The Bullet That Missed

The Bullet That Missed is the third 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 2022.^[1]

The Bullet That Missed

Author	Richard Osman
Audio read by	Fiona Shaw
Genre	Mystery, Crime fiction
Publisher	Viking Press
Publication date	2022
Media type	Print, e-book, audiobook
ISBN	9780593299418
Preceded by	The Man Who Died Twice
Followed by	The Last Devil to Die

Characters

The main characters are four pensioners who reside at the fictional Coopers Chase retirement village^[2]:

• Elizabeth Best, an ex-spy
• Ron Ritchie, a former trade union leader
• Ibrahim Arif, a psychiatrist
• Joyce Meadowcroft, a retired nurse

Supporting characters include:

• Police Constable Donna De Freitas
• Detective Chief Inspector Chris Hudson
• Builder, Bogdan Jankowski
• Drug dealer Connie Johnson^[3]

Plot

The Thursday Murder Club reopens the cold case of a journalist who died while exposing a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme. Their search intertwines with Elizabeth’s secret past, threatening the safety of her friends at Coopers Chase.^[4][5]

Reception

The book debuted at No. 3 on The New York Times Best Seller list^[6] and was the UK's bestselling hardcover book of 2022, according to The Sunday Times^[7].

Reviewers commenting on Osman's funny^[8] and heartwarming^[9] writing.