The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

The Last Devil to Die is written by Richard Osman. It is Book #4 of the Thursday Murder Club series.Disturbing news reaches Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron & Ibrahim - the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend has been murdered and a ‘special’ package he was protecting has gone missing.In their desire to solve the murder, the group encounters drug dealers, art forgers, antiques dealers, antiquities experts and fraudsters of all types. As the body count increases, they don’t know who to trust.Brilliant plotting, likeable, quirky characters, a nice retirement village, lots of cakes, snacks and wine and lots of information and thoughts on dementia and end of life directives.The dialogue and diary entries (thanks to Joyce) are interesting, funny, endearing, surprising, charming, intelligent and very often deeply thought-provoking.I seem to be addicted to The Thursday Murder Club! *****

I have loved all Thursday Murder Club books, and this one is stellar. The quirky characters, the banter, the plans, life and death situations, and our favorite characters all together solving a murder mystery. The writing is splendid, and each character so well defined. Joyce gets to come out of her shell and lead a bit which is fun. I love her dear diary entries. We are taken on an emotional ride that is remarkably well done. There are so many feels in this story. Ibrahim tells a part of his past story, which is heartbreaking! Elizabeth needs to take some time to be with her Stephen, and oh the feels there are there. Ron is funny and can be stubborn, yet he does have a sweet side. They all work so well together and even Chris, and Donna concede to their plans. I love Patrice and Boghdan, and hope as Joyce does that in the next book there will be a wedding. A delightful if at times very emotional read. We will have to wait for the next installment as Richard Osman will be writing another story for us before the next Thursday Murder Club. Read or listen to these excellent stories.

I have enjoyed all four of the "Thursday Murder Club" series including this one, but this one least of the four. I like the way the main characters are evolving, but I feel the author is exploring more human themes and emotions, and getting a little "preachy". Also, the plots are all a bit implausible, but this one more so than the others.In his postscript he says he's going to give the "Murder Club" a rest for a bit, and return to them sometime in the future, and I think that's a good thing.

Another in a great series! The books are full of life, laughter and love. The is author has great insight into life as it should be.

Let me get the obvious out of the way before I get to what makes this book phenomenal. The writing style, plot, characterization, etc., etc., is superb! I’ve read all 4 of the Thursday Murder Club books and enjoyed each one immensely, and they just get better & better. Do yourself a favor and read this!Now, for what made it phenomenal. I can’t say much because it would spoil things, but how Osman handles the dilemma facing Elizabeth & (husband) Stephen — both from the narrator’s view and from Joyce’s journal —was absolutely amazing. I could describe it — using words like lyrical and moving — but nothing I say can do it justice. I wish every single person I know could read this book for these parts alone, if for nothing more. Amazing!!

The gang is in top form and the story is full of twists and turns.It’s just as funny as the previous books in the series but there is also heavy themes and broken hearts.Definitely worth reading and I can’t wait for the next one to come out.

If you’re like me you’ll find this to be an excellent 4 book series. It’s made me a Richard Osman fan for life. They’re hilarious with enough real detective work to keep your feet on the ground. The commentaries by Joyce just get better and better. I highly recommend it. If you’re like me you’ll find this to be an excellent 4 book series. It’s made me a Richard Osman fan for life. They’re hilarious with enough real detective work to keep your feet on the ground. The commentaries by Joyce just get better and better. I highly recommend it.

The pace of Osman's books shakes me up and his characters are priceless. What I love the most are the "asides" and Joyce's journal. I've read three now and hope for more!

clever plot, great characters, twists and turns, absolutly enthralling, superb senior conversations, short chapters, good to the very end, need a few tissues, wisdom

Todos os livros dessa serie sao excelentes, esse nao foi exceção.

It reads easily and kept me wanting to read more. The story in itself is interesting, and it is laced with pressing human issues such as dementia and growing old. I have grown fond of the characters, having read the four books.

I found myself unable to put this one down. Make sure you read Richard Osmans books in the right order and you will just want to read one after another. Really enjoyed and can’t wait for more books from this author.

Die Charaktäre sind einfach herzig, die Schreibweise von Osman warmherzig und humorvoll.