Mostly I read serious stuff, novels and history primarily. Once in awhile it's fun to read just for fun. The Thursday Murder Club mysteries by Richard Osman is that. Michele lent me her copy of the 4th and latest of the series, The Last Devil To Die. Intending to read a serious novel first resistance was weak so I went to the fun one.
The Murder Club consists of four denizens of an English Old Folk's Home. Their hobby is solving murders that have stumped the police. Elizabeth, the leader of the group is a retired secret agent, there's Joyce a retired nurse, Ibrahim a retired psychiatrist, and Ron a retired labor organizer. The books are fun 'who dunits?' with the added intrigue of four senior citizens sometimes working with police and other times beyond the police.
This last volume had very tender moments as Elizabeth deals with her husband dementia and death. There are poignant scenes when her husband, Stephen, has enough lucidity to recognize what he's lost. Osman shows that he understands the nature of grief. While I'm not a fan of mysteries this is delightful reading. Osman reports that more are forthcoming after he writes something else.
Takk for alt,
Al
Escaping the Marine Corps without a tattoo perhaps it time I get a map to the OFH. 😁
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