The Man Who Died Twice
2021 • 420 pages

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TL;DR VERSION...
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“It is fine to say ‘what doesn't kill you makes you stronger'. It is admirable. But it no longer applies when you're eighty. When you are eighty, whatever doesn't kill you just ushers you through the next door, and the next door and the next, and all of these doors lock behind you. No bouncing back. The gravitational pull of youth disappears, and you just float up and up.”


THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE


The Thursday Murder Club

























What would I do with five million pounds, I wonder?

I need new patio doors, they're about fifteen thousand, though Ron knows someone who could do it for eight.

I could buy £14.99 wine instead of £8.99 wine, but would I notice the difference?

...So I probably don't really need five million pounds but, nonetheless, I'm sure I shall dream about it tonight. You would too, wouldn't you?

By the way, earlier, when I said Elizabeth is a terrible flirt, I didn't mean she's a terrible flirt like I'm a terrible flirt. I mean that when she flirts, she's terrible at it. Really all over the place. I like to see things Elizabeth is bad at. There aren't many, but at least it levels the playing field a bit for the rest of us.


THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE


“Anyone interested in something very weird at Coopers Chase?” says Chris.

Yes. Everyone is.



* I guess I should say “nearly everyone” I'm sure there are readers who weren't taken in by Osman's charm. I don't understand those people, but I should acknowledge their existence.





The Thursday Murder Club

November 8, 2021