The Thursday Murder Club audiobooks in order

Four residents of a Kent retirement village investigate cold cases, then rather warmer ones. Lesley Manville reads the first two and Fiona Shaw takes over from the third — both are excellent, but it is a real change of voice partway through the series.

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Richard OsmanRichard OsmanNarrated by Lesley Manville (books one and two), Fiona Shaw (books three onward) · 5 booksPhoto: librairie mollat · CC BY 3.0 · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

Which order should you listen in?

Publication order. Recurring cast and a running emotional thread that pays off heavily by the fourth book, so do not skip.

The Thursday Murder Club in publication order

  1. 1The Thursday Murder ClubThe Thursday Murder Club (2020)
  2. 2The Man Who Died TwiceThe Man Who Died Twice (2021)
  3. 3The Bullet That MissedThe Bullet That Missed (2022)
  4. 4The Last Devil to DieThe Last Devil to Die (2023)
  5. 5The Impossible FortuneThe Impossible Fortune (2025)

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