The Impossible Fortune
Will be published approx. on 25. September 2025
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-241-74398-0 (ISBN)
Description
**The unmissable new mystery in the bestselling, record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman**
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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
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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
Reviews / Votes
Full of humour, this is our fave one yet! * SUN * This proves to be one of Osman's more cleverly plotted whodunnits, with bonus brainteasers in the form of cunning codes to crack * DAILY TELEGRAPH * A gently humorous read, peopled with characters who feel like old friends * GUARDIAN * A delight . . . if you really want to find out how families and friends react and interact and talk, then go to Richard Osman -- iPAPER Osman reaches audiences other authors do not because he truly shares their world * OBSERVER *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 41 mm
Weight
676 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-74398-0 (9780241743980)
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Richard Osman
The Impossible Fortune
The new novel in the multi-million copy bestselling murder mystery series
E-Book
09/2025
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
Available for download
Person
RICHARD OSMAN is an author, producer and television presenter. The Thursday Murder Club novels are a record-breaking, multi-million-copy, bestselling series around the world. The movie adaptation for The Thursday Murder Club, produced by Amblin Entertainment, is available to watch on Netflix. His new series, We Solve Murders, featuring a brand-new detective trio, is also an international bestseller. Richard promises there are more books to come in both series. He lives in London with his wife, Ingrid, and their cats, Liesl and Lottie.