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For many years, Richard Osman's name was associated with a string of TV shows, with Pointless , Two Tribes, and House of Games among his best-known hits.
But these days the star , 54, is enjoying just as much success with his murder mystery books. He started his series with The Thursday Murder Club in 2020, which followed a group of pensioners investigating a local death.
It received much acclaim, and readers were gripped by the escapades of OAPs turned detectives Joyce, Elizabeth, Ron, and Ibrahim. 45,000 copies flew off the shelves in its first three days, and the book hit bestseller lists. Three other tales swiftly followed, with a fifth instalment about the amateur sleuths, The Impossible Fortune, released this week. View 4 Images READ MORE: What could h