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Richard Osman audiobook guide

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English editions
7
Principal English narrators
3
Recorded languages indexed
4
Who reads which book?The English-language UK audiobooks.
  • Lesley ManvilleThe Thursday Murder Club · Books 1–2The Thursday Murder Club; The Man Who Died Twice
  • Fiona ShawThe Thursday Murder Club · Books 3–5The Bullet That Missed; The Last Devil to Die; The Impossible Fortune
  • Nicola WalkerWe Solve Murders · Books 1–2We Solve Murders; We Chase Shadows

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25 recordings

The Thursday Murder Club · Book 1

The Thursday Murder Club

Recording language
English
Narrator
Lesley Manville
Running time
12 hrs 25 mins
Audible marketplace
UK · US · DE · IT
  • Includes a conversation with Richard Osman and Marian Keyes
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 1

The Thursday Murder Club

Recording language
Deutsch
Narrator
Johannes Steck, Beate Himmelstoß
Running time
11 hrs 44 mins
Audible marketplace
DE
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 1

The Thursday Murder Club

Recording language
Español (Castellano)
Narrator
Marta Martín Jorcano, Azucena Díaz
Running time
11 hrs 30 mins
Audible marketplace
ES
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 1

The Thursday Murder Club

Recording language
Italiano
Narrator
Gigi Scribani, Francesca Vettori
Running time
10 hrs 57 mins
Audible marketplace
IT
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 2

The Man Who Died Twice

Recording language
Deutsch
Narrator
Johannes Steck, Beate Himmelstoß
Running time
12 hrs 6 mins
Audible marketplace
DE
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 2

The Man Who Died Twice

Recording language
Español (Castellano)
Narrator
Marta Martín Jorcano, Azucena Díaz
Running time
12 hrs 40 mins
Audible marketplace
ES
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 2

The Man Who Died Twice

Recording language
Italiano
Narrator
Gigi Scribani, Francesca Vettori
Running time
11 hrs 0 mins
Audible marketplace
IT
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 3

The Bullet That Missed

Recording language
English
Narrator
Fiona Shaw
Running time
11 hrs 17 mins
Audible marketplace
UK
  • Includes a conversation with Richard Osman and Steph McGovern
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 3

The Bullet That Missed

Recording language
Deutsch
Narrator
Johannes Steck, Beate Himmelstoß
Running time
11 hrs 6 mins
Audible marketplace
DE
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 3

The Bullet That Missed

Recording language
Español (Castellano)
Narrator
Marta Martín Jorcano, Azucena Díaz
Running time
12 hrs 22 mins
Audible marketplace
ES
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 3

The Bullet That Missed

Recording language
Italiano
Narrator
Gigi Scribani, Francesca Vettori
Running time
10 hrs 4 mins
Audible marketplace
IT
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 4

The Last Devil to Die

Recording language
English
Narrator
Fiona Shaw
Running time
10 hrs 55 mins
Audible marketplace
UK · ES · IT
  • Includes an interview with Richard Osman and Fiona Shaw
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 4

The Last Devil to Die

Recording language
Deutsch
Narrator
Johannes Steck, Beate Himmelstoß
Running time
11 hrs 5 mins
Audible marketplace
DE
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 4

The Last Devil to Die

Recording language
Español (Castellano)
Narrator
Marta Martín Jorcano, Azucena Díaz
Running time
12 hrs 3 mins
Audible marketplace
ES
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 4

The Last Devil to Die

Recording language
Italiano
Narrator
Gigi Scribani, Francesca Vettori
Running time
10 hrs 11 mins
Audible marketplace
IT
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 5

The Impossible Fortune

Recording language
Deutsch
Narrator
Johannes Steck, Beate Himmelstoß
Running time
11 hrs 27 mins
Audible marketplace
DE
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 5

The Impossible Fortune

Recording language
Español (Castellano)
Narrator
Marta Martín Jorcano, Azucena Díaz
Running time
11 hrs 57 mins
Audible marketplace
ES
The Thursday Murder Club · Book 5

The Impossible Fortune

Recording language
Italiano
Narrator
Gigi Scribani, Francesca Vettori
Running time
11 hrs 52 mins
Audible marketplace
IT
We Solve Murders · Book 1

We Solve Murders

Recording language
Deutsch
Narrator
Richard Barenberg, Wolfgang Wagner
Running time
10 hrs 41 mins
Audible marketplace
DE
We Solve Murders · Book 2

We Chase Shadows

Recording language
English
Narrator
Nicola Walker
Running time
10 hrs 21 mins
Audible marketplace
UK
  • Includes a conversation with Richard Osman and Nicola Walker
We Solve Murders · Book 2

We Chase Shadows

Recording language
Deutsch
Narrator
Detlef Bierstedt, Richard Barenberg
Running time
10 hrs 40 mins
Audible marketplace
DE

Quick decisions

Where should I start?

A half-finished jigsaw and case files on a Jigsaw Room table in a Kent retirement village
New to Coopers Chase

The Thursday Murder Club

Start at book one with Lesley Manville. The relationships build in publication order.

Open the first case →
A private island at sunset seen from a small boat
Prefer faster travel

We Solve Murders

Start the separate series with Nicola Walker. No Thursday Murder Club knowledge is needed.

Open the first case →
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UK English editions

Listening order, narrator & running time

Each series has its own order. You do not alternate between them.

Series positionTitleNarratorRunning timeStatus
The Thursday Murder Club · 1The Thursday Murder ClubLesley Manville12 hr 25 minAvailable
The Thursday Murder Club · 2The Man Who Died TwiceLesley Manville12 hr 30 minAvailable
The Thursday Murder Club · 3The Bullet That MissedFiona Shaw11 hr 17 minAvailable
The Thursday Murder Club · 4The Last Devil to DieFiona Shaw10 hr 55 minAvailable
The Thursday Murder Club · 5The Impossible FortuneFiona Shaw10 hr 29 minAvailable
We Solve Murders · 1We Solve MurdersNicola Walker10 hr 33 minAvailable
We Solve Murders · 2We Chase ShadowsNicola Walker10 hr 21 minAvailable

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English voice guide

Meet the three principal narrators

Lesley Manville

Thursday Murder Club books 1–2

The original English voice of the Coopers Chase quartet.

Fiona Shaw

Thursday Murder Club books 3–5

Takes over the English series from The Bullet That Missed.

Nicola Walker

We Solve Murders books 1–2

The English voice of Steve, Amy and Rosie’s separate series.

Translated recording index

Languages currently represented

A translated audiobook is a separate performance, often with a translated title and different narrator. Presence in this index does not guarantee sale in your country.

English

7 indexed recordings

Lesley Manville, Fiona Shaw, Nicola Walker

Deutsch

7 indexed recordings

Johannes Steck, Beate Himmelstoß, Richard Barenberg, Wolfgang Wagner, Detlef Bierstedt

Español (Castellano)

5 indexed recordings

Marta Martín Jorcano, Azucena Díaz

Italiano

6 indexed recordings

Gigi Scribani, Francesca Vettori, Francesca Inaudi

French catalogue checked; no French-language performance located

Audible France currently lists English-language Osman recordings, but the 9 September 2026 audit did not locate a performance spoken in French. That is a dated catalogue finding, not proof that no French recording exists elsewhere. German, Spanish and Italian examples remain indexed.

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Country comparison

Marketplace and spoken language are separate

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MarketplaceIndexed recordingsSpoken languages representedSource date
Audible UK ↗United Kingdom7English
Audible Germany ↗Germany8English · Deutsch
Audible Spain ↗Spain7Español (Castellano) · English
Audible Italy ↗Italy9English · Italiano
Audible France ↗FranceEnglish listingsEnglish listings found; no French performance located

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Catalogue evidence

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UK English editions

Narrators, running times, format, release status and bonus conversations are taken from the exact Audible UK product or series listing linked beside each result.

Thursday Murder Club on Audible UK ↗
A teacup and magnifying glass on case files beside an English village window

Last full check

. The English edition is available. Hörbuch Hamburg confirms the German release date, while Audible Germany still displays preorder wording; that marketplace is therefore retained as preorder until its live purchase state agrees.

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