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The Last Devil to Die
The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery | Richard Osman
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A new mystery is afoot in the fourth book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman It's rarely a quiet day for the Thursday Murder Club. Shocking news reaches theman old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. The gang's search leads them into the antiques business, where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves. As they encounter drug dealers, art forgers, and online fraudstersas well as heartache close to homeElizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim have no idea whom to trust. With the body count rising, the clock ticking down, and trouble firmly on their tail, has their luck finally run out? And who will be the last devil to die?
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HeyT
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Absolutely loved this series so far and this installment did not disappoint. There is more backstory for more of the lead characters and the cast is more cognizant that they are truly a found family. I will say this one had a fair bit of more serious beats to it but still some levity to balance it out.

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Suelizbeth
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I had to take a break in the middle of this novel because I knew what was coming and I wasn‘t emotionally ready. I‘m glad I waited and I‘m glad I finished it. I have loved this series and this felt like an ending. I‘m sure I‘ll continue to wonder how all of the Thursday Murder Club is faring. Maybe we‘ll hear from them again. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TrishB Richard has said there‘s a new one next year . This one was v emotional! 2mo
Suelizbeth @TrishB Oh Good! Yes, this one got me in the feels. 📚❤️ 2mo
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CoffeeNBooks
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OriginalCyn620 💜💜💜 2mo
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catsuit_mango
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Finally got it from the library, it has been in high demand :) really enjoying reading about the gang again.

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lauraisntwilder
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I don't know if this was legitimately better than the last one or if I was simply glad to be back at Coopers Chase. This one did feel especially poignant though and I'm realizing I need to reread them all.

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Lizwarnerpdx
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Book #4 in the Thursday Murder Club series. I think I say this about all of them - but what a ride!

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RobES
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This was fantastic - made laugh, made me cry and kept me guessing... I think this series are my favourite books of 2024 ✨❣️

AmyG I can‘t wait to see what the TV series is like. 3mo
CoffeeNBooks I loved this series!! 3mo
staci.reads So good! 3mo
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Honeybeebooks
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Loved the fourth installment in this series. A friend of the club is murdered. With many suspects and a rising body count, the four Thursday Murder club members each play an important part as they work to solve this dangerous series of crimes. A heartbreaking loss reminds each one that life and love is precious. Great character development and a mystery that kept me guessing merits 4•/5 ⭐️.

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Jeg
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It was lovely to spend time with the club again. Gentle crime. I believe the author is having a break from this series and publishing something different.

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CoffeeNBooks
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Eggs Perfect ❤️🤍💜 (edited) 5mo
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Creadnorthey
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This is maybe the best yet and I can only hope there is more! Great scenes and new characters and some old threads all driving this plot forward for pure entertainment.

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peanutnine
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This series gets better with each installment! I was so happy to be back with the Thursday Murder gang, even knowing that with life comes loss. The characters' journeys were the main focus this time, but still with an interesting mystery to solve. I loved Joyce's development best. She really stepped up when needed ❤️
#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Fantastic! 6mo
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BarbaraJean
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I 💜 the Thursday Murder Club! The gang is back in action here, with a new murder to solve. The mystery was nicely woven together, though I figured out more than I‘d have liked, earlier than I‘d have liked! The strength of this installment was in the personal lives of our quartet—it was far more emotional than I‘d anticipated. I love the friendships among all of the gang—from the Cooper‘s Chase crowd, to the broader community they‘ve grown ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …across the series. I can‘t wait for the next installment—although it sounds like I‘ll have to, since Osman is pursuing another series for a bit! 6mo
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GidgetsTreasures75
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6-13-24: My 17th finished book of 2024! Book 4 in the Thursday Murder Club series. Another fun read with the octogenarian murder club. Joyce, Elizabeth, Ron and Ibrahim are at it again but this time it‘s a friend who is murdered that starts them on a new chase for a killer. And there‘s heroin. And antiques. And forgery. And a new cop on the beat even though our regular Chris and Donna are here to help. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣1️⃣7️⃣

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GinaKButler
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TheSpineView Enjoy! 6mo
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JackOBotts
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Love this series…I hope to be part of a crew like this in my later years. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Emma_PK
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Love. Love Love this series! Witty, clever, brilliantly written and well paced, Osman is just fantastic. Can't wait for the next one!

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ElizaMarie
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This was so great! It gutted me though. I can't even imagine how hard this will be (when my husband and I are at that age).

#NextInSeries

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CBee
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Well, Mr. Osman, you managed to make me laugh out loud multiple times with this one. What I didn‘t expect is that you‘d make me cry multiple times too! I‘m blown away by your tender care and obvious reverence for those who suffer from dementia (and those who care for them). Oh, and the murder mystery was spot on as usual ♥️😊 (side note - am seriously tempted to write Osman a letter, it touched me that much)

CBee #readyourkindle #tbrtarot It‘s supposed to be made into a film or series eventually, so I went with it 😁 8mo
tpixie I‘ve got to start this series!! 8mo
Cupcake12 I loved every single one x 8mo
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CBee @tpixie yes, you do! It‘s wonderful! 8mo
CBee @Cupcake12 me too ♥️ 8mo
Suet624 You should write to him! I‘ve done that a few times and the author seems genuinely thrilled to receive it. 8mo
tpixie @CBee 🦋🦋🦋 8mo
CBee @Suet624 I‘m seriously considering it! 8mo
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Sharpeipup
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ElizaMarie Ooo I love this! I need to find a #SilentBookClub near me! 8mo
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ElizaMarie
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#FillYourCupFriday

Got some errands (doc appts) so I downloaded this one ☺️ (#NextInSeries).

todo
❤️ Botox
💜 Vaccine
🩷 Update Litsy (catch up on #ChapterADay #BuddyRead)
💛 Put Laundry Away
🩵 Organize Planner
❓Shop? Dinner plans?

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Eva_B
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Another great read! Love this series!

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ClairesReads
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The Thursday Murder Club books are much more wholesome than my taste normally abides and yet, I really do love them. This fourth instalment is perhaps not the strongest in terms of its central case (its number 3 for me). However the layers added to the characterisation in this novel are pitch perfect, nuanced, and written sensitively and yet with piercing insight. To balance humour with this more moving content is a skill. Loved it.

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staci.reads
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Osman really knocked this one out of the park! This is the 4th in the Thursday Murder Club series, and it's hands-down the best one. After reading reviews saying it made them cry, I suspected what was going to happen, but Osman wrote about it so beautifully, I still cried. I am sorry to read he's taking a break from the series. I will miss Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, Ron, and the rest of the crew. This was my March #Doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks I have the first book from this series on my shelf - gotta get to it one of these days!!! 9mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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Everyone was right: it was amazing, and I did cry.
A staggering achievement in managing a murder mystery, the same dry humour, the introduction of a new character (three cheers for Computer Bob!) all bookending an incredibly powerful and sensitive treatment of dementia and assisted dying. The moments of grief shared by multiple characters that gave new insights into their own back stories. Just, so well done. 1/2

Robotswithpersonality I'm glad to see the author will be continuing the series, but it feels right, after the emotional impact of this one, to take a break. I will definitely be investigating his new series when it comes out!
⚠️Animal death, Alzheimer's/dementia, assisted death
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julesG Great review! 10mo
Robotswithpersonality @julesG Thanks! ☺️ 10mo
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A gloriously corrupt analogy.

Texreader 😂😂😂 10mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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Sweet Ibrahim.
Never too old to have new role models. ☺️♻️💚

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"But, however much life teaches you that nothing lasts, it is still a shock when it disappears. When the man you love with every fiber starts returning to the stars, an atom at a time."

Goddammit. ?

julesG 😭😭 10mo
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Pull the other one, darling.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Oof. Everyone says this is the entry in the series that will make me cry, but I didn't expect it to come out swinging on the first page.

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FromMyLectory
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A dangerous package, missing.
A drug deal gone wrong.
A friend, murdered.
A dear friend, departed.

The fearless quartet are back with a bang & this time they are pitted against a group of more menacing & ruthless villains.The story is gripping, comical, exciting and sentimental-nudging us to confront our perceptions of aging & mortality,evoking a stirring cascade of emotions. It is a profound introspection into the essence of love & existence❤️❤️

Crazeedi This is such a great series 11mo
FromMyLectory @Crazeedi totally! I love love them all ❤️❤️ it really has come a long way with the latest instalment.. 11mo
Crazeedi @FromMyLectory yes, but he's stepping away from this series for a bit to write something else, I read somewhere 11mo
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Cupcake12
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Another great book in the series. An old friend of the residents at Coopers Chase has been killed and the package he was caring for has gone missing. Join the Thursday Murder Club as they work to solve the murder. This time dealing with drug kingpins, art forgeries, online fraudsters and heartache from loved ones.
I was hooked from page one and feel as though the residents are friends. Hilarious dialogue and true friendship on display - 5 ⭐️

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SarahBookInterrupted
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Absolutely loved every minute of it. I adore these characters so very much. This one was a real tear jerker. I won‘t go into details why because I think it spoils it a little bit, but the love and grief in this one had me sobbing. Excellent murder mystery as usual. I guessed one part but the rest left me guess right to the end. The author also allows you to see the humanity in the bad characters as well, which makes this series kinda special. 5⭐️

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ReadingOver50
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I like this series very much and it is an autobuy for me. The fourth book in the series, this advances the stories of Elizabeth and Stephen, and of Ibrahim. I really like these characters and the fact that they are all elderly and still having adventures. It gives me something to aspire to.

andreadmw I‘m about to read book 1. I‘ve heard such good things. 11mo
ReadingOver50 @andreadmw it is a really good series 11mo
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Nessavamusic
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January was a solid if not spectacular reading month. I had 5 books I rated 5⭐️‘s but tagged has my heart.
#ReadingBracket2024

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Cupcake12
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Picked this up from the library today 📚
Starting tonight. I‘ve enjoyed all 3 in the series so far, let‘s hope this was one doesn‘t disappoint!

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Nessavamusic
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The best of the series! I don‘t want to spoil anything but this was so good, though genuinely heartbreaking. I hope the series will eventually continue! 5⭐️

Julsmarshall I felt the same way! 11mo
KathyWheeler I felt this way about it too. 11mo
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Blueberry
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4.5 ⭐
This one brought the feels 😢. As the collection of characters builds tho, I started to have trouble remembering who was who.
#4 or 5 in the A Thursday Murder Club Mystery series.

#SeriesLove24
@TheSpineView
@Andrew65

Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes This is one of my favorite series. 11mo
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Leniverse
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I wasn't in a rush to read this because I thought the third book was weak and maybe the series ought to come to an end before it becomes actually bad, you know? Very happy to find that not only is book 4 much better, it might actually be the best one yet. Looking forward to further murders now.

TrishB This one definitely stepped up! 11mo
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Teresereading
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On page 16 and I've already had 3 laugh out loud moments !

CoffeeNBooks I love this series! 11mo
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Bookzombie
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It‘s continues to be a pleasure to return to Cooper‘s Chase and my favorite gang of retirees. The fourth book (they should be read in order) in the series is full of the humor and charm we expect, but also has heart-wrenching moments that had me sobbing. I love the main and recurring characters in this series, but I‘m also sort of amazed by how charming some of the criminals are, lol. #SeriesLove2024

Bookzombie I look forward to checking out Osman‘s next book, but I hope his break from TMC is not to long. I‘m going to need more about Ibrahim and Computer Bob. 11mo
vivastory I have yet to read an Osman book but I feel like he's an author I'd dig. When I was in a waiting room yesterday someone was reading the first book & it was a reminder of the series (edited) 11mo
Bookzombie @vivastory I think you would. I listened to them all on audio and really enjoyed them in that format. The narrator changed with Book 3 for some reason, but both are good. I‘m looking forward to seeing what he does next since he is taking a break from this series. 11mo
vivastory That's def good to know! I feel like I am maxed out on new series to start but the temptation.... 11mo
Bookzombie @vivastory I understand. I unintentionally started 14 new series or trilogies last year. 😁 11mo
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Donna: Joyce, has anyone ever called you a pervert?
Joyce: Don‘t be such a prude.
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Ruthiella 😂😂😂 I love Joyce. 11mo
Bookzombie @Ruthiella Me too! 11mo
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CoffeeNBooks
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#12Booksof2023
Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim are back, with the addition of a few new friends, to solve some mysteries and a murder.
@Andrew65

Andrew65 I am yet to get to this. Can‘t wait but in a big queue at the library. 12mo
Ruthiella Computer Bob! ❤️ Bognan 🔥 12mo
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MicheleinPhilly
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I wanted to ease into 2024 with something warm and familiar. As always, Osman did not disappoint but he also stuck a knife in my heart and twisted it a few times for good measure.

Aims42 Someone was definitely chopping onions at my house while I read this 🤨😪😭🧅🔪 It was such a great book though! 12mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 12mo
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Erin.Elizabeth10
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This series just gets better and better! I love every book with these characters. This was the perfect book to read over Christmas break, and it was full of laughter and tears.

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Aims42
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#readingbracket2023 #2023readingbracket The data has been tabulated and the results are in 🥁🥁🥁🥁 “The Last Devil to Die” by Richard Osman is my top read of 2023 🎉🎉🎉 This series has gotten better and better with each book, which is such a feat it deserves to be celebrated 🥳

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Amie
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Another enjoyable mystery in this series that will make you laugh and cry.