The Man Who Died Twice: (The Thursday Murder Club 2)

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I would love this book even without audio, but having listened to her narrate both books so far, I can’t imagine it without her now. Count on the Thursday Murder Club members to figure out ways to make the most of their brain powers, skillsets, and other assets to make lemonade out of lemons. I wondered how these two crimes could possibly be related but leave it to this group to find a way to punish all of those involved. Another fun, laugh-out-loud, twisty murder mystery that keeps you seconding guessing everyone and everything to the very end. In fact, I think all mystery lovers should do themselves a favor and give this series a try, because if you don’t, you are really missing out on something special!

However, he stated: "As a reviewer I can find plenty of faults, but as a reader I didn't care", having "read it from cover to cover and enjoyed every minute. Though it took its time getting started, leisurely leading us to the murderous moment, once we get there it's off to the races. I don't think any threads were left untied, and I'm pleased to say our four heroes are more or less intact to fight another day! Douglas is being held in a safe house under the supervision of MI5 operatives Sue Reardon and Lance James. Or when my kids get all upset and ask me why I sent them the sarcastic smiley face emoji when all I was trying to do was send a smiley face because forfuckssake how can you tell the difference between smiley face emojis they all look the same!I have to say, I enjoyed this book more than I did the first one, maybe because I was now used to Osman's style of writing and more familiar with the characters. The strength of a “Cozy” is its characters and it’s what I enjoy MOST in this series although the mystery is THIS book was much stronger and more entertaining than the one in the first, for me!

If you haven’t read the first book, let me give you a quick summary: four septuagenarians with different occupations, characteristics and far different pasts come together to solve the cold cases. It was quite a long journey back, so somewhere in northern France I unwrapped Ibrahim's chocolates and we ate them, and then I unwrapped Ron's beers and we drank them. Combining Elizabeth’s sharp mind,Joyce’s flirting, Ibrahim’s impressive observational skills and Ron’s use of disguise and underhand tactics you can be sure that retrieving the stolen diamonds is on the cards. These characters are so compelling and wholesome while also being the type of morally grey that only truly intelligent people are.

Plenty of heart-breaking and heart-warming moments for all the members of The Thursday Murder Club this time around as well as action and intrigue. The four friends manage to find, with a little support from the police, the culprit behind a double murder. I felt I would have been just a little bit better served had I waited a little longer for things to settle in the stomach, if you will. TTMC establishes the unique friendships between the characters as well as highlights what makes each character special. Due to a lack of proof, the police's hands are tied and the remaining trio is told to seek retribution themselves.