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The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Summary:
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?

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My thoughts:
Better written than the first book but lacks the twists and turns.

Even though I gave the first book in this series a low review, I still wanted to go ahead and read the second book. I had already bought it before I started the first book and this one has a higher rating. I’m hoping that since reading the first book, I will have better luck with the numerous characters that are present and enjoy this book a lot more.

Right off the bat this book is so much easier to follow. There are fewer characters (just the same six main characters as the first book plus an additional few more that are sprinkled in and introduced properly) and a more defined setting.

I think Elizabeth is more of the main character than Joyce and I really enjoy Elizabeth’s character. I think that Elizabeth could have been the only main character in this book series and it would’ve still been successful and maybe even more so without the numerous other characters.

The two main guys I still struggle with keeping their personalities apart. They are different people but for some reason I am finding it hard to remember which one was hurt and which one has a grandson.

I think the author tried to give twists and turns in the book like he had done in the first one that would keep you guessing, but for some reason I don’t think it worked well in this book. There was nothing wrong with them and they all made sense with no plot holes, I just think they fell short of the shock factor.

Overall, I think it was a well written book but there wasn’t anything that really stuck out to me that made it memorable.