28 September 2025

Review: THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE, Richard Osman

  • This edition read on my Kindle (Amazon)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DJ1TQH16
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin, Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 25, 2025
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 409 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1405975629 
  • Book 5 of 5: Thursday Murder Club Mysteries  

Synopsis (Amazon)

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?

My Take:

 Joyce's daughter Joanna is getting married and Elizabeth is still not really herself. And then at the wedding itself comes an action which brings the Thursday Murder Club a task, after almost a year of inaction. And the old team prove that they've still got it, despite the failings that come with their advancing years. 

There were times when I found this latest incursion into geezer lit both challenging and exasperating.  I struggled at times to remember the background to each character, but thank goodness it all came together at the end. 

My Rating: 4.4

I've also read

  • 4.5, THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB  - #1
  • 4.3, THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE - #2
  • 4.6, THE BULLET THAT MISSED - #3
  • 4.8, THE LAST DEVIL TO DIE - #4
  • 4.5, WE SOLVE MURDERS
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