Thrilled With Thursday Murder Club? Try These 10 Cozy Mysteries

Posted on June 21, 2025

by Heather H

Calling all Richard Osman fans! If you haven’t heard, 2025 is a big year for Richard Osman’s debut series The Thursday Murder Club. The first book in the series has been made into a film and is set to be released at the end of August on Netflix and the fifth book in the series, The Impossible Fortune, is scheduled to publish in September. Haven’t tried the series yet? It’s a definite must for all mystery lovers! The Thursday Murder Club consists of four retirees — neighbors in a retirement home — who meet secretly on Thursdays at noon to solve murders for fun… until they find themselves embroiled in an active murder investigation. Then the pressure’s on to put their skills to the test and solve it!

If you’re like me, you’re so excited for these new entries in the lore that fall feels too far away! In the meantime, here are ten recommendations to tide over Osman fans and cozy mystery lovers alike. Happy sleuthing!

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