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Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

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Purchase Thursday Murder Club #1 Rating: 4/5 Spice: 0/5 Plot: 4/5 Primary Genre: Mystery Blurb:  Now a Netflix Film! The first installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, also author of We Solve Murders. Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves. A female cop with her first big case. A brutal murder. Welcome to...THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB. In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case. As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late? My Thoughts: A murder mystery set in a Britain retirement community full of a quirky and entertaining cast of characters. I think that so...

Flight 725 by Kaylynn Hunt and Octavia Grant

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Purchase Book #2 in the 725 Files Rating: 3.5/5 - Rounding up to 4 Spice: 0/5 Plot: 4/5 Primary Genre: Thriller Blurb: On a red-eye from New York to Los Angeles, the passengers of Flight 725 are shaken by a sudden, blinding flash of light. As they try to make sense of what happened, terror strikes—one of them is found dead, and it’s clear the death was no accident. With the plane still in the air and nowhere to run, the passengers realize they are trapped with a killer. Paranoia spreads as everyone becomes a suspect, and trust dissolves in the claustrophobic cabin. As the body count rises, the survivors must identify the murderer before the plane lands—or before they all meet a gruesome end. My Thoughts: I liked this quick little thriller. There were a lot of characters that all had interesting back stories. I would have liked to see them fleshed out a bit more. There were so many characters that this started to get confusing. *SPOILERS* * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS IN THE STRIK...