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The Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club.
When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case.
As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it’s too late?
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Previous Titles Archive
| October | The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid |
| September | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith |
| June | Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart |
| May | Burial Rites by Hannah Kent |
| April | Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson |
| March | Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen |
| February | The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah |
| January | The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi |
| December | The Guest List by Lucy Foley |
| November | The Fire Keeper’s Daughter by Angeline Bouiley |
| October | The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See |
| September | The Measure by Nikki Erlick |
| June | The Color Purple by Alice Walker |
| May | American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins |
| April | The Lost Man by Jane Harper |
| March | Northern Spy by Flynn Berry |
| February | The Midnight Library by Matt Haig |
| January | The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett |
| December | Little Women by Louisa May Alcott |
| November | The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson |
| October | The Cider House Rules by John Irving |
| September | The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow |
| June | Frieds Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg |
| May | Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng |
| April | Educated by Tara Westover |
| March | The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell |
| February | Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann |
| January | Mr Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva |
| December | The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick |
| November | Frankenstein by Mary Shelley |
| October | Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty |
| September | A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore |
| June | Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson |
| May | Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis |
| April | Seventh Heaven by Alice Hoffman |
| March | Moonglow by Michael Chabon |
| Feburary | The Round House by Louise Erdrich |
| January | The Secrets You Keep by Kate White |
| December | The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein |
| November | Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury |
| October | The Gown by Jennifer Robson |
| August | Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman |
| July | The Alice Network by Kate Quinn |
| June | The Bird Box by Josh Malerman |
| February | Commonwealth by Ann Patchett |
| January | Where’s You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple |
| December | A Christmas Hope by Anne Perry |
| November | The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison |
| October | Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel |
| September | A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman |
| June | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams |
| May | Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro |
| April | A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline |
| March | The Radium Girls by Kate Moore |
| February | Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman |
April Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
| December | Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak |
| November | North River by Pete Hamill |
| October | The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens |
| September | The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood |
| June | Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult |
| May | Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin |
| March | The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer |
| February | A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler |
| January | Euphoria by Lily King |
| December | The Christmas Train by David Baldacci |
| November | The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien |
| October | The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney |
| September | The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure |
| June | The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews |
| May | The King of Lies by John Hart |
| April | Circling the Sun by Paula McLain |
| March | Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler |
| February | An Available Man by Hilma Wolitzer |
| January | The Lottery by Patricia Wood |
| December | The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen |
| November | Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard |
| October | In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming |
| September | The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd |
| June | The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton Frank |
| May | The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin |
| April | The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent |
| March | The Street Lawyer by John Grisham |
| February | We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg |
| January | Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf |
| December | Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese |
| November | The Dinner by Herman Koch |
| October | Me Before You by Jojo Moyes |
| September | The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert |
| June | The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce |
| May | Old School by Tobias Wolff |
| April | The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon |
| March | Serena by Ron Rash |
| February | The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion |
| January | Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand |
| December | A Dog Named Christmas by Greg Kincaid |
| November | Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger |
| October | The Art Forger by Barbara Shapiro |
| September | Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter |
| July | Thunderstruck by Erik Larson *** |
| June | When the Killing’s Done by TC Boyle *** |
| May | The Land of Painted Caves by Jean Auel *** |
| April | Arctic Drift by Clive Cussler *** |
| March | City of Women by David Gillham |
| February | Age of Miracles by Karen Thomson Walker |
| January | The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman |
| ***part of the Pushing the Limits grant book discussion series |
| December 11 | A Christmas Blizzard by Garrison Keillor |
| November 13 | A Good American by Alex George |
| October 9 | Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn |
| September 11 | The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| June 12 | Joy for Beginners by Erica Bauermeister |
| May 8 | What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty |
| April 10 | Mudbound by Hillary Jordan |
| March 13 | Homer & Langley by E.L. Doctorow |
| February 13 | The Magic Room by Jeffrey Zaslow |
| January 9 | Defending Jacob by William Landay |
| December | The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore |
| November | Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle |
| October | The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty |
| June | The Detroit Electric Scheme by D.E. Johnson |
| May | Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen |
| April | The Sweetheart Season by Karen Fowler |
| March | Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden |
| February | Arc of Justice by Kevin Boyle |
| January | The Help by Kathryn Stockett |
| December | A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg |
| November | Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali |
| October | Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson |
| September | The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins |
| June | The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton |
| May | The Lake, the River, and the Other Lake by Steve Amick |
| April | Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann |
| March | Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman |
| February | A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick |
| January | Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton |
| December | The Shipping News by Annie Proulx |
| November | The Ghost at the Table by Suzanne Berne |
| October | The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri |
| September | The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett |
| June | The Beach House by Jane Green |
| May | Second Hand by Michael Zadoorian |
| April | Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver |
| March | To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee |
| February | A Recipe for Bees by Gail Anderson-Dargatz |
| January | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer |
| December | Downtown by Ed McBain |
| November | White Teeth by Zadie Smith |
| October | Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver |
| September | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See |
| August | Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury |
| July | Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brashares |
| June | One Mississippi by Mark Childress |
| May | Missing Mom by Joyce Carol Oates |
| April | Enemy Women by Paulette Jiles |
| March | A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini |
| February | Loving Frank by Nancy Horan |
| January 14 | Last Night at the Lobster by Steward O’Nan |
| December | Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert |
| November | Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky |
| October | Middlesex by Jeffrey Euginedes |
| September | The Plot Against America by Philip Roth |
| August | Like Normal People by Karen Bender |
| July | Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver |
| June | The Nick Adams Stories by Ernest Hemingway |
| May | Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen |
| April | Moloka’i by Alan Brennert |
| March | The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak |
| February | The Feast of Love by Charles Baxter |
| January | The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder |
| December | Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray |
| November | The Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman Capote |
| October | The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde |
| September | The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory |
| August | The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls |
| July | The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards |
| June | Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner |
| May | Lying Awake by Mark Salzman |
| May | Dark of the Moon by PJ Parrish |
| April | Digging to America by Anne Tyler |
March | Light on Snow by Anita Shreve |
February | The Wedding by Dorothy West |
January | The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold |
December | When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka |
November | In the Land of Second Chances by George Shaffner |
October | Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn |
September | A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton |
August | The Bottoms by Joe Lansdale |
July | My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult |
June | Inn at Lake Devine by Elinor Lipman |
May | Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan |
May | Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan |
April | The Undertaking by Thomas Lynch |
April | Gilead by Marilynne Robinson |
March | Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller |
March | Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini |
February | All the Presidents Children by Doug Wead |
February | Lamb in Love by Carrie Brown |
January | The Middle of Everywhere by Mary Pipher |
January 11 | So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell |
December | When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka |
November | In the Land of Second Chances by George Shaffner |
October | Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn |
September | A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton |
August | The Bottoms by Joe Lansdale |
July | My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult |
June | Inn at Lake Devine by Elinor Lipman |
May | Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan |
May | Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan |
April | The Undertaking by Thomas Lynch |
April | Gilead by Marilynne Robinson |
March | Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller |
March | Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini |
February | All the Presidents Children by Doug Wead |
February | Lamb in Love by Carrie Brown |
January | The Middle of Everywhere by Mary Pipher |
January | So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell |
November | Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis |
November | Peace Like a River by Leif Enger |
October | The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson |
October | Eva Moves the Furniture by Margot Livesey |
September | Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi |
September | All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren |
August | Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler |
July | Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrehreich |
June | Not the End of the World by Christopher Brookmyre |
May | We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver |
April | The Giant’s House by Elizabeth McCracken |
February | Mystic River by Dennis Lehane |
January | The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd |
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