The Thursday Murder Club (Book 1) by Richard Osman

Short Summary: Take four septuagenarians with more than a few tricks and secrets up their sleeves, who all live in a retirement home in a quaint English village and all love a good mystery. Add a female detective on her first big case, a brutal murder, and you have The Thursday Murder Club, in which four of the unlikeliest of friends begin to meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes and decide they should solve them when the police seem unable to.

This book was recommended by a friend. I loved it from start to finish. I felt like I was participating in a live, real-time game of Clue. I enjoyed that the story was set in the English countryside, one of my favorite locations, and centered around older residents who lived in a retirement home there. The characters were well developed, with quirky backstories making their friendships and interactions throughout this fun, fast-paced tale equally as interesting as the mystery they are determined to solve. Click HERE to purchase the book on Amazon.