The Thursday Murder Club (The Thursday Murder Club 1)

Review in English, as read the English version. Für deutsche, die deutsche Übersetzung als ebook (evt. auch andere Formate) ist deutlich herabgesetzt. Weiss nicht, ob das von Dauer ist. Nice, slow burning mystery, with an ending like a Gordian knot solved. Well, not for all of them. The characters are very well written. A few main POV-Chapters, so you get a feel for each of them, but some may not like the varying POV?! Set in the UK, and feeks like it! Gifted the German translation as an ebook when I saw it was quite reduced in price, to my mother, after finishing a third of the english ebook. Even with a few tears shed, this might just be right up her alley. In the end, I was surprised by how many died in the book, for a mystery quite a lot. Tis' XMas season, so 5 stars it is, and highly recommended from me. Will certainly read more books by this author. And also looking forward to the series, as this is being filmed as a TV-Series by Netflix with the author as producer.

...es macht einfach Spaß sich von dieser Reihe berieseln zu lassen, man identifiziert sich sofort mit dem ein oder anderen Charakter und manche Situationen sind derart urkomisch beschrieben, dass man das Buch weglegen und sich die Lachtränen wegwischen muss.

Organized at Cooper's Chase, a luxury retirement home, The Thursday Murder Club is a group formed by a few retirees who enjoy discussing old unsolved cases. Each has different skills that help them take unique approaches to the long-forgotten murders. Yet, when murder comes to Cooper's Chase, their skills are tested like never before. Can the Thursday Murder Club solve this case? And what truths about their pasts and that of the people at Cooper's Chase will they uncover? Most of all, what friends and foes will the Thursday Murder Club encounter along the way? This is a murder mystery like no other, well narrated and with much wit to make one laugh out loud. The main characters are incredibly endearing, and the setting is described in such a way that it is easy to forget Cooper's Chase is not a real place. Overall, this is a brilliant beginning to a great series of books with just the right amount of murder, mystery, and friendship.

Der Beginn der Geschichte ist etwas zäh, diese wird aber laufend interessanter und lustiger. Man bekommt den Eindruck, die Hauptfiguren persönlich zu kennen und kann den Fortgang der Geschichte kaum abwarten. Ich amüsiere mich bestens und habe auch die eine oder andere philosophische Weisheit für mich entdeckt.

Absolut fantastisches Buch. Die Charaktere sind eigen und trotzdem wunderbar menschlich. Der mal etwas andere Blickwinkel ermöglicht ein eintauchen in die Story. Ich freue mich auf die kommenden Bände.