The Impossible Fortune (The Thursday Murder Club 5) by Richard Osman

The unmissable new mystery in the bestselling, record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman

Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan?

It s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving.

Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favourite criminal.

But when Elizabeth meets a wedding guest who fears for their life, the thrill of the chase is ignited once again. A villain wants access to an uncrackable code and will stop at nothing to get it. Plunged back into their most explosive investigation yet, can the gang solve the puzzle and a murder in time?

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Praise for Richard Osman and the Thursday Murder Club series

Brilliantly suspenseful JEFFERY DEAVER

Deplorably good IAN RANKIN

Funny, clever, compelling HARLAN COBEN

I smiled a million times MARIAN KEYES

Warm, wise and witty VAL MCDERMID

Osman just gets better SHARI LAPENA

'The thing that shines through in Osman s writing is that he really likes people and revels in all their foibles and eccentricities... a delightful read' OBSERVER

The rightful king of crime i PAPER

Series: Thursday Murder Club
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Viking
ISBN: 9780241743997
Published: 25 Sep 2025
Classifications: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery
Weight: 544g
Dimensions: 234 x 153 (mm)
Language: English
Country of Origin: GB