Will it be: The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman

My thoughts:

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it highly. Whether or not a reader knows the members of The Thursday Murder Club already, they will delight in spending time with Joyce, Elizabeth, Ron and Ibrahim. They are all such fully formed characters with their human foibles, along with their talents, loyalty, cleverness and interrelationships.

A lot is going on in this book. For one, Joyce’s daughter, Joanna is getting married as the story opens. When Nick, a wedding guest, waylays Elizabeth the story is off and running. Readers will then find murder, bitcoin, red herrings and fairly placed clues throughout these pages.

There are several subplots. One of these is about Ron’s family; another follows Connie and Tia. There will be some surprises there. No spoiler but I loved something that Kendrick did in the story. These many delights in these pages.

Osman is quite sweet at times as he depicts the character’s relationships with one another.

There is humor, a good plot, and so much humanity here. Definitely a five star read for me.

Description-from the publisher

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The unmissable new mystery in the Thursday Murder Club series from bestselling author Richard Osman, now streaming on Netflix

Who’s got time to think about murder when there’s a wedding to plan?

It’s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favorite criminal.

But when Elizabeth meets Nick, a wedding guest asking for her help, she finds the thrill of the chase is ignited once again. And when Nick disappears without a trace, his cagey business partner becomes the gang’s next stop. It seems the duo have something valuable—something worth killing for.

Joyce’s daughter, Joanna, jumps into the fray to help the gang as they seek answers: Has someone kidnapped Nick? And what’s this uncrackable code they keep hearing about? Plunged back into action once more, can the four friends solve the puzzle and a murder in time?