elysianbud's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Once again a Thursday Murder Club has me cackling and crying constantly throughout.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Blood, Gun violence, Car accident, Dementia, Grief, and Kidnapping
sova_bean's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Dementia
blewballoon's review
funny
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Another great entry in this series. They always manage to balance being funny and touching along with having an engaging mystery to solve.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Death, Violence, and Kidnapping
daryn's review
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Dementia, and Death
Moderate: Gun violence and Suicide
Minor: Car accident
roryport's review
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping, Death, and Gun violence
peeshy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, and Murder
luxton's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was a solid third book in the Thursday Murder Club series. If you've read books 1 and 2 and liked them, chances are you'll enjoy this too.
My one 'complaint' with Richard Osman's books is that the murder mystery plot feels a bit convoluted sometimes. It's not like a classic Arthur Conan Doyle story where the mystery is a puzzle the reader can solve if only they are clever enough. There's too much going on in the background.
That said, the fantastic characters carry the story through so it doesn't feel like a major problem. I still had a good time.
My one 'complaint' with Richard Osman's books is that the murder mystery plot feels a bit convoluted sometimes. It's not like a classic Arthur Conan Doyle story where the mystery is a puzzle the reader can solve if only they are clever enough. There's too much going on in the background.
That said, the fantastic characters carry the story through so it doesn't feel like a major problem. I still had a good time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia, Death, and Murder
Minor: Drug use and Child abuse
Spoiler
Steven's dementia is featured more heavily in this book. I found it a bit rough. I can imagine this would be a particularly difficult read if you have personal experience of a family member being affected by dementiabronzeageholly's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
I have demolished this series as fast as I can - the plot is well formulated and I’m STILL thrown at the end no matter how certain I am that I’ve solved it.
This volume I found a little harder to stick with than the others. The cast was quite large and even though all the characters are exceptionally well-considered, I found it difficult to remember all of the different names and some I really enjoyed getting to know a lot more than others. While the action got underway relatively fast, I found the pace ebbed and flowed which made following the plot a little less harder than the previous two.
All in all, Osman never lost me. His humour runs throughout and I’ll be running to grab the fourth book as soon as it’s out!
This volume I found a little harder to stick with than the others. The cast was quite large and even though all the characters are exceptionally well-considered, I found it difficult to remember all of the different names and some I really enjoyed getting to know a lot more than others. While the action got underway relatively fast, I found the pace ebbed and flowed which made following the plot a little less harder than the previous two.
All in all, Osman never lost me. His humour runs throughout and I’ll be running to grab the fourth book as soon as it’s out!
Spoiler
the Viking was a hilarious and terrifying villain, I enjoyed every time he cropped up, especially when it all came to a head in Joyce’s flat…. our poor, insecure bookworm :,,)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Dementia
Moderate: Kidnapping, Suicide, and Gun violence
laurajordensharris's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Dementia, Drug use, Murder, Stalking, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Mental illness
john_pascoe's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
“When you look backwards, everything is inevitable.” - Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed Richard Osman is an esteemed English comedian who has made appearances on such English comedy game shows as 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown alongside other comedian authors, including David Baddiel and David Walliams.
On an ordinary Thursday, The Thursday Murder Club lurk around a troublesome decade-old cold case which leads them to a local news legend and a mysterious murder with few answers.
Then a new nemesis assigns Elizabeth a task: kill or be killed. The cold case becomes red hot. Can the Thursday Murder Club solve the mystery and rescue Elizabeth before the murderer strikes once more?
This instalment of The Thursday Murder Club series is full of wit, intrigue and irresistible “achingly British” charm that readers have come to expect from Osman. This book also serves well as a standalone.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Gun violence