The second novel about the Thursday Murder Club takes on the pure cloak and dagger existence of spies. Spies past (Elizabeth) and spies present (her first husband, from her callow youth, named Douglas, a young woman who reminds Elizabeth of herself named Sue, and a lackadaisical spy named Lance).
Everything hinted at in the first novel about Elizabeth is true. She was an expert, she was legendary.
When her ex-husband from long ago appears in Cooper's Chase and asks for her protection, Elizabeth is reluctant but intrigued. Naturally she brings the members of the Thursday Murder Club right into the thick of things, because that's what they do.
At the center of the plotting is that Douglas, while engaged in routine spying, stole some diamonds that were just lying on a dining room table. Twenty million dollars worth of diamonds.
Everyone wants the diamonds and Douglas.
MI5 isn't prepared for the four brilliant crime solvers. The mafia and a man who brokers deals aren't able to keep ahead of them. A local drug lord doesn't stand a chance, though she initially seems clever and that she might outwit them.
A young thug who steals Ibrahims phone, knocking him down and kicking him in the head stands no chance at all.
There's definitely the fantasy of bad guys getting their just rewards here. While you know that rarely happens in the real world, it certainly is good to see it play out as you'd hope with the combined wit and wisdom of the Thursday Murder Club at the helm.
No comments:
Post a Comment