Book Review - The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

Title: The Bullet That Missed
Series: The Thursday Murder Club # 3
Author: Richard Osman
 
Description: One Thursday afternoon in the seniors’ venter, a decade-old cold case, their favorite kind, leads the Thursday Murder Club to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. A new foe called “The Viking”, wants Elizabeth to kill former KGB chief Viktor, of he will kill her sweet best friend Joyce. Activist marked for death Ron and psychiatrist Ibrahim chase clues for Viking’s identity, and investigate mob-queen prisoner from the previous book.
 
Review: It’s just another Thursday and everything should be back to normal. But nothing could be further from the truth. A local news legend is on the hunt for a sensational headline and together with the Thursday Murder Club they track two cases that are ten years apart, but are somehow linked. And that’s not all. Elizabeth is visited by an old nemesis who gives her a choice: kill or be killed.
 
“The Thursday Murder Club”-series has become one of my favorite series, even though I have not given any of the books a 5-star rating. I just love reading about amateur sleuths, especially when they are in their seventies. The tight knit group living in Cooper’s Chase has really grew on me and I loved following them solve their third mystery.
 
The cold case they are trying to unravel is really interesting and exciting. Like the previous two books, this third one has some slower moments. Never dull, just slower. And it can get you out of it a bit.
 
What makes these books so enjoyable is the characters. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron are such a fun foursome and I can’t wait to tag along on every adventure. Joyce and Ibrahim are probably my favorites.
 
If you have enjoyed the other two books in this series, you will most likely have fun with “The Buller That Missed”. The fourth book is coming out in September and I can’t wait!
 
Rating: 4,5/ 5