This fifth installment in the "Thursday Murder Club" series rejoins our fearsome foursome a year after the death of Elizabeth's husband Stephen has died. Joyce's daughter, Joanna, is getting married and one of the wedding guests, Nick--best friend of the groom--approaches Elizabeth and asks her to find out who is trying to kill him. There may well be a veritable fortune--a quarter of a billion in Bitcoin-- at stake. But getting to the money requires finding both his 6 digit code and that of his business partner, Holly. Nick disappears and it's feared that he is dead. Then Holly is killed. Every character has a whole other story going on besides the search for the money and at times it is a bit confusing as the POV narrator switches so frequently.
An interview with the New York Times about the book and his writing generally is here. The interviewer notes that "Osman’s work reflects his own witty and openhearted view of human nature..." and also observes that his characters "are aging almost in real time. Tucked inside the crowd-pleasing plots are themes of grief, loss, friendship, the renegotiated relationships between parents and their adult children, and the indignities and sorrows of old age." Osman himself comments that "he wants to present his sleuths as complicated and flawed, just like anyone else."
Kirkus says in their review that "the Thursday Murder Club is back and better than ever." And they go on to conclude: "There are satisfying red herrings and a well-constructed answer to the puzzle of what happened to Nick and why. And you’ll be happy just to have spent some time in Osman’s delightful world. "If you’re coming to the series from the Netflix movie, start at the top. If you’ve read the others, this is a high point.
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