The sleuthing pensioners of the Thursday Murder Club are again and higher than ever in Richard Osman’s The Bullet That Missed.
Life within the idyllic Coopers Chase Retirement Village is much from quiet, particularly for the Thursday Murder Club. The group’s 4 members—Elizabeth, a retired MI5 agent with connections throughout the globe; Joyce, a former nurse with a knack for fixing puzzles; Ibrahim, a well-mannered psychiatrist; and Ron, a retired union chief who by no means backs down from a battle—are attempting to crack the chilly case homicide of TV presenter Bethany Waites. Ten years in the past, Bethany was investigating a multimillion-dollar fraud operation. She informed colleagues that she was near unraveling all of it, however earlier than she may file her story, Bethany’s automotive was pushed off a cliff, and her physique was by no means recovered.
As The Bullet That Missed begins, Osman’s septuagenarian sleuths have picked up the mantle. They’re working to uncover who’s behind the fraud and Bethany’s homicide, to not point out the more moderen deaths of two suspects in Bethany’s disappearance. In a parallel plot, Elizabeth’s previous catches up together with her when a mysterious man duties her with finishing up an assassination. If she doesn’t comply, her and her pals’ lives shall be forfeit. To defend herself and the individuals she loves, Elizabeth reconnects with an ex-KGB colonel (and former lover) to put a lure for the person threatening her.
This intricately plotted novel weaves its a number of mysteries along with aplomb, all whereas bringing again acquainted faces from earlier installments similar to Police Captain Donna De Freitas; her accomplice, Detective Chief Inspector Chris Hudson; and Bogdan, who’s nonetheless fiercely loyal to Elizabeth and the group. Osman’s wry humor continues to shine, particularly within the sections of the story informed by Joyce’s energetic diary entries.
If there’s a flaw in The Bullet That Missed, it’s that readers have to be accustomed to the earlier books to totally respect some of the characters’ motivations and deepening relationships. However, with solely two earlier books within the sequence, it’s simple to get caught up. And thriller followers ought to completely achieve this, as a result of this newest entry within the Thursday Murder Club sequence could also be the perfect one but.
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