The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

The Bullet that Missed
by Richard Osman
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The Bullet that Missed is the third installment in the Thursday Murder Club series! As usual, the gang works together to solve a famous murder case. This time, the murder belongs to news anchor Bethany Waites, whose car was pushed off the edge of a cliff… without her body. While the crew works hard to find Bethany’s killer, Elizabeth’s murky past starts to catch up with her. 

The Man Who Died Twice was such a great sequel, so I was really excited to read this book! Unfortunately, it wasn’t as strong, in my opinion. Of all three books, this one felt very rushed, like Richard Osman was getting close to his deadline. The humor wasn’t as frequent or strong, Elizabeth wasn’t really at the top of her game, and there, quite frankly, just wasn’t enough Joyce. Also, the mystery of this book wasn’t spectacular and the villain of the story was predictable to me. 

With that said, however, I loved the new characters that were introduced to us in this book! Each one is totally unique and adds a new perspective to our group of elderly crime fighters. And honestly, despite my criticisms, I still enjoyed revisiting these characters and liked the story decently enough. 

I saw that book four is already in the works, which is great, but also worrisome. It’s when publishers put pressure on authors to write an annual bestseller that we enter the territory of lower quality storylines and rushed endings. I really hope the next book is stronger than this one. Still, though, it was an enjoyable story!