64 pages • 2 hours read
The Last Devil to Die
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The Last Devil to Die (2023) is a cozy murder mystery novel by Richard Osman. It is the fourth book in Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series, which follows a group of pensioners living in a retirement community in South England who meet each week to solve mysteries. The group often have a connection to their cases, sometimes personal and sometimes geographical, and they tend to uncover ancillary mysteries throughout their investigations. The preceding three books in the series are The Thursday Murder Club (2020), The Man Who Died Twice (2021), and The Bullet That Missed (2022).
The primary mystery in The Last Devil to Die involves the murder of Kuldesh Sharma, a minor character introduced in the series’ third installment, The Bullet That Missed (2022). Other mysteries in the novel include a missing shipment of heroin, a case of potential catfishing, subsequent murders, and secrets among the main characters.
More than any of its predecessors, The Last Devil to Die focuses on the physical considerations of being an amateur detective in old age. Correspondingly, the book’s thematic considerations include The Resilience and Resourcefulness of Elderly Individuals, Unlock all 64 pages of this Study Guide Plus, gain access to 8,900+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
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