The Thursday Murder Club book cover by Richard Osman

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Genre

What it is about

  • Mystery
  • Older people
  • Murder
  • Investigation
  • Clubs
  • Book clubs (Discussion groups)

Ages

  • Adult

About this book

Its subjects in Open Library: Mystery, Older people, Murder, Investigation. It is book 1 of the Thursday Murder Club series and listed for an audience of adults.

Where this comes from: Open Library · Books in order

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

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  • Bury Your Dead book cover by Louise Penny

    Bury Your Dead

    Louise Penny · 2010 · Adult

    about 480 pages

    Why: Both are mystery books.

    What both books share
    • mystery
      The Thursday Murder Club: "Mystery" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General" (OL subject)
      Bury Your Dead: "Mystery" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject)
    From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Thursday Murder Club; Open Library and Wikidata for Bury Your Dead.
  • Skeleton Key book cover by Anthony Horowitz

    Why: Both are mystery books.

    What both books share
    • mystery
      The Thursday Murder Club: "Mystery" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General" (OL subject)
      Skeleton Key: "Mystery" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
    From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Thursday Murder Club; Open Library and Wikidata for Skeleton Key.

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Another edition on record
The Library of Congress record found by this book's ISBN describes another edition: a 355-page hardcover from Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, ISBN 9781984880963. Source: Library of Congress, its record of another edition, checked November 6, 2026. 9781984880963 ... hardcover ... 355 pages ... Pamela Dorman Books/Viking
Series
It is book 1 of the Thursday Murder Club series. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026. Thursday Murder Club ... The Thursday Murder Club
Next in the series
Book 2 is The Man Who Died Twice. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026. The Thursday Murder Club ... The Man Who Died Twice

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