Earlier today, Pointless favourite Richard Osman, 48, revealed the exciting news that he was going to be a published fiction author. “I have news,” he told his 785,000 Twitter followers. “I’ve spent the last 18 months writing a novel, ‘The Thursday Murder Club’. A month ago I finally showed it to someone and then all this happened.”
I have never been prouder of anything in my working life
Richard Osman
Richard attached a link to an article about his book deal, adding: “I have never been prouder of anything in my working life, and I can’t wait for you all to read it next year!”
The novel is set in a fictional luxury retirement village and follows four residents who meet weekly to solve cold cases. On their first literary outing, the group come across a live case.
Richard’s first venture into fiction is set for publication in the autumn of next year after being acquired by Viking, part of Penguin Books.
It will be followed by a second in the series a year later.
Viking’s editorial director Katy Loftus said of the acquisition: “The Thursday Murder Club marks the launch of a dazzling new literary talent.
“Richard Osman writes fiction like he was born to it, and I know that his quarter of
