eBook
English language
Published by Penguin.
You'd think you would be allowed to relax over Christmas, but not in the world of the Thursday Murder Club. On Boxing Day, a dangerous package is smuggled across the English coast. When it goes missing, chaos is unleashed. The body count starts to rise - including someone close to the Thursday Murder Club - as our gang face an impossible search and their most deadly opponents yet. With the clock ticking down and a killer heading to Cooper's Chase, has their luck finally run out? And who will be 'The Last Devil To Die'? The fourth book in the Thursday Murder Club series!
Another nice mystery. A mix of crime-solving pensioners and violent drug dealers. Mr Osman tells a good story.
Also, it's funny how American everything that's going on is. It reads like an American TV series set in the UK for some reason.
Globalisation innit.
Come for the quirky "who-done-it" plot; stay for the existential reflection and character development.
It's true that I was looking for a light, well written mystery to escape into. The Last Devil to Die is exactly that. A drug delivery to an "antique" store leads to murder, several local dealers questioning their life choices, and more murder. The aging Scooby crew are at it again.
But the real meat of this story comes from the quiet character of Stephen -- wife of the leader of the crew (Elizabeth/Velma). As the crew is aging, the book hinges on Stephen's progressing dementia and its effects on those around him. As we are all aging, it gives a lot to reflect on.
