This book was so funny! I loved that all the characters were older people. On top of the humor and great characterization, it was a very good mystery. The whole series is amazing--each book gets better than the last!
A New York Times bestseller | Soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg at Amblin Entertainment
"Witty, endearing and greatly entertaining." -Wall Street Journal
"Don't trust anyone, including the four septuagenarian sleuths in Osman's own laugh-out-loud whodunit." -Parade
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.
White Oleander is a painfully beautiful first novel about a young girl growing up the hard way. It is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, their ambiguous alliances, their selfish love and cruel behaviour, and the search for love and identity.Astrid has been raised by her mother, a beautiful, headstrong poet. Astrid forgives her everything as her world revolves around this beautiful creature until Ingrid murders a former lover and is imprisoned for life. Astrid's fierce determination to survive and be loved makes her an unforgettable figure. 'Liquid poetry' - Oprah Winfrey 'Tangled, complex and extraordinarily moving' - Observer
I knew nothing about 15th century China, its medical practices, and what it was like to be a woman in that time and place. In addition to bringing to life this setting, the author creates wonderful characters and an engaging story.
'Despite the inordinate limits placed on women, See allows their strengths to dominate their stories' Washington Post 'Poignant . . . quietly affecting' Time
In 15th century China two women are born under the same sign, the Metal Snake. But life will take the friends on very different paths.
According to Confucius, 'an educated woman is a worthless woman', but Tan Yunxian - born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separation and loneliness - is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. She begins her training in medicine with her grandmother and, as she navigates…
Lori Schneider, Wisconsin school librarian and chronic illness sufferer, is optimistic that she and her estranged husband Steve will get back together during a vacation trip to Scotland.
Steve Schneider thinks killing his wife in Scotland will be easy and win him the big bucks, but Steve hasn't killed before, and he isn't very clever.
When Lori suffers an accident in Scotland, she wakes up believing she is Anna-Linnea, the vigorous and confident protagonist in the novel she is writing.
Scottish policeman Alex MacKinnon wasn't looking for love but suspects that Anna-Linnea might be his perfect match.
From Scotland to Wisconsin and back again, join our heroine and hero in a story that is simply Outlandish.
