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Thursday Murder Club Reading Order

Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman has 5 main books (2020–2025). Start with The Thursday Murder Club (2020) and read the numbered books in order.

By Richard Osman

Thursday Murder Club books in order

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  1. #1

    The Thursday Murder Club

    2020 · 449 pages

    7 h 52 min
  2. #2

    The Man Who Died Twice

    2021 · 944 pages

    16 h 32 min
  3. #3

    The Bullet That Missed

    2022 · 416 pages

    7 h 17 min
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  5. #4

    The Last Devil to Die

    2023 · 422 pages

    7 h 23 min
  6. #5

    The Impossible Fortune

    2025 · 448 pages

    7 h 51 min

Main books together: 2,679 pages, about 46 h 55 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Thursday Murder Club: common questions

How many books are in the Thursday Murder Club series?
There are 5 main books in Thursday Murder Club. The most recent main book listed here is The Impossible Fortune (2025).
What order should I read Thursday Murder Club in?
Read Thursday Murder Club in its numbered order: The Thursday Murder Club, The Man Who Died Twice, The Bullet That Missed, The Last Devil to Die, and so on.
What is the first Thursday Murder Club book?
The first book is The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, published in 2020.
How long does it take to read the whole Thursday Murder Club series?
The 5 main books add up to about 2,679 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 47 hours of reading, or about 94 days at 30 minutes a day.

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