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About Richard Osman
Richard Osman is an author, producer and television presenter. The Thursday Murder Club is his first novel. He is well known for TV shows including Pointless and Richard Osman’s House of Games. As the creative director of Endemol UK, Richard has worked as an executive producer on numerous shows including Deal Or No Deal and 8 Out of 10 Cats. He is also a regular on panel and game shows such as Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie To You and Taskmaster.
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“Witty, endearing and greatly entertaining.” —Wall Street Journal
“Don’t trust anyone, including the four septuagenarian sleuths in Osman’s own laugh-out-loud whodunit.” —Parade
Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves
A female cop with her first big case
A brutal murder
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THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club.
When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case.
As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late?
The second gripping novel in the New York Times bestselling Thursday Murder Club series, soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg at Amblin Entertainment
“It’s taken a mere two books for Richard Osman to vault into the upper leagues of crime writers. . . The Man Who Died Twice. . . dives right into joyous fun."
—The New York Times Book Review
The Bullet That Missed, the third installment in the Thursday Murder Club series, is forthcoming!
Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim—the Thursday Murder Club—are still riding high off their recent real-life murder case and are looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet at Cooper’s Chase, their posh retirement village.
But they are out of luck.
An unexpected visitor—an old pal of Elizabeth’s (or perhaps more than just a pal?)—arrives, desperate for her help. He has been accused of stealing diamonds worth millions from the wrong men and he’s seriously on the lam.
Then, as night follows day, the first body is found. But not the last. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim are up against a ruthless murderer who wouldn’t bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians. Can our four friends catch the killer before the killer catches them? And if they find the diamonds, too? Well, wouldn’t that be a bonus? You should never put anything beyond the Thursday Murder Club.
Richard Osman is back with everyone’s favorite mystery-solving quartet, and the second installment of the Thursday Murder Club series is just as clever and warm as the first—an unputdownable, laugh-out-loud pleasure of a read.
It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal.
Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A local news legend is on the hunt for a sensational headline, and soon the gang are hot on the trail of two murders, ten years apart.
To make matters worse, Elizabeth is paid a visit in which she’s presented with a deadly mission: kill or be killed…
While Elizabeth grapples with her conscience (and a gun), the gang and their unlikely new friends--including TV stars, money launderers and ex-KGB colonels--unravel a fresh mystery. But can they catch the culprit and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?
En un pacífico complejo privado para jubilados, cuatro improbables amigos se reúnen una vez a la semana para revisar antiguos casos de asesinatos locales que quedaron sin resolver. Ellos son Ron, un exactivista socialista lleno de tatuajes y revolución; la dulce Joyce, una viuda que no es tan ingenua como aparenta; Ibrahim, un antiguo psiquiatra con una increíble capacidad de análisis, y la tremenda y enigmática Elizabeth, que, a sus 81 años, lidera el grupo de investigadores aficionados… o no tanto.
Cuando un promotor inmobiliario de la zona es hallado muerto con una misteriosa fotografía junto al cuerpo, El Club del Crimen de los Jueves se encuentra en medio de su primer caso real. Aunque sean octogenarios, los cuatro amigos guardan algunos trucos en la manga.
¿Podrá este grupo poco ortodoxo pero brillante atrapar al asesino?
Los lectores dicen:
«Entrañable, entretenidísima y divertida.»
«Con tanto ritmo que pasa volando.»
«Fácil, divertida… a ratos tierna, a ratos irónica.»
«No voy a dejar de recomendarlo a todos mis amigos.»
«Me recuerda a Miss Marple de Agatha Christie.»
Richard Osman has been trying to settle the most important issues society faces today. Who would win in a head-to-head between Quavers and Cheesy Wotsits? And What's the ultimate Christmas film (Home Alone, obviously). The World Cup of Everything is an incredibly popular format that began life on twitter where his hilarious polls received 1.5 million votes a go becoming a national talking point, inciting debate amongst twitter users at odds over their favourites, celebrities and key figures join in, bookies offer odds on the outcome, papers report on it all as if it is a real sporting event with headlines about how Richard Osman has melted the internet.
This autumn we're bringing The World Cup of Everything to the page in a brilliant book perfect for Christmas.
With new competitions such as The World Cup of British Sitcoms, Christmas Songs, Animals, British Bands and so on, as well as some of the favourites that have already had the country talking: Chocolate and Crisps among them, Richard will offer commentary, share funny, quirky pieces of trivia and stand-up style entries about each of the contenders. The World Cup of Everything will offer something for everyone making it the perfect gift for pretty much anyone.
This is Richard at his best: super smart, quick-witted and writing about the matters that the British public really care about.
Más de 2.500.000 lectores ya se han unido a El Club del Crimen de los Jueves.
Resolver un nuevo asesinato no formaba parte de sus planes de jubilación.
“So schlau und lustig. Leider ziemlich gut.” Ian Rankin
"Eine warmherzige, weise und witzige Warnung davor, dass man die Älteren nie unterschätzen darf.“ Val McDermid
Man möchte meinen, so eine luxuriöse Seniorenresidenz in der idyllischen Grafschaft Kent sei ein friedlicher Ort. Das dachte auch die fast achtzigjährige Joyce, als sie in Coopers Chase einzog. Bis sie Elizabeth, Ron und Ibrahim kennenlernt oder, anders gesagt, eine ehemalige Geheimagentin, einen ehemaligen Gewerkschaftsführer und einen ehemaligen Psychiater. Sie wird Teil ihres Clubs, der sich immer donnerstags im Puzzlezimmer trifft, um ungelöste Kriminalfälle aufzuklären. Als dann direkt vor ihrer Haustür ein Mord verübt wird, ist der Ermittlungseifer der vier Senioren natürlich geweckt, und selbst der Chefinspektor der lokalen Polizeidienststelle kann nur über ihren Scharfsinn staunen.
Um visitante inesperado – um velho amigo (ou quem sabe algo mais…) de Elizabeth – aparece desesperado da sua ajuda. Está em apuros. Foi acusado de roubar diamantes, no valor de 20 milhões de libras, ao homem errado. E a sua vida corre perigo.
O primeiro corpo é encontrado. Mas não será o último. Este difícil caso envolve um mafioso impaciente, reuniões regadas a vinho, segredos antigos, pulseiras da amizade, decisões importantes como a de adotar ou não um cão…. E um assassino implacável que não hesitaria, um segundo, em matar os quatro simpáticos reformados de Coopers Chase.
Será que os membros de O Clube do Crime das Quintas-Feiras vão ser capazes de encontrar o assassino (e, já agora, os diamantes), antes do assassino os encontrar a eles?
Elizabeth riceve la lettera di un ex collega dei Servizi Segreti che ha commesso un grosso errore e ha bisogno del suo aiuto. È stato accusato di aver rubato diamanti per milioni di sterline agli uomini sbagliati e per questo motivo è in fuga da un mafioso violento e vendicativo. Mentre i cadaveri iniziano ad accumularsi, Elizabeth arruola gli amici di sempre del Club per dare caccia a uno spietato assassino. Questa volta si scontrano con un nemico che non farebbe una piega nel mettere fuori combattimento quattro anziani...
Riusciranno i vecchi amici a risolvere l’enigma prima di diventare a loro volta vittime? E se trovassero anche i diamanti? Be’, non sarebbero un bonus gradito?
Con la seconda indagine del Club dei delitti del giovedì, Osman si conferma un autore ricco di inventiva e dalla penna godibile e divertente, con uno stile irriverente e politicamente scorretto.
Nach dem Weltbestseller Der Donnerstagsmordclub der zweite Fall für das scharfsinnigste Seniorenquartett der Krimigeschichte
Da hat er sich in etwas reingeritten, der gute Marcus Carmichael. Und jetzt soll Elizabeth ihm da wieder raushelfen. Dabei sollte ihr ehemaliger Geheimdienst-Kollege doch eigentlich wissen, von wem man besser keine Diamanten mitgehen lässt, wenn man sich gerade auf einem Einsatz für den MI5 befindet. Dazu gehört ganz bestimmt: die New Yorker Mafia. Ist die erst einmal im Spiel, geht es ziemlich sicher bald jemandem an den Kragen.
Doch auch Profimörder können Fehler machen, etwa ihrem Handwerk in der Seniorenresidenz Coopers Chase nachzugehen. Denn wer hier mordet, dem ist der Donnerstagsmordclub auf den Fersen, und der macht, schneller als ihm lieb sein kann, aus dem Jäger den Gejagten. Für die vier rüstigen Senioren heißt es: Endlich ist wieder Donnerstag!
»Eine triumphale Rückkehr des Donnerstagsmordclubs.« Wall Street Journal
»Osman hat es nicht nur wieder getan, er hat es sogar noch besser gemacht.« Philippa Perry
Ma quando un brutale omicidio ha luogo proprio sulla loro soglia di casa, “Il club dei delitti del giovedì” si ritrova nel bel mezzo del primo caso in diretta. I quattro protagonisti saranno pure degli ottantenni, tuttavia hanno ancora qualche asso nella manica. Sono persone vivaci, straordinariamente agili ed energiche, decise a esercitare la loro notevole elasticità mentale nella ricerca di un assassino a piede libero. Per trovarlo si immedesimeranno nel personaggio dell’anziano curioso e vagamente ingenuo, così da raccogliere informazioni e inserirsi nelle indagini ufficiali con stratagemmi sorprendenti, che superano spesso il confine della legalità.
Richard Osman rompe gli schemi della narrativa poliziesca, dipanando un racconto pieno di suspence ma incredibilmente divertente, e il collegamento tra gli intrepidi investigatori e la polizia, che potrebbe sembrare ardito, funziona magnificamente.
L’arguzia secca e l’umorismo britannico danno a questo romanzo un sapore particolare e i suoi personaggi simpatici e accattivanti ci catturano sin dall’inizio. Un esordio insolito e coinvolgente.
Más de 1.400.000 lectores ya se han unido al Club del Crimen de los Jueves.
Resolver un nuevo asesinato no formaba parte de sus planes de jubilación.
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