“It's the people, in the end, isn't it?” says Viktor. “It's always the people. You can move halfway around the world to find your perfect life, move to Australia if you like, but it always comes down to the people you meet.”
It is certainly the people in the Thursday Murder Club. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim have unofficially expanded the club, accumulating quite the circle of crime fighters. Is it my imagination, or are our beloved club members slowing down just a bit? When even Elizabeth questions her fitness for duty, that's not good. Being reunited with her old frenemy Viktor, however, has been a tonic for her. Ron seems to have found a match and Joyce has her eye on someone again. Ibrahim may find himself the odd man out in the next book.
Elizabeth is receiving anonymous threats when the Club digs in to a local murder case. She realizes that she's been missing the adrenaline and the opportunity to exercise her wits. Always the instigator, she determines what seems to be the best course of action. Then they are off! No more details—you must discover them for yourself.
If you, like me, enjoy our visits with the Thursday Murder Club, you will also be delighted that Osman promises in the acknowledgements that there will be another book next year. Mr. Osman, I shall await it with pleasure. (My auto-fill wanted to say that I would await it with mango chutney, which may also be true.)
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