This is the second in the series. Sadly the first book did not really appeal. The hopes for this story were raised early as there was significantly more going on. The structure of the book is similar in that it follows different characters and has multiple perspectives including diary entries by one of the group.

The pace remains slow in this book despite the fact that there are twists and red herrings throughout. In addition, there is assault and death, which are presented in some detail. However, the sedate descriptions dampen any real tension.

The central characters are all present, the reader learns a little bit more about them, but really there is only limited character development. New characters are kept rather vague to allow for the development of the plot.

As with the previous book all becomes clear in the denouement and threads are tied up. There is a clear sense in which the ending is rushed in both books, to such an extent that in the story I deliberately read it slowly to ensure I didn't miss anything as it is brief.

Disappointing

After all the Hype about this Book I really struggled with it ,yes it was well written but I found it really slow & long winded before anything of great significance got my attention . I hate writing a sad review , but I have to be honest & this Book did nothing for me I'm afraid ,but maybe you will find it different !#FB, #Instagram # Amazon.co.uk, #GoodReads, #NetGalley,#<img src="https://www.netgalley.com/badge/358a5cecda71b11036ec19d9f7bf5c96d13e2c55" width="80" height="80" alt="100 Book Reviews" title="100 Book Reviews"/>, #<img src="https://www.netgalley.com/badge/ef856e6ce35e6d2d729539aa1808a5fb4326a415" width="80" height="80" alt="Reviews Published" title="Reviews Published"/>, #<img src="https://www.netgalley.com/badge/aa60c7e77cc330186f26ea1f647542df8af8326a" width="80" height="80" alt="Professional Reader" title="Professional Reader"/>

I thoroughly enjoyed Book one in this series The Thursday Murder club. Book two doesn’t disappoint as we join the gang again Elizabeth (retired spy /operative) Joyce retired nurse, Ibrahim retired Psychiatrist and Ron ex union leader. Along with a few of the other characters from the last book.

What I enjoyed with this one is the fact if you d read the first book you already know the main characters, how they behave etc. This one had a slightly meatier story to it. When Elizabeth’s ex colleague and someone she has a long history with turns up at the retirement village needing help. With £20 million pounds worth of diamonds at stake that belong to a mafia man. But somehow Douglas’s whereabout’s is leaked and an attempt on his life is stopped by his young bodyguard Poppy. This means they have to be moved. It’s not long before things take a turn for the worse.

But where are the diamonds? The body count is going up, can the gang find the diamonds?

Whilst other things are also happening as Ibrahim is attacked all for his mobile phone, he struggles, can the gang help him get over it? Can they help catch the person responsible?

DCI Chris Hudson’s life is on the up as he is dating PC Donna DeFreitas’s mother Patrice and things are going well for him. On the other hand Donna’s love life seems to have hit rock bottom, will she ever find love? She is happy for her boss and her mum but struggles seeing them both so happy and lived up.

This is another well written cozy mystery set around a group of retired Septuagenarians. The characters are great, believable and likeable. If you like a good cozy mystery you will love this series a perfect read to curl up with. This can be read as a stand alone novel but it is nice to see how the characters started out with their Thursday Murder Club.

The chapters alternate with what is happening between them all along with Joyce writing telling her daughter what is happening. I love how Joyce has grown in confidence in this book, everyone likes her and she is now using a little initiative at times not relying on Elizabeth for everything.

I look forward to book 3 in the series. I would like to thank #netgalley and #Viking for my eARC of this book in exchange for an honest, fair and unbiased review. Although I did have to buy my copy as well to add to my bookshelf.

Following on from the Thursday murder club the gang are back. A mysterious stranger drops into Elizabeth’s life which results in more puzzles to unravel.
This was a solid sequel to the first one and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

Following straight on from The Thursday Murder Club, Elizabeth receives an intriguing letter from a man who should be dead. So begins a new investigation for Elizabeth and the gang, involving stolen diamonds, the mafia, MI5 and a rising body count.

I looooooooved this book. A lot. And way more than I liked Book #1. The characters are, once again, fabulous (especially Joyce), and the plot is genuinely very good for a humorous murder-mystery.

The thing that I wasn’t so keen on in The Thursday Murder Club was that Richard Osman’s writing style felt a bit too formulaic – like he’d studied how to write a book and then written one. The Man Who Died Twice didn’t feel like that. The writing is funny and smooth, with the perfect informal tone for the story.

Who would have thought that a murder mystery with four pensioners as the main characters would have us so gripped! But it does, and so well. Full of twists and turns with lots of laughs and some really moving moments. I loved it just as much, if not more, than the first book and can’t wait for the next one.
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin UK for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

The Thursday night crew are back and delving into yet another mystery.
This time it's an old flame who wants Elizabeth to help her find diamonds that are missing and a mobster believes he did it.
She enlists the Thursday mob to help and as ever they jump into action.
There are bodies and twists in this and as ever it is a nice easy read with plenty of humour and mystery to make you keep reading.
If you like humour along with a mystery then these are for you and if you haven't read the first one then it's a must.
I have to say I am now quite liking Richard Osman's Thursday Crew and looking forward to the next one.

Enjoyed this so much more than the first. These pensioners have stolen our hearts and I didn’t want to enjoy it but I did.

The Thursday Murder Club have a mystery to solve. Elizabeth's ex-husband, also a spy, has stolen valuable diamonds from mafia broker and has been shot dead. Meanwhile Ibrahim has been violently mugged and the Fairhaven police are trying to catch the local crime kingpin. Using their ingenuity and years of wisdom, the geriatric crimefighters try to restore peace to their retirement village.
This is the sort of book that wraps the reader in a warm embrace. The themes of murder, drugs etc are not necessarily easy reading but the violence seems almost comic as it is written about in a dry, deprecating manner. The plot is silly, the characters are stereotypes but the whole thing is just a great fun read.

What really can I add to the publishing sensation of the last two years? The public has spoken in their universal love of Richard Osman’s group of elderly sleuths and I completely agree!

Osman follows up the hugely popular The Thursday Murder Club with The Man Who Died Twice, where the residents of Coopers Chase are now thrown into Elizabeth’s old world of espionage, hitmen and stolen goods. Can Elizabeth and the gang put things to rights without getting themselves hurt??

These books are just a joy to read! If you like your crime novels with a bit of grit, then they may not be a good fit for you, but if you like cosy crime novels with humour but always a close eye on the fact that the main characters are older people then you’ll definitely enjoy both books.

I felt with book 2 that Richard Osman is really hitting his stride – book 1 was great, but this one just has that extra something. Perhaps it’s nothing to do with the author, but the fact that we know the characters a bit better and how they fit in to the group? Whichever it may be, the intelligent and twisty plot in this book, with more of a focus on Elizabeth and her former career, has me excited for the next installment.

Fans or Richard Osman’s first novel, The Thursday Murder Club, will undoubtedly be most eager to read The Man Who Died Twice. This new novel contains what have quickly become the trademarks of the author’s work. There are the four quirky and individual protagonists (Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron), some complex situations, adventure, and a mixture of humor and excellent plotting. No need to say more except that, among other things, there are diamonds and murder. Just know that the ingredients are here for a perfect escapist read.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.

I really this book .The second book in the Thursday Murder Club series is even better than the first book. I love how the authors writing and am already excited to read the third book.

The Man Who Died Twice is a unique, funny, and perfectly cosy mystery featuring my favourite crime-busting club. In my opinion, this book is undoubtedly better than the prequel, The Thursday Murder Club, with stronger character development, a neater narrative, and fascinating twists.

Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron of Cooper's Chase retirement village are back solving yet another mystery. This charming crew is the reason I keep returning to the series, and one of the elements that makes the book feel so comforting. The Man Who Died Twice provides further insight into the history of the characters, and they become more and more endearing with each chapter. Of the four, Ibrahim is my favourite and I’m glad to see him earning more attention in the sequel.

Involved in this mystery is a murder, the mafia, missing diamonds, and a race to the resolution. Richard Osman does a great job at mixing thrill with levity in this book, while moving the story along at a better pace than the first. His writing is an entertaining blend of witty and intelligent. With backstory and multiple narratives, it could easily become confusing. But I really enjoyed the way the action is mapped out, along with Joyce’s personal diary entries to keep the reader up to date.

I appreciate the author’s approach to themes of aging and the anxieties that come with this, which is presented in different ways through the club’s members. There are touching moments that grounded the exciting (and slightly unrealistic) elements, making The Man Who Died Twice both a stimulating and light-hearted read.

A totally entertaining and fun follow up to Osman's debut novel. Starting the following Thursday. after the Thursday Murder Club ended it reunites Elizabeth Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer and a whole load of diamonds. As before, Osman demonstrates a great gift for humourous plotting and warm, believable characterisation of his four septuagenarians protagonists. Raced through it in one sitting. V enjoyable.

Another readable who dunnit by Richard Osman with his elderly band of sleuths. I do feel, as I did wiith his first, that the over the top prasie for this series has more to do with his famous name than his skill as a writer or plotter. If anything I found this even less believable than the first, but it’s a quick and undemanding read when you don’t want anything too heavy.

Unfortunately I can not see the vast appeal of this book - it is far too long and over indulgent. The characters, had little depth to them which resulted in a lack of interest in their escapades. I have admittedly not read the first book of the series so perhaps that would have increased my investment in the plotline.

So much of the plot was far fetched in the extreme - OAPs being allowed access to active police investigations, organised crime syndicates in sleepy towns etc.

Probably best suited to a holiday read when you don't require much concentration.

My thanks to Penguin UK and NetGalley for a review copy of this book.

Loved it- a perfect sequel. I am so excited for the next book in the series.

Yay, they’re back! Intrepid seventysomething amateur sleuths Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim have returned after their first outing in Richard Osman’s wildly popular The Thursday Murder Club. This time Elizabeth’s dodgy ex-husband Douglas appears on the scene “in a spot of bother” after stealing 20 million quid worth of diamonds from a cut-throat money launderer. Douglas was pulled out of the Thames 30 years earlier, and has now landed himself in mortal danger again.
When two bodies are found our four wannabe detectives find themselves rubbing shoulders with the Mafia and MI6 as they try to solve the murders and hunt down the missing gemstones. Luckily they can depend on their firm friendship with local coppers Donna and Chris.
Meanwhile Ibrahim has fallen victim to teenage thugs who steal his phone then kick him in the head. The group plots revenge, little knowing that their two problems will become one.
Osman is a ridiculously entertaining writer and fully deserves his long stint at the top of bestseller lists and all the cash that must be rolling in. He has promised four novels in the series. A delicious prospect. Pour yourself a cuppa and settle in for a galloping crime caper you won’t want to end.

I wasn't sure I'd feel about this book prior to reading it - after all, how often are second books in series not quite as good as the first?

I needn't have worried in this case as I adored this book. It's very much like a blanket on a cold day - comforting, warm + makes you feel at home. I loved reading about the old gang again and their dark sense of humour was much needed throughout the book as there were so many twists and turns!
It was sad to see them a little older + potentially more frail this time around - a stark reality that the gang won't live on forever.

Would highly recommend to anyone who is after a quick, funny + engaging read with a great storyline.

Fantastic second book in the Thursday night murder club series. A great story, that revealed secrets hidden in the main characters pasts and more of their unique detective skills! I can't wait for book three!