First published 2025
The Thursday Murder Club faces a quieter period as Joyce focuses on wedding preparations, managing table arrangements and dance schedules. Elizabeth processes her grief while Ron handles family complications and Ibrahim continues counseling his preferred criminal client. The calm breaks when Elizabeth encounters a wedding guest facing serious danger. Kidnapping and murder quickly follow as a criminal seeks access to a secure code and will use any means necessary. The four friends return to investigation mode, joined by Joyce's daughter Joanna who assists their search for answers. They must determine whether Nick has been abducted while unraveling the mystery surrounding the supposedly unbreakable code. Racing against time, the group works to solve both the cryptographic puzzle and a deadly crime. The case tests their investigative skills as they navigate family obligations, personal struggles, and dangerous adversaries determined to obtain the code at any cost.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, race-against-time
368 pages · Hardcover · Pamela Dorman Books