I read The Thursday Murder Club which I described as the famous five for pensioners and to some extent that also applies here. Having said that I enjoyed this book even more. I love all of the characters and love how they have developed. I’m not quite sure what to make of the fact that Richard Osman can write with such a convincing voice as Joyce! I loved the twists and turns and the fact that it actually made me laugh out loud. I had to read out the part about the Instagram account to my husband as I found it so amusing. I recommend this as an interesting but lighthearted read.

We Meet Again.…..
In a seemingly peaceful, seemingly quiet and seemingly serene retirement village friends, together by circumstance, played host to meetings where unsolved murders were considered. They became The Thursday Murder Club. It beggared belief that those friends had a very real murder on their hands and that their meetings took such a different turn. It is now ‘the following Thursday’ and this genteel club have a new case involving, but most definitely not limited to, diamonds and death. This engaging sequel is a wholly entertaining mystery with an enjoyable, likeable and colourful cast of characters. Joyous escapism.

Having read and loved Richard’s first book ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ I was really looking forward to reading ‘The man who died twice’ and I wasn’t disappointed.

Richard has an engaging tone that pulls you into the story and makes you care about the characters. Each of the chapters is written from the perspective of one of the characters which gives us interesting takes on them and other players as the story develops. I wanted to know more about Elizabeth’s past and, no spoilers, was delighted to learn a lot more about her in this second instalment.

Murders aside, it is ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ crowd after all, I would be happy to eventually spend my retirement with friends like these.

A great follow up to the first in the series. Building on everything set up in The Thursday Murder Club and reuniting us with all of our favourite characters, but I felt like the plot of this one was a bit more entertaining.

In an interesting angle the mystery centres around the ex-husband of Elizabeth, one of our main characters. This was a good grounding force for the novel and set the tone for having our club at the centre of the action. They're all as endearing ever, having me laughing while still suprised by the twists and turns the book takes.

Anyone who enjoyed the first one may well love this one even more, and I'm sure it'll pick up many more fans along the way.

This is the perfect follow up to The Thursday Murder Club. All of our favourite characters are back with their smart investigative skills, their humour and their camaraderie.

This time round the group is dragged into an investigation when Elizabeth receives a letter from her ex husband who has apparently stolen twenty million dollars worth of diamonds and thus aggravated several prominent crime bosses and maybe MI5 as well. Elizabeth feels obliged to help and calls in all her troops to assist.

Joyce is there of course, making her diary comments, keeping an eye on Elizabeth's wellbeing and selling badly knitted friendship bracelets for charity. Ibrahim and Ron play their parts and the amazing Bogdan is always there when he is needed. Our friendly police duo, Donna and Chris, also help out when they can.

The mystery of the diamonds is twisted and smart but Elizabeth is smarter. She is such a brilliant character. I did however enjoy watching her lose out to Patrice and Donna over one particular issue. It made her more human, although her beautiful relationship with Stephen does that too.

Altogether a great read with an interesting mystery, lots of humour, delightful characters and a perfect ending. If I ever have to move into a retirement village I want to go to Cooper's Chase.

The second novel in The Thursday Murder Club series, 'The Man Who Died Twice' by @misterosman, is as addictive as the first.
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I adored this book! It was great to delve further into the lives of Elizabeth and Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim, our elderly investigators.
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The plot was gripping and as believable a murder mystery could get; Elizabeth's ex-husband is in a safe house having stolen diamonds from a local criminal mastermind..
When he's shot dead by a skilled assassin, the gang are keen to find the murderer.
And the missing diamonds..
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Love. Love. LOVE. Get your pre-order in. The kindle book is out 16th September!
Rosie rates: 5/5
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Thanks to @netgalley for my advanced kindle copy. (Views are my own.)
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The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman is the sequel to The Thursday Murder Club and won't disappoint those who loved the first instalment. The same characters appear again, and we learn more about them and their past lives, particularly Elizabeth and Bogdan. I enjoyed even more the twists and turns of this novel and look forward to a third one should there be one!
With thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I am very grateful to Netgalley for giving me the chance to read and review Richard Osman’s second book in the Thursday murder club series. I hadn’t read his first book but had heard so much about it, that I wanted to read the second book and shall definitely now read the first. The order doesn’t matter although it might be better to read them in the correct order. I love the idea of a group of elderly people solving crimes and this one involves a hunt for stolen diamonds. We have lots of books where children solve crimes and plenty where young to middle aged detectives solve them but this is a totally novel idea. Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple is of course elderly but that is where any comparison stops. Elizabeth is no Miss Marple. I particularly like Joyce who does much of the narration and provides much of the humour. There are so many twists and turns that keep you guessing until the ending. No spoilers! Highly recommended!

The second book is even funnier than the first! Ah this is a lovely visit back to Coopers Chas retirement home. There's a lot of warmth and charm to this novel and it is really nice to see everyone again. The crime this time - well let's just say the stakes are higher than before. This is really starting to turn into a lovely series and I am already wanting to read the third!

OMG ! The first book was one of my favorite book of this year but the second might be even better !
I just love the Thursday murder club. They are all so funny together. I especially love Joyce’s chapters (her insta pseudo is hilarious)

A great, light-hearted murder mystery. Anyone who enjoyed the first book will find this follow-up just as entertaining, with some witty observations on ageing, society's attitudes towards it, and plenty of sharply-drawn humour around the characters we've come to love from book 1. If anything, I felt the plot in this book was better structured than the previous one. A fun, quick read to relax with.

Thoroughly enjoyed this gentle and humorous murder mystery! I had not read the first book but this stands alone as a great read without needing to have met the fantastic characters previously.

Absolutely wonderful, it feels like catching up with old friends. Everything I loved from the first book is here again, the characters, the humour - it's such a joy to read and I'll now eagerly await the next installment.

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman. @misterosman

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The cast of book 1 are back again with another mystery on their hands. When an old colleague of Elizabeth's turns up in Cooper's Chase in the middle of a missing diamonds case, mobsters and secret agents become a regular sight to see in the retirement village.

I enjoyed this book much more than the first one, it's so jam packed and fast-paced - Osman has definitely got into the swing of writing murder mysteries. I loved how the characters of Elizabeth and Joyce took full centre-stage in this book, and as always, Osman's subtle commentary on society and politics is as humourous as ever throughout the book.

There were quite a few clichés in this murder mystery, but I feel like Osman put them there on purpose? If you're a murder mystery fan (I'm not a massive one) I think you really will love this book even more than the first one in the series. The book ends with a great one-liner than sets up a third book in the series perfectly.

This book will be published on 16th September. With thanks to @vikingbooksuk @penguinukbooks for approving me to read an advanced copy of this book via @netgalley.

I did enjoy this book. Not as much as I'd hoped, though. A little bit disappointed as I was so looking forward to it.

I think overall it was a good read, just too cosy and tame for me, with characters I didn't care for.

We follow the Thursday Murder Club - which consists of a group of elderly retirement village residents, who enjoy solving crimes in their endless spare time. A face from Elizabeth's past appears and it all goes downhill from there.

Bodies pile up, there are spies and diamonds and the mafia. But it didn't pull me in like I wanted it to. I found myself wanting it to end and forcing myself to get through the latter half.

The very ending did pick up a little and the plot was, although eccentric and very far fetched, well thought out and detailed.

I didn't gel with any of the characters, they just weren't very realistic to me. (And I spend a lot of time around the elderly!)

Sorry, not for me. Although I know I'm definitely in the minority as EVERYONE I know who's read this has loved it.

What I enjoyed

• Compared to the first one, the pace was faster and there was more happening. The first 30% kept me interested as there were gradual reveals.

• I liked how the different subplots intertwined in the end.

What I didn't enjoy

• There wasn’t enough setting around the Coopers Chase retirement home and the Thursday Murder Club gathering like there was in book 1. The characters Ron, Ibrahim, Elizabeth and Joyce sounded similar, if their dialogue was mixed up I wouldn’t notice. Although they were quirky they didn’t feel like retirees, but middle aged people sleuthing around.

• Why does it switch between third person to first person Joyce’s diary? Her chapters were incredibly boring and there wasn’t anything new to learn. But for people who enjoy the charm of these characters then Joyce’s chapters would be entertaining.

• There was a lot of meandering and tangents that I kept on losing focus. Beyond the 30% mark or so, the investigation and reveals were light and didn’t hook me in.

Recommendation
Overall I would recommend this if you enjoy light mysteries with humour, don’t take themselves too seriously and don’t mind some tangents. If you liked book 1 then I think you'll likely enjoy this too! :)

Loved this book! Great to return to the wonderful characters from the first book, with and even more fiendish mystery to solve. It kept me guessing right until the end. Can’t wait for the third instalment!

If Carry On did crime books this would be the result!

It was so good to be back with the Thursday Murder Club. I think this book is a real improvement on the first. The characters shine through even more than before and you become really invested in the relationships.

The book had me laughing throughout at the querks and outlandish plot lines. The dry humour of the book is great.

The storyline of this one I much preferred to the first. A great, light hearted read.

I love the idea of a group of older people living in a retirement home going around solving murders and this book does just that. Good fun, gentle yet still full of excitement. A great read.

Enjoyed this, I think even better than the first one, as the plot was much more streamlined. I would bet money that Osman is a Mick Herron fan. You have to suspend your disbelief of course, but it’s definitely an enjoyable ride.