The Thursday Murder Club is at it again! Elderly residents of an upscale British senior living facility, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron have already managed to solve a slew of murders by pestering the local police detectives and digging through their friend's cold case files, so when retired spy Elizabeth's ex-husband, Douglas, moves in next door, they're ready for whatever he throws at her. Turns out, it's a lot, as he's still in the spy game and was caught on camera "exploring" the treasure-filled manor of a local insurance man for the international crime community ("insurance" in that he holds the money, jewels, stolen racehorses, etc that will change hands between criminal elements during a deal). Some diamonds went missing that same night, and convinced that Douglas stole them, the insurance man and the New York mafia are out to reclaim their diamonds and snuff out Douglas. So the Thursday Murder Club buckles down to track down the diamonds and solve a few other crimes while they're at it.
Osman created this wonderful group of characters in The Thursday Murder Club (which should definitely be read before this one) and this sequel allows them to expand their horizons and stretch their abilities so much. I particularly love Joyce's devilish kindness, which shines in her journal entry chapters as well as her adventures in social media. Once again, this is a phenomenal, fun, funny mystery with great characters. Highly recommend the series!
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