it just THE BEST when 3 library holds come in and 2 preorders arrive on the same day 🤪😜 Really hoping nobody else requests the library books (3 on right) since there is no way I‘ll finish them all in 3 weeks. Especially when I have a new Richard Osman and Kate Atkinson waiting 😋 Happy Friday!!

MissyD I am so glad I work at the library. It‘s not a chore for me to get there to get a new book when I finish one. As I‘m there 4-5 evenings a week. Soo I TRY to only have one physical book checked out at a time. And I TRY to only do 1 ebook and 1 audiobook at a time. Notice I say TRY. 🤣 2mo
Aims42 @MissyD I appreciate you trying!! 🙌💕 2mo
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AmyK1
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Early morning flight to Chicago to spend the weekend with my best friend. I‘m taking The Thursday Murder Club crew with me 😁

LiteraryinLawrence Aww, have a wonderful time with your friend! 2mo
AmyG Safe travels! Have fun! 2mo
BookNAround Fly safely. I‘m in Chicago with an old friend this weekend too. 😁 2mo
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cjk
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Currently listening to the tagged title. Words cannot express how excited I am!
😍📚🎧

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