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

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Not a bad book, certainly. As my mother notes, "I felt it jumped around a lot," and jump around it certainly does. Largely limited third person, it jumps around in all the major players' heads--and I do mean all: Elizabeth, former M15 agent, DCI Chris Hudson; Ibrahim the psychiatrist; Connie Johnson, drug dealer; Martin Lomax, broker; PC Donna; Douglas Middlemiss, M15 agent; Ron, professional gadfly; Bogdan Jankowski, Polish builder and man of many abilities; Patrice, teacher and girlfriend; Stephen, Elizabeth's husband; and probably a few others I'm skipping. In between we have Joyce's first person diary entries. It's all terribly amusing and Oscar Wilde-ish, lots of banter and disarming openness that conceals all sorts of shenanigans.

Additionally, I feel like we got to know Donna and Chris, the local detectives who have befriended the Murder Club, a bit more. I really enjoy both of their characters. Donna is struggling a bit with her place in life and Chris's new relationship with Donna's mother, Patrice. Ron Rash is renowned for his writing about Appalachia, but his latest book, The Caretaker, begins ... 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. 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?

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millions pound worth diamonds are stole from strongroom of Martin Lomax, a shady man they watch. Douglas is the one broke into the house and stuffed the gills with diamonds but he made a mistake by taking off his ski mask in front of surveillance cameras. Now dangerous people are looking for him and he needs bodyguards to get protection! As you may see those bodyguards will be our genius pensioners!

Ostensibly a builder, Bogdan Jankovski is actually a man of many talents, be they playing chess with a demented husband, acquiring ten thousand pounds worth of cocaine (a disappointingly small parcel), or assisting Elizabeth “I’ll also need you to drive me to meet an international money launderer today, if you’re free?” The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman: 9780593299418 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com . Retrieved 20 October 2023.

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Bogdan (whose name I heard as BobDan for the entirety of the 1st book), Donna, Chris, Patrice, and everyone else that they add to their little murder club as the books go by are all so real to me. I cannot wait to see these folks again. The audiobook is awesome and that's the way I want to experience these books from now on. And, we have Joyce's new rescue mutt to meet! I would definitely recommend the first book over this one, but I think many people will enjoy them both. As a side note, I wouldn’t recommend reading The Man Who Died Twice without having first read the Thursday Murder Club since a lot of character development happens in the first book.

I love these characters so damn much. Out of the 3 I've read so far, this one stands out spectacularly.It's a balancing act, of course, but, by and large, the corpses will still be there in the morning, and you mustn't let it spoil your Domino's.”