In this fourth installment of the Thursday Murder Club books, the quartet of elderly amateur detectives are out to find the murderer of their friend, an antiques dealer from a nearby community. Kuldesh was killed the same day that an ugly box containing £100,000 of heroin was dropped off at his shop but before someone else could come pick it up, and somehow, between the dropoff and Kuldesh's murder, the heroin has disappeared. So Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim must find the murderer, and to do so, they also need to track down the heroin.
While this book has a lot going on with a lot of characters and motives in play, Osman manages to keep a tight rein on the plot, making for a much easier-to-read book than its immediate predecessor, The Bullet that Missed. I liked the way that the investigation unfolded, interspersed with revelations about the characters' lives. And a heads up that there's a subplot about dementia that is heart wrenching, yet wonderfully presented. An excellent addition to this series.
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