I am grateful to the colleague who recommended the Thursday Murder Club Mystery series. What a lark as four retired seventy-somethings—Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim—have quite the mystery set in their British laps. Douglas, a man from Elizabeth's past, slips a letter under her door inviting her to visit. As it turns out, he made a miscalculation when he broke into the home of a man who acts as a banker for major crime gangs. Douglas was caught on camera and ID'd, and with 20 million pounds worth of diamonds missing—diamonds belonging to a mafia member from New York—his life is in danger. Douglas asks that Elizabeth and her friends help keep him safe until the fuss shakes out.
The friendships and character development are excellent: for the four septuagenarians, police officers (Chris and Donna) whom they got to know during the events that were covered in the first book of the series, and even for some of the minor characters. The point of view changes with each chapter, and I have to say that Joyce's chapters are quite the trip! Elizabeth is more serious; her career experience with MI5 has kept her level-headed and calm. Ibrahim is a somewhat nervous psychiatrist. It's harder to describe Ron, but suffice it to say he's always game. Even when things sometimes look bleak, humor lightens the mood, and the strong bonds of friendship are heartwarming. I do want to read the first book of the series, as well as the later ones, but popping into the series in the middle didn't detract from my enjoyment at all.
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