The bullet that missed

I read the first book from this author and so enjoyed it. I quickly ordered the second and just finished it. The second book was fast paced and introduced new characters. I just ordered book 3 and 4, looking forward to more adventures.

If you love British artistic endeavors (theater, movies, Shakespeare (and other literature)), you'll love this series. AND, the publisher (after two novels) changed the unreadable font that was used for Joyce's journal into a more readable font.

The mysteries in these books are fabulous, but the characters are the shining stars. Who cares who killed who if you don’t care about the people involved.

This book is an entertaining story with several twists and turns. It's a clever plot. I really am enjoying this series!

All you need is love! This book is full of it. The Thursday Murder Club does it again. They are a delightful group and this is a delightful read.

The gang is back; Joyce, Elizabeth, Ron, and Ibrahim are investigating the death of Bethany Waites, a reporter whose car went over a cliff while following a money laundering story, but whose body is never found. We meet her former co-anchor Mike Waghorn who adored her, Fiona Clemence, the ambitious woman that replaced her, Pauline, their make-up woman and Ron’s latest squeeze, Jack Mason and Heather Garbutt, the suspects in her death as well as a 2nd drama between Victor and a Viking that has Elizabeth frightened for Joyce’s life. This is the first time everything doesn’t end prettily, but the characters are familiar and fun with a storyline that keeps you guessing.

Another tale of twists & turns, murder & mystery with old friends & new… a good read…and a fun read…

The third book of the Thursday Murder Club series continues with the exploits of a group of seniors in England who solve crimes. The characters are fresh and appealing. There’s Ron, a former union tough guy, and boxer; Ibrahim, a psychiatrist; Elizabeth, a one-time spy now caring for her husband with Alzheimer’s, and Joyce, well, Joyce, who is in a category of her own. Joyce knows everybody or knows someone who knows everybody.The mystery involves a TV news anchor, Bethany Waites, who drove her car off a cliff in Dover. Her body was never recovered, presumably washed away by the sea. What looked like suicide turns to murder, as mounting clues indicate she was on to a big story. She was sending mysterious messages on her phone, and someone was seen with her in her car on the day of her death.The group launches wholeheartedly into the investigation, which, of course, both alarms and motivates PC Donna De Freitas. The policewoman charged with keeping an eye on the group knows their propensity to charge directly into trouble. They solve crimes, yes, but they create chaos for the police.There are many suspects, including co-workers from Bethany’s newsroom, a jealous lover, and the person implicated in Bethany’s never-released story. The group interviews people and follows clues. Joyce writes about the case in her diary, often making hilarious and off-subject observations about people. Adding to the plot are an ex-KGB colonel, and a threatening figure called the Viking.Other characters in previous books appear, and because of that, I would advise readers to read the books in order to understand the backstories. I had read the first book and picked up this one, thinking it was the second, which confused me at first. All in all, this is a humorous, cozy mystery that will entertain readers.

A fantastic read! The story keeps one reading . Great charactres. Impossible to put the book down once you habe started to read

Great characters, quirky writing style, good plot

Comme les autres ouvrages de la série, il s'agit d'un véritable page-turner. Je l'ai lu en une journée

Richard, please hurry up and do number 4, as I can’t wait! I have devoured 1, 2 and now 3 and loved all of them. I think it is the characters you really get behind them and in number 3 we meet some new ones, who are equally as captivating and I doubt we have heard the last of them, also hope we get some clarity in book 4, as intrigued about Connie and what will happen to her going forward and even to find out what happens to the chief inspector and can Elizabeth and Viktor please take the trip to Dubai, they have to follow up.The characters all mesh together and create a page turning story. Humorous, interesting and some of it is very sad, you start to see deterioration of health for one and the realisation from some that they will not live forever. Joyce has some very good lines about living for today, as you might not be here tomorrow, so do the things you want to now before it is too late.Alan is a dark horse, well actually he’s a dog, but he is a highly intelligent dog and he reminds me of the dog from another book I’ve read this year, lessons in chemistry (try it couldn’t put it down.) dogs with their own minds and thoughts, which is now I like to think they are in real life as well.There is a good plot throughout the book and it sweeps you in, which is why I read it cover to cover in 3 sittings. Although you could read this as a stand alone, I would highly recommend that you don’t as otherwise you will miss out on the back history of the characters, which Richard has built in the previous 2 books.I love a good murder, not undertaking one personally, that would be against the law folks, but true crime, fiction, you name it, I love it and these books are some of the best I’ve read and if I can find a retirement complex that has it’s own murder club when I am a bit older, i’m in, put my name down at once. Tell my son please, in case I can’t decide myself, I only want a complex with a weekly murder club, not knitting or conversational French, murder.These books show so much of people’s nature, a theme throughout for me is Chris and Donna’s tolerance of what could be seen as interfering old people, putting their noses in where the police should be only. I also love Bogden who really grows as a character in number 3 and how he is with Stephen is how you hope others would be when confronted with a gentleman in decline. He has such a good heart and something really good happens for him in this novel. No spoilers, but it will make you take a deep sigh and say “you deserve this mate.”In this one there is television involved, so the author can talk about that I imagine without much research given his day job and I loved the line that the make up room is where you can catch up on all the gossip, as I imagine that is a fact.I recently read a book that was compared to these books, big splash on the advert about if you enjoyed Richard’s books, you’ll enjoy these. No, they were terrible, also I love Rev Richard Cole’s and they have compared his first novel to these, again, I read it based on that, again was so disappointed. Nothing compares to these (are you all humming the tune now, sorry,) they are brilliant, buy them, read them and I hope you enjoy them as much as I have.

いつもの四人組の老人たちのユーモアたっぷりのやり取りと奇想天外な展開のミステリーが魅力。