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- Where should I start?
- Start from the beginning of the series — the five-book box set reviewed on LuvemBooks is the most practical entry point if you want the full run, as Osman builds his characters and their relationships across the books and the later mysteries reward familiarity with the group dynamic. If you want to test the waters with a single volume first, seek out the first book in the series before moving to The Man Who Died Twice, which is the second instalment and carries character threads from book one.
- What's their writing style?
- Osman writes in a light, drily comic voice that owes as much to his television background — quick timing, ensemble banter — as it does to the classic British mystery tradition. The humour is character-driven rather than situational: much of it comes from watching four highly intelligent older people outmanoeuvre much younger detectives and criminals. Underneath the wit, the plotting is methodical; Osman constructs fair-play mysteries with genuine clues rather than using the comedic tone as a cover for loose construction.
- Books we've reviewed
- LuvemBooks has reviewed two Richard Osman titles. The Thursday Murder Club Series 5-Book Box Set collects the full run of the series to date in one set — the natural choice for readers who already know they want all of it. The Man Who Died Twice is the second standalone mystery in the series, following the Club as they become entangled with a man who claims to have faked his own death — it carries an Amazon reader rating of 4.6 out of 5 from over 112,000 ratings.
- How do the reviewed books compare?
- The two reviewed titles sit at different points in the series — the box set spans the entire five-book run while The Man Who Died Twice is specifically the second instalment. As a single novel, The Man Who Died Twice sharpens the formula established in the first book: the mystery mechanics are tighter and the four leads are more confidently drawn, which is reflected in its very strong Amazon reader rating of 4.6 out of 5 from over 112,000 ratings. The box set offers better overall value if you are committing to the full series.
- What genre do they write?
- Osman writes cozy mysteries — a sub-genre of crime fiction characterised by amateur detectives, a contained community setting, and a tone that prioritises wit and character over graphic violence or darkness. The Thursday Murder Club series is set in a Kent retirement village and follows four elderly amateur sleuths, placing it squarely in the British cozy tradition, albeit with a more contemporary comic sensibility than older examples of the form.
- What should I read after The Man Who Died Twice?
- After The Man Who Died Twice — the second Thursday Murder Club novel — the natural next step is the third book in the series, The Bullet That Missed, which continues the story of the same four characters. The five-book box set reviewed on LuvemBooks includes the full series run, so picking that up covers everything currently available in the sequence.
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The Bullet That Missed: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman
4.6/5
The Bullet That Missed is the third entry in Richard Osman's beloved Thursday Murder Club series, delivering the sharp wit, warmly drawn characters, and cleverly constructed plotting that have made the series a commercial and critical phenomenon. The audiobook edition, narrated by Fiona Shaw, Richard Osman, and Steph McGovern for Penguin Audio, brings the ensemble to vivid life across just over eleven hours of unabridged listening.
Reviewed Sep 7, 2026
The Man Who Died Twice: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman
4.6/5
The Man Who Died Twice, the second entry in Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series, reunites the beloved quartet of amateur sleuths — Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim, and Joyce — in another witty, warmhearted murder mystery set in a Kent retirement village. Published by Viking Press (Penguin Random House) in September 2021 and released as an Audible audiobook narrated by Lesley Manville on September 28, 2021, the book has drawn praise from major crime writers and general readers alike for balancing sharp plotting with genuine emotional depth. This review draws on its content, structure, and published critical reception — not hands-on use or listening.
Reviewed Aug 2, 2026
The Thursday Murder Club Series - 5-Book Box Set by Richard Osman
/5
Richard Osman's five-novel Thursday Murder Club series — collected here in a single paperback box set — brings together the complete adventures of four sharp-minded retirees who turn a quiet Kent retirement village into the unlikely epicentre of Britain's most entertaining amateur detective operation, cementing Osman's place as one of the defining crime writers of the 2020s.
Reviewed Feb 10, 2026
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