Of course, the facts that Ron Ritchie gets to be interviewed on air or that Joyce has a crush on the suave Mike Waghorn are nice side perks while running their investigation. I loved the development of all the characters and especially enjoyed the pairing of Bogdan and Donna.

The characters are as quick-witted and surly as ever; however, Elizabeth wasn’t quite as sharp as in the previous books and missed some obvious clues, which had me scratching my head a bit. Before he knows it, Mike and his makeup artist, Pauline, are drawn into a mystery that will range from the wilds of Staffordshire to the Sussex coast, taking in money launderers, bitcoin (Joyce is particularly fascinated by this one) and a former KGB hitman (a very pleasant chap and a former lover of Elizabeth’s, it turns out).I think that I will re-read this book before the next instalment, just to see if I will feel different.

As always, each member of the group gets their own little piece of the spotlight, and the dialogue is snappy and often laugh out loud funny. With its intricately plotted mystery, quirky characters, engaging narrative (short chapters and sharp writing! A local news legend is on the hunt for an exciting new headline and our Thursday Murder Club favourites are soon on the trail of two murders that occurred ten years apart.We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories, traditions and living cultures; and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. Thank You to the Chandler Public Library for the loan of the book and the delightful AUDIBLE, as I enjoyed toggling between the two as I read the story! I can find no “cons” for this book because the writing is great, the characters well described and interesting and the mystery was not an easy one to solve. Overall, The Bullet That Missed was an entertaining addition to a series I look forward to continuing.

I love that this series celebrates the intelligence, ingenuity, resourcefulness and savvy that only comes with a life fully lived! There's no shortage of characters, some have been around for a while in the series, others are new, and it does get a little crowded and creates a bit of a muddle to the audiobook voicing. A decade-old cold case—their favorite kind–leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers.

And through it all, it has retained its wonderful characters and that tongue-in-cheek British humor I love so much, with its quirkiness and gentle poking fun at the absurdity of life and growing old.

While the show investigation goes on, Ibrahim has been sent to interview a prisoner, Connie, who is a fearsome character. In addition to the third-person narrative and Joyce’s notes, I liked we also get chapters from the perspectives of Elizabeth, Bogdan, Ibrahim and other characters. Ron uses his psychiatrist skills to outwit a prison inmate, and Ibrahim makes himself mad with anagrams. So, they have set up an interview with her former co-host from “South East Tonight” as a ruse to see if Mike Waghorn, might have some inside information that would help them solve the case.And, Ibrahim and Ron continue to become more vulnerable as they grow confident by the loyal friendship that this Club has given to all four members. Yes, some of the voices I know and love were different, but she quickly made them her own, and I enjoyed it immensely. Cracking open that first page felt like saying hello to an old friend, albeit one that is quirky, funny, and definitely murderous. Elizabeth is fearless as usual, Joyce is such a hoot with her nonchalent ways and always offering up a cup of tea to anyone, including murder suspects! I had a hankering for a cozy mystery, now that I’m on that bandwagon, and what better than one of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club sleuths?