THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES.----------''Moving, hilarious, brilliantly suspenseful'' Jeffery Deaver''A thing of joy'' Kate Atkinson''The tonic we all need'' Shari LapenaIt''s the following Thursday.Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He''s made a big mistake, and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster, and a very real threat to his life.As bodies start piling up, Elizabeth enlists Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer. And if they find the diamonds too? Well, wouldn''t that be a bonus?But this time they are up against an enemy who wouldn''t bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians.Can the Thursday Murder Club find the killer (and the diamonds) before the killer finds them?----------''It''s like reading ice cream... a pure pleasure'' Linwood Barclay''A properly funny mystery steeped in Agatha Christie'' Araminta Hall''Full of humour and heart. I loved it'' Harlan Coben''He''s not only done it again, but he''s done it even better'' Philippa Perry''They''ll cradle you through any winter of discontent'' Richard and Judy, Daily Express''Superbly entertaining'' Guardian''As gripping as it is funny'' Evening Standard''This slick sequel will leave you buzzing'' The Times''Osman''s world is a soothing place to be'' Sunday Telegraph''Pure pleasure to read'' ObserverRichard Osman, Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024The Bullet that Missed broke the record for the fastest-selling adult fiction hardback ever, September 2022