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In a lot of ways I think the second Thursday Murder Club book, The Man Who Died Twice -- in which our cheery gang of murder-invested pensioners get embroiled in a crime of convenience committed by Elizabeth's vaguely slimy ex -- is even better than the first, with a few medium-sized caveats.

reasons I found The Man Who Died Twice even more charming than The Thursday Murder Club:

( only very mildly spoilery )

and my medium-sized caveats:

( slightly more but still not VERY spoilery )

Such an entertaining reading experience, though -- Osman is both a very funny prose stylist and really good at juggling a large cast in a tight space and taking them all through relatively coherent arcs while keeping up the pacing of the plot, a writing gift I covet deeply