The Bullet That Missed

by Richard Osman

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Series: The Thursday Murder Club (3)

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Fiction. Mystery. HTML:A new mystery is afoot in the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman. It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case�??their favorite kind�??leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill or be killed. Suddenly the cold case has become red hot. While Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim chase down the clues with help from old friends and new. But can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again? From an upmarket spa to a prison cell complete with espresso machine to a luxury penthouse high in the sky, this third adventure of the Thursday Murder Club is full of the cleverness, intrigue, and irresistible charm that readers have come to expect from Richard Osman�??s bestsellin… (more)

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The third part of the Thursday Murder Club series does an excellent job of not only promoting its own plot, but of also advancing the characters in new directions while remaining true to those characters as established. A fun, quick, enjoyable read about old people who have no business doing what they are doing except that some of them do and they’re actually quite good at it. Old people and Crypto currency. How delightful. (

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Fiddleback_ | May 28, 2024 |

The Bullet that Missed is written by Richard Osman. It is Book #3 in the Thursday Murder Club Mystery series.
A local, decade-old, cold case leads the Thursday Murder Club to a local news celebrity. But there is no body and very few, if any, leads.
This is a brilliant, funny, charming, intelligent and interesting mystery series - The Thursday Murder Club.
Book #3 The Bullet that Missed introduces us to several ‘new’ friends who fit in nicely with the original ‘Gang of Four’ - Elizabeth, Ron, Joyce & Ibrahim.
I couldn’t put the book down! ***** (

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diana.hauser | May 27, 2024 |

Das war wieder sehr vergnüglich und mit ein paar überraschenden Wendungen. (

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Katzenkindliest | Apr 23, 2024 |

Excellent as always. A cozy without being cloying. And this time there were tears…and love. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Richard Osman	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Bravery, Richard	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Holland, Joel	Cover lettering	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
McGovern, Steph	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Poppy, Donna	Copy editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Shaw, Fiona	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Wall, Natalie	Copy editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Awards

Anthony Award (Nominee – Novel – 2023)

British Book Award (Shortlist – Crime & Thriller – 2023)

British Book Award (Shortlist – Audiobook: Fiction – 2023)

Goodreads Choice Awards (Nominee – Mystery & Thriller – 2022)

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Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year (Mysteries & Thrillers – 2022)

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Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Fiction – 2022)

LibraryReads (Monthly Pick – Top Ten – September 2022)

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The Bullet That Missed

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To Ingrid. I was waiting for you.

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Bethany Waites understands there is no going back now.

1. "I don't need makeup," says Ron.

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[Bogdan] "Do you need me to bring you anything?"

[Elizabeth] "Yes, please, dear," she says. "Could you bring me a flask of tea, and a gun?" (p. 61)

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Fiction. Mystery. HTML:A new mystery is afoot in the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman.
It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal.
Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case�??their favorite kind�??leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers.
Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill or be killed. Suddenly the cold case has become red hot.
While Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim chase down the clues with help from old friends and new. But can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?
From an upmarket spa to a prison cell complete with espresso machine to a luxury penthouse high in the sky, this third adventure of the Thursday Murder Club is full of the cleverness, intrigue, and irresistible charm that readers have come to expect from Richard Osman�??s bestsellin

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