The Last Devil To Die
ISBN: 9780241512449
Description
Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. As the gang springs into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers, as well as heartache close to home. With the body count rising, the package still missing and trouble firmly on their tail, has their luck finally run out? And who will be the last devil to die?
Reviewed on 1st October 2023
The expanded Thursday Murder Club are back in action in this fourth novel, when one of their friends is found dead and they are forced to come together and investigate.
There’s a lot going on in this one, and I feel that Osman is stretching his literary muscles a bit more and expanding into almost soap opera territory with the range of character and moments of their lives we get to see.
This is a particularly sad novel in several respects. We’re seeing a range of people at different stages of their life, but in particular this novel does deal with a lot of grief, and so some readers might want to tread carefully.
I really liked this visit to Cooper’s Chase. I thought it held together better than the previous novel. But I’m intrigued to learn that Osman is trying something different next, and look forward to that.
