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From the standpoint of my expectations of quasi-believability when it comes to investigating a murder mystery in a novel I would only give this book a 3 star rating, maybe even a little lower because the main characters here went way, way beyond the limit of police/amateur cooperation. (In all honesty, though, I see this happen in 'Golden Age' mysteries all the time and it doesn't bother me one bit. Maybe it's because this one is set in modern times?) However, I've decided to settle on a 4 star rating because I really did like the members of the Thursday Murder Club and how the author had portrayed them. At almost 78 I would fit right into that group from the age perspective and I enjoyed seeing my contemporaries presented as being highly functioning from a physical and mental angle. That isn't true most of the time; usually age automatically means a fictional character in a modern crime story has lost too many little grey cells to contribute much to solving crimes. I have many friends who live in "villages" of this type so I was able to accept the entire location as well as the interesting mix of characters. I really did think I had solved the mystery, once again, only to have my solution proved totally wrong by the final revealing twist. I've been wondering if I would be interested in reading a second book featuring this group of characters and I find I'm wavering and hesitating somewhat. I really would have liked for the police to have acted more like professionals and not set-dressing for the real solvers of every aspect of the solution. Hmm, I suppose I'll just have to wait and see because as popular as this novel seems to have been it is probably a sure thing that there will be a second book. Many thanks to the one who practically insisted I read this book. Yes, I liked it. Yes, I'm glad I read it.