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Brought to you by Penguin.

*NARRATED BY FIONA SHAW (Harry Potter, Killing Eve, Bad Sisters)*

The unmissable new mystery in the bestselling, record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman

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 favourite criminal.

But when Elizabeth meets a wedding guest who fears for their life, the thrill of the chase is ignited once again. A villain wants access to an uncrackable code, and will stop at nothing to get it. Plunged back into their most explosive investigation yet, can the gang solve the puzzle and a murder in time?

‘Funny, clever, compelling’ HARLAN COBEN

‘Osman just gets better’ SHARI LAPENA

'The thing that shines through in Osman’s writing is that he really likes people and revels in all their foibles and eccentricities . . . a delightful read' OBSERVER

© Richard Osman 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Critics Review

Full of humour, this is our fave one yet!
SUN
This proves to be one of Osman’s more cleverly plotted whodunnits, with bonus brainteasers in the form of cunning codes to crack
DAILY TELEGRAPH
A gently humorous read, peopled with characters who feel like old friends
GUARDIAN
A delight . . . if you really want to find out how families and friends react and interact and talk, then go to Richard Osman
iPAPER
Osman reaches audiences other authors do not because he truly shares their world
OBSERVER

User Reviews

Book 4.8
Narration 4.9
Author Richard Osman
Narrator Fiona Shaw
Duration 10 hours and 29 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780241998427
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Genre Comic (humorous) crime and mystery, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Humorous fiction
Collections Cosy Crime, Hear Her Voice
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
4.8 (23 reviews)
Narration
4.9 (23 reviews)

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