Mystery · Free kit
The Thursday Murder Club
At Coopers Chase, a luxury retirement village in the Kentish Weald, four residents meet every Thursday in the Jigsaw Room to pick apart old murder files. Elizabeth will not say what she used to do. Joyce has a diary, a nurse's eye, and cake. Ibrahim brings the psychiatrist's notebook. Ron brings the union-hall volume. When a killing happens on their doorstep — and then another — the club gets the live case they have been practicing for. Funny, twisty, and sneakily sad about memory, friendship, and who still gets taken seriously after seventy.
“We have forgotten our manners, Detective Chief Inspector. We haven't offered you any cake.”
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The Thursday Murder Club Printables
Get the full printable pack on Etsy, or print individual pages from Bingo, Discussion Questions, and Hosting.
Die-cut stickers
A sticker sheet of jigsaw pieces, manila folders, a cake slice, and a magnifying glass — for journals or meeting favors.
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Favorite quote cards
Cut cards for guests to write the line that stayed with them, including room for Joyce's manners-and-cake sentence.
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Reading tracker
Start date, finish date, and pages-read tracker for the month.
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Book club invite
Printable invite with the kit's Thursday question, a brief content note, and meeting details.
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Review sheet
Likes/dislikes scorecard for characters, plot, ending, and comfort.
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Jigsaw Room name cards
Table cards guests can use as name tags, or to write which of the four they would sit beside — no wrong answers, only arguments.
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