Author:Richard Osman
THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES.
YOU KNOW WHO'LL LOVE RECEIVING THIS FOR CHRISTMAS? EVERYONE!
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'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny' Marian Keyes
'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' Ian Rankin
'Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny' Mark Billingham
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.
But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case.
Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.
Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late?
The Times Crime Book of the Month
Guardian Best Crime and Thrillers
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'A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly' Val McDermid
'I completely fell in love with it' Shari Lapena
'This is properly brilliant. The pages fly and I can't stop smiling' Steve Cavanagh
'Steeped in Agatha Christie joy' Araminta Hall
'Pure escapism' Guardian
'As gripping as it is funny' Evening Standard
'An exciting new talent in crime fiction' Daily Mail
'A witty and poignant tale' Daily Telegraph
'Funny and original' Sun
'A little beacon of pleasure'
—— Kate Atkinson'Funny, clever and achingly British'
—— Adam Kay'Compelling. Mystery fans are going to be enthralled'
—— Harlan Coben'A total pleasure . . . very, very funny'
—— Abigail DeanAn exciting read that has you guessing all the way through
—— CrimeSqadA dissection of the cobwebs of relationships that, on one hand, keep families tied together; but on another drive them apart
—— Canberra TimesNicola Moriarty has a gift for domestic drama, cracking pace, and skilful narrative timing
—— Sydney Morning HeraldClever, tense and jam-packed with twists and turns you won't see coming . . . while there's quite a large cast of characters to follow, you never lose track of what's happening thanks to Moriarty's polished writing and character-work. Dark, twisty and utterly enthralling, You Need to Know is a gripping domestic thriller with Netflix written all over it. It is yet another unputdownable read from the very talented Nicola Moriarty
—— Better ReadingYou Need to Know offers a tense, well-crafted storyline, interesting, multifaceted characters, and a sensational climax. I think Nicola Moriarty has found her niche in the Aussie domestic thriller genre
—— Book'd OutMoriarty has delivered another gripping domestic drama about secrets, lies and fractured families. She builds the tension so expertly, with twists and turns leading towards one cracking end, that you may well need to see a chiropractor afterwards
—— The AustralianA brilliant thriller
—— BellaPraise for Nicola Moriarty
—— -Had me turning the pages into the small hours
—— Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of How to DisappearExpect dark themes and plot twists a plenty
—— RedDramatic, mysterious and compelling
—— VogueKept me guessing to the end
—— SunWith secrets and intrigue, this is a compulsive read
—— Sun on SundayMoriarty rocks the drama genre
—— Courier-MailNicola Moriarty belongs to a family tree laded with writers. She more than holds her own
—— The AustralianNicola's got great pace and snappy dialogue, and I especially like her male characters
—— Liane Moriarty , Sydney Morning Herald