Which author wrote 'The Thursday Murder Club'?

Richard Osman wrote The Thursday Murder Club.

Published in 2020, the novel was Osman’s debut as a novelist. It follows four residents of the fictional Coopers Chase retirement village in Kent: Elizabeth, Ron, Joyce, and Ibrahim. Their informal Thursday meetings about unsolved crimes become a real investigation when a murder occurs close to home.

The book combines cosy-crime conventions with questions about aging, friendship, grief, memory, and institutional power. Joyce’s diary entries give the story an intimate voice, while the group’s different skills allow them to challenge the police investigation in unexpected ways.

The title and premise invite comparisons with Agatha Christie, especially her Tuesday Club stories, but the novel is not a Christie work. Osman wrote it secretly over about 18 months. It became a major bestseller and launched a series followed by The Man Who Died Twice, The Bullet That Missed, The Last Devil to Die, and The Impossible Fortune.