The Man Who Died Twice

I've now listened to the first two audiobooks in The Thursday Murder Club series. These are engaging books for grown-ups as although I'm a couple decades short of the septuagenarian four members of the club, I don't think one much younger than I would appreciate the characters and the layers of story in the same way. I like the subtle, Britsh humor expressed in what I imagine is authentic language. This entry has numerous plotlines, which effectively converge in a satisfying, if a bit drawn out resolution. Although the story slows down sometimes with the mutiple plots, the characters are so endearing, I didn't mind spending more time with them. Especially b/c I listened to it over a 4000 mile epic roundtrip!

The second book in the Thursday Murder Club is just as charming as the first. Yes, there is a smattering of dead bodies but I think most people read this series for the developing friendships and relationships of the characters which are charming.

My wish is for someone to turn this into a BBC/PBS Mystery series with all the great British actors – Helen Mirren (Elizabeth), Sean Bean or Vinnie Jones (Ron), and I'm working up ideas for the rest of the cast. Who would you cast in the roles of Joyce and Ibrahim? And Bogdan!??! I feel like there's a great character actor I'm missing who would be masterful as Bogdan.

The Man Who Died Twice is the charming sequel to Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club. The delightful cast of seniors, police officers, and others are back. This time delving into Elizabeth's past and more. I found this book to be strongly character driven, but with a bit more focus on plot than the first book. While still given to meditations on life, aging, etc. this book meandered a bit less than the first and was paced a bit better in my opinion. Overall a great mystery book, but do read The Thursday Murder Club first! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I loved this one so much, it was the perfect sequel. The characters were already introduced and we were able to see them develop. They were much more involved in the multiple mysteries going on wich made sense based on the actions that took place in the first one.
Will recommend this serie till the day I die I think!

Another great fun read, quickly pulls you into the story and doesn't let you go until the end. Osman creates such believable characters in incredibly inconceivable situations so that you need to stay with them to find out what happens.
These books aren't going to change the world but they are great at taking you out of it for a while.

I love this book. If you haven't read The Thursday Murder Club, you really should. And then read this one. A gang of senior citizens solving murders from their retirement community - it sounds like an odd concept but it is written so well, and with so much heart and humor. I love all these characters and cannot wait to read the third book!

Second book in the series, even better than the first. 
Fun, funny, clever and touching. 
These books feel like a cheerful battle waged against ageism, all the assumptions people make about, underestimations of, senior citizens, all the while giving these older characters rich inner and outer lives that are more than just busting simple stereotypes.  
Does not shy away from the harsher  realities, either. Still heart-rending to read moments of vulnerability among elderly people: living with dementia, wrestling with the frailty that old age can bring.
What got me in this one most, though, was the gentle but honest look at loneliness, which can be experienced at any age. 
Mystery appreciably twisty, but didn't feel quite as convoluted or absurd as the first one, more tightly plotted, an improvement. 
So eager to read the next in the series!