#22 in Crime & mystery
The Impossible Fortune
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
“The Impossible Fortune” is a warm, funny fifth outing for the Thursday Murder Club, with the friendship of its sleuths at its centre. It begins at a family wedding, where the best man confides that he fears for his life, and the club is soon investigating again. Richard Osman keeps the tone gentle, with feeling under the jokes. Coming this late in the series, it counts on readers who already know these characters.
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About the book
The Impossible Fortune is the fifth murder mystery book in the Thursday Murder Club series, written by British author and television presenter, Richard Osman. The book and its audiobook edition, read by Fiona Shaw, were published by Viking Press in September 2025.
Reading order · Thursday Murder Club
Full order & progress →- The Thursday Murder ClubStart here
7.77.7 / 10 - The Man Who Died Twice
8.48.4 / 10 - The Bullet That Missed
8.48.4 / 10 - The Last Devil to DieThe Last Devil to Die–Not ranked yet
- The Impossible FortuneThis book
8.18.1 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 198 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 57% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 198 | 100% |
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