Douglas’s life is threatened by Martin and Andrade. The diamonds belong to New York mafioso Frank Andrade. The club’s members ( Elizabeth Best, Joyce Meadowcroft, Ron Ritchie, and Ibrahim Arif) face a new adventure when Elizabeth’s ex-husband, Douglas Middlemiss (an MI5 agent), moves to a safe house in Coopers Chase.ĭouglas contacts Elizabeth and reveals that he stole £20 million worth of diamonds from the home of Martin Lomax, a middleman for several criminal organizations. The Thursday Murder Club is a group of residents from Coopers Chase retirement village. This guide refers to the 2021 Penguin Random House e-book edition. Much of the novel’s emotional depth derives from Osman’s empathetic portrayal of elderly characters. Chapters move rapidly from one scene and perspective to the next. Chapters alternate between the first -person diary entries of Joyce Meadowcroft and a third-person narration covering multiple viewpoints. The story is told through dual narratives. In reality, The Man Who Died Twice refers to the effects of dementia, another of the novel’s themes. At first, the title appears to refer to the faked death of one or more of the characters. Although its tone is witty, the text addresses serious themes such as aging, mortality, friendship, and revenge. Set in a retirement village, The Man Who Died Twice combines narrative tension and a fast-paced, complex plot with humor and naturalistic dialog.
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