Osman's debut novel announced as W H Smith Book of the Year

Richard Osman's debut crime novel The Thursday Murder Club (Viking) has been named W H Smith's Book of the Year for 2020.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 01:31:10 UTC ]

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