The Man Who Died Twice
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Summary
It's the following Thursday。
Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague， a man with whom she has a long history。 He's made a big mistake， and he needs her help。 His story involves stolen diamonds， a violent mobster， and a very real threat to his life。
As bodies start piling up， Elizabeth enlists Joyce， Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer。 And if they find the diamonds too？ Well， wouldn't that be a bonus？
But this time they are up against an enemy who wouldn't bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians。 Can The Thursday Murder Club find the killer （and the diamonds） before the killer finds them？
Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague， a man with whom she has a long history。 He's made a big mistake， and he needs her help。 His story involves stolen diamonds， a violent mobster， and a very real threat to his life。
As bodies start piling up， Elizabeth enlists Joyce， Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer。 And if they find the diamonds too？ Well， wouldn't that be a bonus？
But this time they are up against an enemy who wouldn't bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians。 Can The Thursday Murder Club find the killer （and the diamonds） before the killer finds them？
Reviews
Lady Clementina ffinch-ffarowmore
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My thanks to Penguin UK and NetGalley for a review copy of this book。The Man Who Died Twice is the second book in the Thursday Murder Club （the Agatha Christie/Marple allusion just struck me when writing my review） series by Richard Osman。 Set in a retirement village， Coopers Chase， the Thursday Murder Club comprises four friends， Elizabeth， former MI5 operative with a very sharp mind and mysterious past， Ibrahim， a psychiatrist with acute observation skills， Joyce， a former nurse who also write My thanks to Penguin UK and NetGalley for a review copy of this book。The Man Who Died Twice is the second book in the Thursday Murder Club （the Agatha Christie/Marple allusion just struck me when writing my review） series by Richard Osman。 Set in a retirement village， Coopers Chase， the Thursday Murder Club comprises four friends， Elizabeth， former MI5 operative with a very sharp mind and mysterious past， Ibrahim， a psychiatrist with acute observation skills， Joyce， a former nurse who also writes a journal and can also solve puzzles， and Ron a former trade union leader。 They are also friends with and work alongside PC Donna de Freitas and DCI Chris Hudson。 We also have Bogdan Janowski who is a good friend to them all。 In this one， Elizabeth receives a mysterious letter/invitation from someone she knew in the past， one that both puzzles and intrigues her。 Soon， she finds that this is an old colleague who is in quite some trouble。 He is accused of having stolen diamonds worth £ 20 million from Martin Lomax who acts as a sort of insurance man/middle man for the mafia and has billions of pounds worth of treasures in his custody。 Now both Lomax and the mafia are after him。 Meanwhile， Ibrahim is the victim of a mugging which not only hurts him physically but leaves him deeply scarred。 Chris and Donna don’t have enough to get the person responsible and encourage the club to handle things their way。Chris and Donna also have a case of their own， a drug dealer and possible murderer Connie Johnston whom there are trying to get enough evidence on to arrest， but who seems to be getting the better of them so far。 Alongside， we also follow the characters’ personal stories， and the issues each of them is dealing with。Although I had hoped to read the first book before I got to this one， it didn’t end up happening， but this didn’t turn out to be too much of an issue for I could not only follow the story but absolutely loved this one。 This was an engaging， warm， humorous， and yet realistic read which had at its centre a very satisfying mystery as well。I loved the humour throughout the book。 One source is of course Joyce’s account （the only one in first person）， but the humour comes not only from that but also from the eccentricities of some of the characters （like Lomax for instance who deals in billions， murders at the drop of a hat but wonders how he will spend the £70 pounds which he might make from selling brownies—I won’t tell you where the brownies come in， though）， some of the situations and also the matter of fact way in which some things are spoken of between the characters。 I also took to all of the characters in the book almost instantly and really enjoyed following their adventures。 I loved the bond they all share， the support they give each other （even the younger ones like Donna） and the fun they have together—very warm and uplifting。 Also the fact that each of them contribute to solving the case in some way or other—Elizabeth is intelligent and can work out most things， but it isn’t without Joyce that she gets all the answers （it is they who work on the matter of the diamonds for the most part）。 Ibrahim has almost Holmes like observation skills which help identify his attacker instantly; I loved his crossword puzzles and found myself trying to work out the clues as well; Ron helps more in Ibrahim’s case in this one， while Bogdan helps them across the board with more things than one。 I also loved Ron’s little grandson Kendrick （there for a visit） who is not only friendly with them all but also spots a crucial clue that none of the others do。At the same time， amidst all the fun， the book is also very realistic。 We get that feeling of melancholy that comes with the time of life the characters are at—the loss that they experience and the fears that they live with every day。 There is also vulnerability—like in Ibrahim’s case， while Elizabeth must cope with her husband Stephen’s Alzheimer’s which means he isn’t always at the same point in time they are （though he still enjoys his chess games with the very patient Bogdan）。 But at the same time， I loved they don’t let any of this or the changes that come with age deter them in the least， and pursue their adventures with zest。 The mystery itself was also quite an exciting （and dangerous） one with twists and turns very step of the way。 Even at the end when the denouement scene of sorts was being set up， I was really excited to see how it would play out （even though I don’t usually enjoy very dramatic scenes， but this one promised to be fun）， but when it did， there were twists and surprises there as well which made it very different from what I thought would happen。I thoroughly enjoyed myself reading this one， and am looking forward to the next one （luckily， I still have the first to read as well）。5 stars。 。。。more
Jane Hunt
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Review to follow。
PattyMacDotComma
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5★“We’re getting the 2。30 bus into Brighton， and we’ll get out by the big M&S and walk into Hove。 Elizabeth has said， ‘Strictly no shopping， Joyce，’ so we’re certainly on business of some sort。What sort of business though？ Diamonds？ Murder？ Perhaps a bit of both？ That would be nice。”Joyce’s diary。 Her first-person observations are a chatty way to bring us up to speed with the activities of the Thursday Murder Club of whom readers have became so fond。 The four elderly residents of the Coopers Cha 5★“We’re getting the 2。30 bus into Brighton， and we’ll get out by the big M&S and walk into Hove。 Elizabeth has said， ‘Strictly no shopping， Joyce，’ so we’re certainly on business of some sort。What sort of business though？ Diamonds？ Murder？ Perhaps a bit of both？ That would be nice。”Joyce’s diary。 Her first-person observations are a chatty way to bring us up to speed with the activities of the Thursday Murder Club of whom readers have became so fond。 The four elderly residents of the Coopers Chase Retirement Village are back！ This story opens with our favourite psychiatrist， Ibrahim， being knocked down by a cyclist who grabs his phone and makes off with it。 For good measure， a couple of other hoodlums run past， laughing， pausing to kick him while he’s down。 At nearly 80， Ibrahim suffers not only considerable injuries， but his confidence is badly shaken。 “Who bought stolen phones？ Ibrahim had a Tetris app on his phone。 There were 200 levels， and he was on level 127 after playing for a considerable amount of time。 All of that progress was lost。”Ron， on the other hand， is an old （similar age） union boss who’s used to diving in wherever he’s needed。 If he’d been walking with Ibrahim， he’d have straightened out the hooligans on the spot， and they would have stayed straightened out。Joyce， the diarist， is a former nurse， who seems a gentle， naïve soul， but there’s almost no blood and gore that she hasn’t seen before。 That’s just as well， because our main character， Elizabeth Best， is a retired （I use the term loosely） spy who seems to be as active as ever。 What is she capable of？“Also， it is very easy to kill someone in a lift when the doors open。 Nowhere to run， nowhere to hide， and a ping to announce you’re about to appear。 Not that she’s worried about being killed， it doesn’t feel to her like that’s what is happening here， but it’s always important to remember best practice。 Elizabeth has never killed anyone in a lift。”When Elizabeth’s ex-husband， who is still an MI5 operative， approaches her about money-laundering and a diamond theft， the Club becomes embroiled in a complex and deadly， but highly entertaining， adventure。 Douglas has remarried but proclaims his undying love for Elizabeth。 He’s a hard man to resist， but she knows better。“That twinkle in his eye was undimmed。 The twinkle that gave an entirely undeserved suggestion of wisdom and charm。 The twinkle that could make you walk down the aisle with a man almost ten years your junior， and regret it within months。 The twinkle you soon realize is actually the beam of a lighthouse， warning you off the rocks。”He has a delightful young assistant called Poppy， and they are trying to fend off Martin Lomax， a middleman who’s laundering money for – well – almost anyone。 After MI5 searched Lomax’s house， Lomax claimed his diamonds were missing， so he's threatening Douglas。 Douglas appeals to Elizabeth to investigate and find the diamonds。Lomax has his own problems。 He lives on a glorious estate， where he invites the public to visit his gardens （NOT the house！） and where he has all manner of gold， gems， artwork， you-name-it， held as deposits for various drug dealers as they negotiate their swaps。 He is careful to a fault， but the public needs to be wary of where they walk。“There are grenades somewhere。 For the life of him he can’t remember where they are buried， but he knows they are in a safe location， and he has written it down somewhere。 Under the Venetian gazebo？ On reflection， he can’t even remember whose grenades they were， or why he had agreed to bury them， but that comes with age。”The likeable police officers from the first book， become caught up in this as well， even as they are searching for Ibrahim’s attackers and trying to bring down a local dealer。 On the whole， this is an entertaining mystery for which you may need to suspend a bit of disbelief， but then I don’t really know what a “retired” MI5 operative and her “colleagues” are capable of。 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！ They are clever， funny， and loyal。 I love both of these books and look forward to more。 Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for the review copy from which I’ve quoted。 。。。more
Carolyn
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What a lovely book。 I really enjoyed this second title in the Thursday Murder Club series and hope that there are lots more to come。 We meet Joyce， Elizabeth， Ibrahim and Ron once again in Craven Close and again there is a mystery to solve。 These books are very entertaining and charming。 Loved it
Evelyn Jane Thorne
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I haven’t read The Thursday Murder Club but I definitely will be after reading this one。 I absolutely love the characters and I liked the fact that they all brought something different to the table。 There were a lot of laugh out loud moments and twists that kept me guessing。 I can’t wait to find out what happens next
Lynne Oconnor
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I adored this book。 Much as I loved the first book I had a few reservations regarding the slightly stilted writing style during conversations but this time round the writing has matured into much more natural and believable chat。 All the old faces are back and this time we get to know more about them。 Joyce is as naive as ever and her instagram account will have you grinning but at times she proves wiser than the others。 Elizabeth's mysterious background comes to the foreground and the men are i I adored this book。 Much as I loved the first book I had a few reservations regarding the slightly stilted writing style during conversations but this time round the writing has matured into much more natural and believable chat。 All the old faces are back and this time we get to know more about them。 Joyce is as naive as ever and her instagram account will have you grinning but at times she proves wiser than the others。 Elizabeth's mysterious background comes to the foreground and the men are involved far more than before with their characters no longer feel like a supporting cast。 The tension is ramped up with plenty of twists I didn't see coming and the ending will leave you both smiling and sobbing。 Thoroughly recommended， but ideally only after The Thursday Murder Club。 I cannot wait for book 3 。。。more
Tamara
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Clever， kind and a joy to read。 Another page-turning instalment in the Thursday Murder Club series Can be enjoyed as a standalone but I'd definitely read the books in order if you can， partly because the first book was great too， but also because it laid out the foundations of the characters， so you will pick up on lots of extra little touches about the characters and their relationships。 Clever， kind and a joy to read。 Another page-turning instalment in the Thursday Murder Club series Can be enjoyed as a standalone but I'd definitely read the books in order if you can， partly because the first book was great too， but also because it laid out the foundations of the characters， so you will pick up on lots of extra little touches about the characters and their relationships。 。。。more
Sharon
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The second book in the Thursday Murder Club series is a wonderful follow up and even better than the first。Elizabeth’s past comes back to haunt her when her ex-husband reappears into her life。 Ibrahim is mugged and the septuagenarians try to seek justice for their friend。 On top of that， Joyce has fun setting up an Instagram account and Chris’s romance with Donna’s mum continues to blossom （much to Donna’s embarrassment）。 Murders happen， there are missing diamonds and the aging detectives are ra The second book in the Thursday Murder Club series is a wonderful follow up and even better than the first。Elizabeth’s past comes back to haunt her when her ex-husband reappears into her life。 Ibrahim is mugged and the septuagenarians try to seek justice for their friend。 On top of that， Joyce has fun setting up an Instagram account and Chris’s romance with Donna’s mum continues to blossom （much to Donna’s embarrassment）。 Murders happen， there are missing diamonds and the aging detectives are racing against the clock to solve the case when gangsters get involved。This was such a good read！ These older characters are great fun and prove that you should never underestimate someone just because of their age。If you enjoyed the first book， you are just going to love this！I was provided with an ARC of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for my unpaid， unbiased review。5*#TheManWhoDiedTwice #Netgalley 。。。more
Ravenclaw Library Books
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Having read and loved The Thursday Murder Book， I was exicted to be approved for an eARC of the sequel The Man Who Died Twice。 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。 They have brilliant skills complete each other to bring out another piece of the puzzle。The Thursday Murder Club was great fun but Richard Osman has honed his craft since then Having read and loved The Thursday Murder Book， I was exicted to be approved for an eARC of the sequel The Man Who Died Twice。 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。 They have brilliant skills complete each other to bring out another piece of the puzzle。The Thursday Murder Club was great fun but Richard Osman has honed his craft since then and this is so much better。 Elizabeth， Joyce， Ron and Ibrahim， Chris， Donna and Bogdan join forces again to solve several murders and a theft。 The mafia， MI5， drug lords and international criminal organisations are involved but The Thursday Murder Club gets the better of them all。 There are few authors who can make me laugh and cry on the same page， write a crime story that has so many twists and turns that my head is dizzy， create and develop such a wide range of fascinating characters， and have me desperate for the third book in the series。My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book。#TheManWhoDiedTwice #NetGalley 。。。more
Tamara （CoffeeOnABookshelf）
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💭 ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ:Going back to Coopers Chase felt like snuggling up the couch with some hot coco！ It’s a warm blanket， funny， ridiculous and full of action。 I liked this so much better than the first book， which I also enjoyed。 The story is a little easier to follow and the characters develop so nicely。 Richard Osman has a way of writing that keeps me hooked。 Especially when I see a chapter through Joyce’s perspective is coming up next I will read it straight away。 I’m thoroughly invested in these 💭 ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ:Going back to Coopers Chase felt like snuggling up the couch with some hot coco！ It’s a warm blanket， funny， ridiculous and full of action。 I liked this so much better than the first book， which I also enjoyed。 The story is a little easier to follow and the characters develop so nicely。 Richard Osman has a way of writing that keeps me hooked。 Especially when I see a chapter through Joyce’s perspective is coming up next I will read it straight away。 I’m thoroughly invested in these characters and I can’t wait for the third book to come！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🤓 ʀᴇᴀᴅ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ:Light readsMultiple POVsContinuous action Character development ꜱʏɴᴏᴘꜱɪꜱ: 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺。𝘌𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦， 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺。 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦， 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱。 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴， 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳， 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦。𝘈𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱， 𝘌𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘑𝘰𝘺𝘤𝘦， 𝘐𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘳。 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰？ 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭， 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘴？ 。。。more
Lucy
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I was overjoyed to be given the opportunity to review this book， as I absolutely adored the first story of this series。 The second book can sometimes be hit and miss， but The Man Who Died Twice was a massive hit！ It is just as good as the first and I was not disappointed。 It was great to be reacquainted with the four main previous characters， the author taking the time to fill in the gaps left from the previous book。 The new characters fitted in perfectly and were a great addition。 Returning to I was overjoyed to be given the opportunity to review this book， as I absolutely adored the first story of this series。 The second book can sometimes be hit and miss， but The Man Who Died Twice was a massive hit！ It is just as good as the first and I was not disappointed。 It was great to be reacquainted with the four main previous characters， the author taking the time to fill in the gaps left from the previous book。 The new characters fitted in perfectly and were a great addition。 Returning to Coopers Chase again， was like returning to a friend's home。 The writing style had me relaxed， and eager to find out what was going to happen this time around。 This is very well written， and with regard to the plot and pace， this was better than the first。 The atmosphere and story as a whole makes this a charming， exciting， and enjoyable cozy murder mystery。 Ideal for a Sunday read！ I can't wait to find out if there's a third installment。。。I am hoping so as I will be first in the queue to read that one too！Thank you Netgalley and Penguin UK for a free copy of this in exchange for an honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Erin
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Another stellar entry in this series。 Love the characters， the humor， the intricate plotting， all of it really。 Can't wait to get back to Cooper's Chase！ Another stellar entry in this series。 Love the characters， the humor， the intricate plotting， all of it really。 Can't wait to get back to Cooper's Chase！ 。。。more
Mrs Joan Marriott
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Although a follow on to The Thursday Murder Club The Man Who Died Twice is a stand-alone crime novel with a difference。Again set in the state of the art Retirement Village Complex which is Coopers Chase， the wonderful feisty O。A。Ps who form the Thursday Murder Club grow in stature in this second novel， as do the two local police officers who have， without their full cognizance， been taken under the wing of their elders。 The cast is broadened by the intervention of MI5 operatives and Elizabeth's Although a follow on to The Thursday Murder Club The Man Who Died Twice is a stand-alone crime novel with a difference。Again set in the state of the art Retirement Village Complex which is Coopers Chase， the wonderful feisty O。A。Ps who form the Thursday Murder Club grow in stature in this second novel， as do the two local police officers who have， without their full cognizance， been taken under the wing of their elders。 The cast is broadened by the intervention of MI5 operatives and Elizabeth's ex-husband。 Murders， intrigue and intimidation follow as we dive from one suspect to another。 As soon as we think we have a handle on solving the crimes， the rug is pulled from under our feet once again。 Elizabeth is still manipulative but now we see an unexpected softer side to her in her love of Stephen who she is losing to dementia。 The narrative is held together once again by Joyce's diary。 Invisible Joyce， naive Joyce， canny Joyce and ultimately Joyce the lynchpin who brings all the strands together， her thoughts being discussed in her diary without the pull of editorial constraints and helping the action to move seamlessly forward。 What a delight she is。 Congratulations too to Richard Osman for his stunning ending which is presented almost as an afterthought。 As the Murder Club members have grown in stature， so has the writer。 How long before the TV series？ 。。。more
Joe Jones
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Another day， another case to solve for our favorite septuagenarians。 Great characters， humor， and enough twists to keep you guessing！ What a delight！
Lucy Dunphy
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A really good cosy mystery。 Not as predictable as I was expecting and really quite funny。 I lost count of the times that Joyce made me laugh。 The plot flowed flowed so easily and the characters are so endearing that you can't help but love them。 I loved the banter between the characters and the love that they obviously have for one another。 I'll look forward to the next adventure with the Thursday Murder Club。Thanks to Netgalley and Penguin for the opportunity to read this Advance Reader's Copy。 A really good cosy mystery。 Not as predictable as I was expecting and really quite funny。 I lost count of the times that Joyce made me laugh。 The plot flowed flowed so easily and the characters are so endearing that you can't help but love them。 I loved the banter between the characters and the love that they obviously have for one another。 I'll look forward to the next adventure with the Thursday Murder Club。Thanks to Netgalley and Penguin for the opportunity to read this Advance Reader's Copy。 。。。more
Anna Legat
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Reading just those first opening paragraphs of "The Man Who Died Twice" I was instantly transported to the cosy， yet somewhat deadly， word of the Thursday Murder Club and its jolly members。 I experienced a thrill equal only to that of coming home after a long time away and catching up with dear old friends whose lives， let me assure you， did not stand still in my absence。 Far from it！In the second instalment of Richard Osmond's mysteries， Elizabeth， Joyce， Ibrahim， Ron and Bodgan are up to their Reading just those first opening paragraphs of "The Man Who Died Twice" I was instantly transported to the cosy， yet somewhat deadly， word of the Thursday Murder Club and its jolly members。 I experienced a thrill equal only to that of coming home after a long time away and catching up with dear old friends whose lives， let me assure you， did not stand still in my absence。 Far from it！In the second instalment of Richard Osmond's mysteries， Elizabeth， Joyce， Ibrahim， Ron and Bodgan are up to their eyeballs in murder， theft， mugging， spies and all sorts of crime and punishment。 The fearsome septuagenarians are drawn - rather willingly - into the world of espionage， mafia， diamonds and double-crossing， not to mention the inexcusable mugging of one their own which they vow to avenge， come hell or high water。The man in the title of this book is Douglas， Elizabeth's ex-husband and her fellow ex-MI5 operative who arrives in the retirement village with his pockets full of stolen diamonds and the merciless mobster， Lomax， hot on his heels （followed closely by the Mafia）。 If that wasn't enough for the Club to reckon with， Ibrahim is attacked in the street by a teenage troublemaker， Ryan Baird （who has no idea what deep water he has just waded into）。 The two plotlines take off from here， wheeze， twist and meander， until they are brought together in a spectacular finale。Vibrant， funny， wonderfully human， "The Man Who Died Twice" is a worthy successor to "The Thursday Murder Club"。 More please！ 。。。more
Janet
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It's the following Thursday & the club meets again。 Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague， a man with whom she has a long history。 He's made a big mistake， and he needs her help。 His story involves stolen diamonds， a violent mobster， and a very real threat to his life。 As bodies start piling up， Elizabeth enlists Joyce， Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer。 But this time they are up against an enemy who wouldn't bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians。 T It's the following Thursday & the club meets again。 Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague， a man with whom she has a long history。 He's made a big mistake， and he needs her help。 His story involves stolen diamonds， a violent mobster， and a very real threat to his life。 As bodies start piling up， Elizabeth enlists Joyce， Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer。 But this time they are up against an enemy who wouldn't bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians。 The second outing for The Thursday Club & whilst it could be read on its own I have to start at the beginning of a series so would recommend reading the first instalment。 I loved the mix of humour & mystery plus the characters are wonderful & we get to know them more in this book。 The pace is really good & I found myself lost in the pages & read it in a couple of sittings。 I thoroughly enjoyed it & hope the club has lots of more cases to solveMy honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read 。。。more
Laura
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It’s great to be back in the company of the Thursday Murder Club gang！ “The Man Who Died Twice”， by the wonderful Richard Osman， picks up where the last book left off， in which Elizabeth， Joyce， Ibrahim and Ron solved their first ‘live’ murder （or rather， murders）。Pleasingly， in this book we get to find out more about Elizabeth’s past as an international woman of mystery， when an MI5 agent， who just so happens to also be one of her ex-husbands， takes up residence in Coopers Chase to hide from a It’s great to be back in the company of the Thursday Murder Club gang！ “The Man Who Died Twice”， by the wonderful Richard Osman， picks up where the last book left off， in which Elizabeth， Joyce， Ibrahim and Ron solved their first ‘live’ murder （or rather， murders）。Pleasingly， in this book we get to find out more about Elizabeth’s past as an international woman of mystery， when an MI5 agent， who just so happens to also be one of her ex-husbands， takes up residence in Coopers Chase to hide from a money launderer he’s got on the wrong side of。Soon the gang are dealing with multiple murders， a diamond theft and the mafia – of course they are！ As with the first book， the whole story is peppered with gentle good humour， from complaints about the quality of daytime TV at the weekend （no Homes Under the Hammer…）， to Joyce’s hilarious forays into the world of Instagram。 But also as with the first book， there’s real heart， with topics such as dementia and loss of independence handled with a light but respectful touch。My one complaint about the first book was that the ending was slightly convoluted， and it was hard for the reader to solve （in the true golden age murder mystery style）。 Not so this time though; the second installment has a really neat plot that balances both giving the reader a chance to play sleuth with keeping us guessing。 So for that reason， I enjoyed it even more than the first outing of the gang， and am already eager for the third！“The Man Who Died Twice” is released in the UK on 16th September 2021 （today！）。 Many thanks to NetGalley， the publishers Penguin， and of course the author for providing an ebook copy。 。。。more
oohlalabooks
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The gang is back and I couldn’t be happier！ This time The Thursday Murder Club are involved with stolen diamonds， the NY Mafia， and money laundering。 DCI Chris and Donna are back too and investigates Ibrahim’s mugging that left him hospitalized。 This is another fun read with lovable characters！ Highly recommend it！ Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a gifted copy！
Colin Bell
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Having read and loved the original Thursday Murder Club book I jumped at the chance of reading an advance copy of this next book in the series。 This time Elizabeth receives a letter from an old colleague which ends up with her and the rest of the gang being involved with stolen diamonds， general intrigue and， of course， murder。I wish I had the same number of marbles as the gang， even Joyce， who isn't the brightest， has a knack of picking up on clues that others miss。 There is an increasing invol Having read and loved the original Thursday Murder Club book I jumped at the chance of reading an advance copy of this next book in the series。 This time Elizabeth receives a letter from an old colleague which ends up with her and the rest of the gang being involved with stolen diamonds， general intrigue and， of course， murder。I wish I had the same number of marbles as the gang， even Joyce， who isn't the brightest， has a knack of picking up on clues that others miss。 There is an increasing involvement with the two police officers， Chris and Donna， and that other inscrutable member of the cast， Brogdan， who is so much more than he seems。 Overall a great read， with that mixture of whodunit， murder and， dare I say， hope that I'll be as active as this crowd when I reach their age in a few years。 Highly recommended。I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley， however this did not influence my review of the book。 。。。more
David
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If Agatha Christie had had a sense of humour， she could have written The Man Who Died Twice。 Plot twists and red herrings are sprinkled throughout; but the joy of Richard Osman's narrative is in his characters。 The personalities of The Thursday Murder Club's members: Joyce， Ron， Elizabeth and Ibrahim are so skillfully drawn you know them， I also love the way he lets you imagine a character by their personality， before， half way through the book， describing their looks。 Who would guess young poli If Agatha Christie had had a sense of humour， she could have written The Man Who Died Twice。 Plot twists and red herrings are sprinkled throughout; but the joy of Richard Osman's narrative is in his characters。 The personalities of The Thursday Murder Club's members: Joyce， Ron， Elizabeth and Ibrahim are so skillfully drawn you know them， I also love the way he lets you imagine a character by their personality， before， half way through the book， describing their looks。 Who would guess young policeman Donna is black or Bogdan is a bit of a hulk？ To break up the narrative Joyce writes a journal with personal observations， this is a clever way of summing up the story so far， much like TV dramas use the investigation board， while members of the investigation team look on。 Written throughout the book with Osman's signature brilliant one-liners and dry， wry observations， I can't wait to read the Club's next investigation。 。。。more
Rach Roberts
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#Netgalley #penguinbooks #viking #TheManWhoDiedTwiceRichard Osman seems to have garnered a lot of interest for the small niche of crime novel he is writing， and although neither this or the first instalment of the Thursday Murder Club overly excited me， he certainly has a handle on the tone， style and humour with which he tells his stories。Personal style preferences aside， The Man Who Died Twice is a well-written and engaging crime caper。 Rejoining the cast of The Thursday Murder Club， the book #Netgalley #penguinbooks #viking #TheManWhoDiedTwiceRichard Osman seems to have garnered a lot of interest for the small niche of crime novel he is writing， and although neither this or the first instalment of the Thursday Murder Club overly excited me， he certainly has a handle on the tone， style and humour with which he tells his stories。Personal style preferences aside， The Man Who Died Twice is a well-written and engaging crime caper。 Rejoining the cast of The Thursday Murder Club， the book draws readers in with the charismatic and wry humour of it's writing， The premise of the crime and subsequently the murder， is well-drawn and multi-faceted but very well handled。 Neatly using a range of narrative perspectives and character voices to explore the whole saga， Osman never lets the storytelling become convoluted or too complex。 As a second novel this surpasses the first in terms of intrigue and general likability of the narrative mystery - the way he embeds characters within the plot， this time， felt more realistic and read with a genuine sense of place and time。 The community he builds amongst the lead protagonists works well against the sharply observed antagonists and the criminal underworld that the team deal with。 Never does it feel onerous， or， despite the farcical elements of the story in places， unbelievable。 There is a charm to Osman's writing， the world he builds for readers， and the gentle manner by which quite serious events are written about with an edge of froth and humour。 Not one to hold up there with the classics or masters of the crime thriller genre， yet a likeable tale and worthy investment of your time all the same。 Entertaining， intriguing and well placed as a potential bestseller for the masses。 。。。more
Blaine DeSantis
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It has been a few months since we last read about things at Cooper's Chase and the Thursday Murder Club。 One of their members has died， that happens when you live at a seniors retirement center， but for the remaining 4 members there is plenty of action。 There are two parallel matters that they are now involved with。 The first involves Ibrahim， a retired psychotherapist， and who is mugged right outside of the police station！ He is seriously injured both physically and emotionally and the remainin It has been a few months since we last read about things at Cooper's Chase and the Thursday Murder Club。 One of their members has died， that happens when you live at a seniors retirement center， but for the remaining 4 members there is plenty of action。 There are two parallel matters that they are now involved with。 The first involves Ibrahim， a retired psychotherapist， and who is mugged right outside of the police station！ He is seriously injured both physically and emotionally and the remaining three members （Elizabeth， Joyce and Ron） are busy helping the police catch the assailant。 The Elizabeths ex-husband shows up and is involved in both stealing $20 Million in diamonds plus dead bodies keep popping up。 For a group of septuagenarians this is one busy group and they all use their unique talents and abilities to resolve the issues before them。This is the 2nd book in the series and you can tell the author really enjoys these characters and intrigue they are involved with。 Not only that， it is refreshing to have a mystery series that features older characters， all of whom use their years of experience to figure out how to handle matters and assist the authorities in these cases。 All in all a very well written and entertaining mystery series， with nothing that is objectionable to readers - unless you have an aversion to a few dead bodies！ 。。。more
Michelle
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Thank you Edelweiss and Penguin Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this wonderful book in advance of publication。 :） I can't wait to be able to experience again in audiobook！Another fantastic mystery。 I love them。 :） Thank you Edelweiss and Penguin Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this wonderful book in advance of publication。 :） I can't wait to be able to experience again in audiobook！Another fantastic mystery。 I love them。 :） 。。。more
Lucy C
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I loved The Thursday Murder Club and thought that has got to take some beating but Richard has pulled it of the bag and I loved this one even more。We are back at Coopers Chase with the whitty gang crime solving again， have they bitten off more then they can chew this time around？ Simply magnificent well written and thought out I love the Plot， the location， the characters。So excited to know we have book three to look forward to plus a film。Bravo Richard！！ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Kaye Fraser
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Another terrific romp through murder and mayhem for the four septuagenarian members of the Thursday Murder Club。 Perhaps with not quite the charm and freshness of the first book， but enjoyable and entertaining nonetheless。 My only real problem with this somewhat eccentric murder mystery is that it could be accused of using the drug dealing business as entertainment。 This horrible trade wrecks lives and makes some very unpleasant people very rich indeed， and writers of popular fiction probably sh Another terrific romp through murder and mayhem for the four septuagenarian members of the Thursday Murder Club。 Perhaps with not quite the charm and freshness of the first book， but enjoyable and entertaining nonetheless。 My only real problem with this somewhat eccentric murder mystery is that it could be accused of using the drug dealing business as entertainment。 This horrible trade wrecks lives and makes some very unpleasant people very rich indeed， and writers of popular fiction probably should be sending that message loud and clear to readers on the basis that every small knock the drugs trade gets can only help in the war of attrition to close it down。 I don’t want to give any spoilers here， but the right people do get their comeuppance in the end。 I would love to read some writing by Richard Osman not centred around the Thursday Murder Club， because the formula may be getting a little stale， and he is clearly an intelligent and gifted author。 。。。more
William Wong
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A most enjoyable read of life living in a retirement village of old people with interesting but unknown back grounds。 In the first book we meet the Thursday Murder club members， and we are left with an inkling of why they could do what they do。 This time events are thrust upon them when the past catches up with Elizabeth and her background is fully revealed when a past divorced husband comes seeking her help to hid from assassins。 There after follows a story of murder and the following of clues A most enjoyable read of life living in a retirement village of old people with interesting but unknown back grounds。 In the first book we meet the Thursday Murder club members， and we are left with an inkling of why they could do what they do。 This time events are thrust upon them when the past catches up with Elizabeth and her background is fully revealed when a past divorced husband comes seeking her help to hid from assassins。 There after follows a story of murder and the following of clues to find something with other vested criminal interests are involved。 Quit a roller coaster of a story with some laughs along the way。 。。。more
Mark taylor
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I got The Man Who Died Twice （Thursday Murder Club #2） by Richard Osman from NetGalley for a fair and honest review。The Man Who Died Twice， tells the story of a group of pensioners who all live in a home get drawn into the theft of diamonds， from Lomax by a member of the British security service。Unfortunately， the diamonds collateral for deal involving the Mafia， and they want them back。 The Man Who Died Twice is the second novel in the Thursday Murder Club series， however this is a series were I got The Man Who Died Twice （Thursday Murder Club #2） by Richard Osman from NetGalley for a fair and honest review。The Man Who Died Twice， tells the story of a group of pensioners who all live in a home get drawn into the theft of diamonds， from Lomax by a member of the British security service。Unfortunately， the diamonds collateral for deal involving the Mafia， and they want them back。 The Man Who Died Twice is the second novel in the Thursday Murder Club series， however this is a series were as a reader it is not necessary to read them in order。 As the novel gives enough background information on the main characters， to help the flow of the story。What really worked for me as a reader was the interaction with the main characters as they will be discussing the crime， then suddenly one of them will mention something mundane and out of nowhere。which makes this mystery more of a cozy end of the genre。The novel is told from a number of different perspectives， however there is very little difficulty as a reader telling whose narrative you’re following at the time。All this makes The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman well worth reading。 。。。more
Sarah Waldron
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Thank you to @richardosman and @VikingBooksUK for this advanced copy of The Man Who Died Twice in return for an honest review。Description 🔖There is no break for The Thursday Murder Club。 Very shortly after their last adventure， Elizabeth receives a letter from someone from her past who is asking for her help。 He’s gotten himself into a spot of bother and knows that he can trust Elizabeth to help him out of it。Of course， Elizabeth brings Joyce， Ron and Ibrahim along for the ride and they embark o Thank you to @richardosman and @VikingBooksUK for this advanced copy of The Man Who Died Twice in return for an honest review。Description 🔖There is no break for The Thursday Murder Club。 Very shortly after their last adventure， Elizabeth receives a letter from someone from her past who is asking for her help。 He’s gotten himself into a spot of bother and knows that he can trust Elizabeth to help him out of it。Of course， Elizabeth brings Joyce， Ron and Ibrahim along for the ride and they embark on an investigation involving stolen diamonds， the mafia and the MI5。 The gang cannot resist but will they be able to find a huge amount of diamonds and a murderer before trouble catches up with them？General Thoughts 🤔What an absolute delight to be back with the club so soon after reading the first book in this series。 I had high hopes for this book and I was not at all disappointed。 It was everything that The Thursday Murder Club was and more。 I felt like the stakes were a little higher in this plot yet the characters remained their adorable selves and took it all in their stride。It was lovely to have all of the characters （at least those that survived the first book） back together for The Man Who Died Twice as well as some new ones。 I enjoyed getting to know the new kids on the block as well as learning more about those already familiar to me。Characters 👫👬👭I am still so in love with all of these characters。 There is something so endearing and warm about them that I can’t help but have an unconditional love for them。I particularly enjoyed Elizabeth during this book。 We got to learn so much more about her and about her past life within MI5 and I felt even closer to her。 I also liked that we got to see a more vulnerable side to Elizabeth。 The love between her and her husband is so sweet and I felt her pain of trying to hold onto him for as long as possible。 I think that Elizabeth truly started to recognise the importance of friendships and appreciate the rest of the gang even more than she already did。I have to give a specific shout out to Bogdan in this review。 I adore his character。 He’s like the loveable rogue that we all want on our side。 Anything that Bogdan does is forgivable in my eyes as it’s all done from a genuine and kind place。 As a side note， I also love how utterly hopeless Bogdan was with women; it was hilarious。 I hope to see some romance in Bogdan’s future。Writing Style ✍️The fantastic characterisation and relationships between the characters continues in The Man Who Died Twice。 I didn’t think that Richard Osman could make me love this elderly fictional bunch anymore than I already did， but he did it。 I feel like he took the foundations that he’d laid in The Thursday Murder Club and built something fantastic on top of them。As mentioned above， this book felt a little more dangerous than the first。 The plot was even more thrilling and complicated and I adored having it all unfold in front of me。 It was so cleverly done with little hints and clues threaded throughout the story， but not too many that I didn’t give a little gasp when I found out who was behind the crimes。Conclusion & Scoring 🎖️I love finding a series that I can lose myself in and feel excited about future stories。 This is most definitely up there as one of my favourites。 Another fantastically written， thrilling， funny and heart warming story from Richard Osman and I cannot wait to see what mischief The Thursday Murder Club find themselves in next。 。。。more
Iain Kyle
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Having gotten to know the characters in the 1st book in this series we now find out some more about them and their past。 The storyline is as good， if not better than the first， and again there are various different things going on and all being brought together by the author。 As with the first novel the humour of the author is evident throughout and the twists and turns will keep you going to the end。 My favourite book of the year so far and eagerly anticipating another with these characters。
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