Richard OsmanThe Man Who Died Twice: (The Thursday Murder Club 2)

The first one of the Thursday murder Club series was very good in itself and I was having a fear that (as it happened with so many writers), this must not be let down. It is better than the first book, and it itself is a great compliment. It has a great plot and equally good assortment of characters. Joyce is my favorite.

Very well written and entertaining. I want to read the first book.

Excellent ! A page turner and no nonsense fun ! ! Go for it if you love humour and mystery .

This book is so wonderful mainly because of the way the beloved characters come to life!Perfectly balanced between being heartfelt and humourous

The sort of book you want never to end because it’s just to enjoyable to read! Appreciate the comfortable size of the font too!

Richard Osman does it again with the second book of the series. As good if not better, than the Thursday Murder Club.

A fresh approach to investigators profile

Excellent! Highly recommend!! Richard Osman has a very specific style of writing that keeps you interested and glued to the book!

Easy, engaging, and fun. But with an important sub-point - don’t underestimate people because they are “old”.I’m not an expert on the genre, but I have really enjoyed this book and the previous one in the series. A pleasant reprieve from Netflix and the likes!

‘Exceeds expectations.’ That’s a phrase that I am now confident applies to Richard Osman’s work on his Thursday Murder Club series. Exceedingly fun; gently creative, whilst coloring (mostly) within the lines of how these sorts of things are expected to be done. A panoply of interesting characters, with so few disappointments, and those few so minor, that one happily ignores the small flaws here and there. The best works all have a maker’s mark that perfection would never allow, don’t they?Osman’s books are smart, clever (no, those are decidedly NOT the same thing), fun, and oddly uplifting. Don’t believe this last? Read this book, and then ask yourself if you don’t have a greater fondness for men named Ibrahim and Bogdan than you did before. And women named Joyce. I won’t mention Elizabeth, because she doesn’t need the help.It’s an injustice to Osman to say that his series fits well within the Agatha Christie thriller/mystery genre, for it suggests that Christie outranks him. And that’s only true to the extent that she wrote more than Osman has (so far), and did it first. But with regard to quality of output, Osman more than holds his own. If I were trapped by a blizzard in a remote cabin, with only two books there to read, one by la grande dame herself, the other by Osman, I’d pick up Osman first.Osman is not a producer of Great Literature, a la Tolstoy, Steinbeck, Pamuk, Helprin, or Stendahl. He produces lighter fare, but doesn’t do so carelessly, and to say Osman’s not part of the Pantheon is really just to say that damned good work doesn’t necessarily qualify as stuff for the Hall of Fame. His work is well crafted, nicely paced; the characters clearly drawn, distinct, memorable; the plot tight, parts well-joined. Meant to be stimulating, pleasant, and humorous without ever being too much to bear. Very highly recommended.

Con humor inglés, entretenido

Assim como o Clube do Crime das Quintas Feiras, é bem escrito, cheio de mistérios mas com uma leveza e diversão contagiantes.

As the previous one, when you read the book you get the impression to be there, with Joyce and the others, sipping tea and chatting.