#Robert Thorogood

[mrsometimes11]

Been a fan of Death in Paradise for a while, but only really just beginning to dip my toe into the fandom. Was wondering what the general opinion was on the books?

My opinion, they are a good addition to the series, and nice to see a little more of the original team, but some of the characterizations seem a little off. The murders are first-rate, and it seems odd to be saying this as they're all written by Robert Thorogood who created the TV series, but it seems like there's a lot more tension between the team in the books that in the show.

Take Richard and Camille, in the show, while they often disagree, it always made plain that underneath it all they like, perhaps more than like, each other. But in the books, reading Richard's internal monologue, it often seems like, though he respects her as a detective and colleague, Richard actively dislikes Camille as a person. I guess so much of what we perceive as their relationship comes from the chemistry between the actors, which is of course lost in the written word.

For all, that the books to include my favourite exchange in the entire series, in which Richard asks the team how they'd go about killing him, and slowly becomes more and more horrified by Dwayne's detailed response.

Anyway, enough of my rambling, what do you folks think?

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What next for The Paraverse?

What next for The Paraverse?

As part of the recent publicity for new series Return to Paradise, we learn Robert Thorogood’s franchise is now using the name paraverse. This led me to wonder — what next for the current portfolio and future spin-offs? Before I ramble too far, I try to capture the essence of the various series as a guide. What makes a paraverse show? I think we can stick to a few essentials: Attractive…

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[thefangirlphenomenon]

is it just me or does the sequel rarely live up to how good and expertly crafted the first book in a series was? it usually feels like the first book was a labour of love, a frail newborn that the author handfed and nurtured while they just spat out the 2nd book with no regard for the characters or the story.

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[living400lbs]

[L]Ike nearly everyone raised in the UK, she knew that a swan “can break your arm,” and she also guessed there’d be something unedifying about a completely naked seventy-eight-year-old woman wrestling with a swan.

Because ...[as] was always the case when she went for a swim from the boathouse at the bottom of her garden, Judith wasn’t wearing a swimming costume. Of course, she wasn’t. They were damp, dank things that clung to your body and ruined the true feeling of freedom swimming gave you.

From Death Comes To Marlow by Robert Thorogood

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[drackiszunk]

41st book of 2023!!!

I love my Thursday Murder Club but I do adore the Marlow Murder Club.

I NEED A CROSSOVER!!!

#Zack reads #death comes to Marlow #robert thorogood

[geekcavepodcast]

The Marlow Murder Club Trailer

Based on Robert Thorogood's novel of the same name, The Marlow Murder Club is a four-part series from PBS Masterpiece. When murder strikes the town of Marlow, Judith, a retired archeologist, Suzie, a dog walker, and Becks, the vicar's wife, end up forming a "murder club" to help investigate.

The Marlow Murder Club stars Samantha Bond (Judith Potts), Jo Martin (Suzie Harris), Cara Horgan (Becks Starling), and Natalie Dew (Inspector Tanika Malik). Steve Barron is directing. The series has already been picked up for a second season.

The Marlow Murder Club premieres on Masterpiece on PBS on October 27, 2024.

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[rachel-sylvan-author]

"The Marlow Murder Club" by Robert Thorogood

Thank you @radxreads for the lovely rec! ❤️

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Brief Book Review - The Queen Of Poisons by Robert Thorogood

A Brief Book Review of The Queen Of Poisons by Robert Thorogood.

Released as a hardback in the United Kingdom by HP on 18th January 2024.

It's another outing for Suzie , Becks and Judith a.k.a. The Marlow Murder Club. This time out the Mayor of Marlow , Geoffrey Lushington is poisoned with aconite - the Queen of Poisons . Can Suzie , Becks and Judith track down the killer of a guy that everybody liked ? Another great "cosy crime" tale from Robert Thorogood.

Check out my review :

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The Queen of Poisons by Robert Thorogood

Today I'm sharing my thoughts on the latest book in the Marlow Murder Club series by Robert Thorogood, The Queen of Poisons. Out Jan 18th @robthor @hqstories #books #thequeenofpoisons #bookreview

Today I’m sharing my thoughts on The Queen of Poisons by Robert Thorogood, the third book in the Marlow Murder Club series. I really enjoy this series and was really looking forward to see what Judith, Becks and Suzie had got themselves caught up in this time. My thanks to publisher, HQ, for the early copy via Netgalley. Here’s what it’s all about: Source: NetgalleyRelease Date: 18 January…

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[tudorblogger]

Monthly Reading Summary – November 2023

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Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood

Robert Thorogood’s Death Comes to Marlow is a fun, well-written, and intriguing mystery with excellent characters. This is the second book in the series and, although it works as a standalone, it would be much more enjoyable if you’ve read the first.

Our favourite skinny-dipping and crossword-setting septuagenarian Judith finds herself in the middle of a classic country house locked room mystery! The filthy rich Sir Peter Bailey is a prominent member of the Marlow community. Although they have never met, he suddenly invites Judith to his house for a celebration the day before his wedding. She senses something isn’t right and decides to attend. During the party, there’s a horrific crash from inside the house and the Marlow Murder Club discover Sir Peter crushed under a cabinet in his locked study. The police believe that the death is accidental. However, the Marlow Murder Club sense something afoot and they’re on the case!

This is a solidly entertaining and excellently-paced book! I love the mature writing and cosy village setting. The humour is wonderfully done with some truly hilarious moments. I also love the book’s heartwarming moments, great insight, and depth. The intricate mystery is well-crafted with numerous viable suspects, some great red herrings, and excellent twists. There are so many unique and well-written suspects that you’ll be changing your mind about everything till the big reveal! I figured out some aspects of the mystery early on but I do like that I couldn’t guess everything because there are a few great surprises. The big reveal comes together quite nicely and logically. However, there are a few minor details to the elaborate mystery that don’t wholly make sense but they don’t detract from my enjoyment of the book. I also like the light secondary mystery and its relation to the main one. But, I do wish there was less focus on it or that it contributed more significantly to the plot.

I just love this unique and wonderfully written group of women! Their realistically portrayed friendship is my favourite part of this series. I am also really pleased with the organic individual character development in this book. Brilliant Judith is a quirky hoot. I love her intelligent (and nosey!) sleuthing. Prim and proper Vicar’s wife Becks really shines in this installment! She contributes to the sleuthing in such unique and funny ways! I love her little side mystery and how perfectly it fits her character! However, the one weak spot in this book is Suzie. Although I like her enthusiasm for her dogs and her radio show comes hilariously into play, she is a little too oblivious and bumbling and not in the fun ways!

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this book in exchange for an honest review.

🧩🧩🧩🧩 out of 5 puzzle pieces!

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[blogmillymills]

The Marlow Murder Club (The Marlow Murder Club #1 by Robert Thorogood.

A cracking murder mystery from the creator of BBC One‘s Death in Paradise this has all the features of the TV programme and similarly I came nowhere near guessing ‘who did it’.

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The Marlow Murder Club coming to Drama

The Marlow Murder Club coming to Drama

UKTV has commissioned a two-part adaptation of Robert Thorogood’s The Marlow Murder Club. Thorogood created Death in Paradise, and the project will be produced by the team behind Ghosts. It will star Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, Cara Horgan and Natalie Dew. Here’s a summary: Retired archaeologist Judith Potts (Bond) lives alone in a faded mansion in the peaceful town of Marlow, filling her time by…

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Review: Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood

I enjoyed the previous book in this series and I was excited to see what this band of amateur detectives would dig up on another case. These books are cosy mysteries set in the beautiful Buckinghamshire town of Marlow, which I have been to and would love to revisit at some point. Walking around it in these books has proved to be great fun!

Judith, Suzie and Becky have had a relaxing time in the sleepy town of Marlow, since all the excitement of a string of murders the previous year. Wealthy local man Sir Peter Bailey is about to get married to his nurse Jenny and he’s throwing a party to celebrate. During the party, a loud crash rings out and Peter is discovered to have been tragically killed by an apparent fallen cabinet. Judith and her friends suspect that something is amiss and that this couldn’t have been an accident. But did anyone want Peter dead? 

I really like the humour in these books. Like Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series, it is very British, so I’m not sure how well it would translate in other countries. However, it has a certain quirky charm that I think a lot of readers would enjoy. I think I would have liked a little more comedy though!

Judith and Becky both tend to give lengthy explanations of their thought patterns. This can get a little irritating and I definitely found myself asking them to get to the point faster than they did. I’m not sure why but I did find Judith more annoying in this book than in the first one. She seemed to be a bit of an interfering busy-body rather than a genuinely curious old lady, as she came across before. I still enjoyed her character but her flaws definitely showed up more clearly.

Becks is a typically kind, caring housewife with an incessant need to look after people and ensure that they’re OK. She immediately jumps into mum mode as Jenny grieves her fiance and I thought that this was very true to her character. Judith and Suzie start to get suspicious of Becks’ behaviour at a certain point in the book and it had me worried that she might be involved in some unsavoury business. Thorogood is a great at presenting multiple leads and I was certainly left with a fair bit to figure out throughout the narrative.

There are several points in the book where our male author makes reference to the fact that women are overlooked or discriminated against by men. It is unusual to see this mentioned multiple times in a book written by a man because it’s not assumed that it’s an issue that many men think about. Although these comments were all present at appropriate times, I don’t know whether it’s possible for the author to really understand the full weight of what he’s saying in lines like this. The story would have been the same without these lines, so I’m not sure he needed to comment on women’s experiences for the sake of the book.

Death Comes To Marlow is a fun, twisty sequel to The Marlow Murder Club. However, I think the conclusion was pretty farfetched in this one. I have also had my fill of Judith now, so I’m not confident I’ll pick up any future books in the series. However, fans of Richard Osman will almost certainly enjoy this lesser known, small town Britain series of cosy mysteries!

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[living400lbs]

For all that she’d enjoyed the drama of the day, she still spent most of her time on her own, and being surrounded by dozens of people for so long had been exhausting. She just wanted to get home.

From Death Comes To Marlow by Robert Thorogood

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[drackiszunk]

Rounding out January with my 7th book of 2023.

A fun read about a trio of unique crime solvers. I’d read more adventures of this group.

#Zack reads #the Marlow murder club #Robert thorogood