Although she is still somewhat secretive – her career as one of the countries top spies proving a hard habit to break – the introduction of a face from her past, Marcus Carmichael, forcing her back into the world of spies and secrets, gives us a much broader idea of the tour-de-force behind the TMC. What I liked most about this book, was getting to know more about Elizabeth’s past. And this case is a challenging one for sure. They may all be in their seventies, but they show no sign of slowing up, no matter what challenges are set before them. What I really enjoy about this series is that you never know quite what to expect, and whilst Richard Osman may have been finding his feet with book one, getting to know the characters of Elizabeth, Joybe, Ron and Ibrahim, there is no doubting he has the measure of them this time around and truly brings them all to life. The septuagenarian amatuer sleuths are back and with one heck of a bang. Espionage, diamond theft, drug deals and murder … All in a day’s work for the Thursday Murder Club it appears. Well, this was certainly a change of pace.
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