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We Chase Shadows is out now
Penguin lists the UK hardback as released on 10 September 2026. Audible UK now offers the Nicola Walker recording, with an exclusive author-and-narrator conversation appended.
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Paperback release
Penguin lists a 2027 edition; exact date not shown
Audiobook & narrator
Confirmed: Nicola Walker; audio download and CD
Publisher extract
Confirmed for We Solve Murders and The Impossible Fortune
Film, casting, trailer & release
Confirmed and now streaming
Next novel after We Chase Shadows
More books promised; no title or date
Translation or special-edition announcement
No new announcement at present
Author event or festival appearance
September 2026 events are listed in the events guide
Awards or nominations
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confirmedNew Year Honours
An OBE for literature and broadcasting
The 2026 New Year Honours appointed Richard Osman an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature and broadcasting. The Gazette published the honours supplement on 30 December 2025.
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confirmedBroadcasting
Michael Sheen takes over House of Games
Richard Osman’s final week ended on 2 October 2026 after nine years and more than 800 episodes. Sheen began on 5 October, taking over the remaining 90 episodes of series 10.
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confirmedHonour
Richard Osman receives his OBE at Windsor
The Princess Royal presented Osman’s OBE on 5 May 2026. His 2026 New Year Honours appointment recognised services to literature and broadcasting.
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confirmedAuthor events
We Chase Shadows: September book events
The autumn programme included William Aston Hall in Wrexham on 9 September and a Miami Book Fair year-round evening on 22 September. Both events have now taken place.
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confirmedSales milestone
We Chase Shadows tops Sunday Times Hardback Fiction
On 25 September 2026, Mushens Entertainment reported No. 7 on Combined Print & E-Book Fiction and No. 8 on Hardcover Fiction for the second We Solve Murders novel. The same report placed it at No. 1 in The Sunday Times Hardback Fiction chart and No. 2 overall.
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reportedStage adaptation
The Thursday Murder Club is heading to the West End
Richard Osman and Tom Basden are adapting the novel for Playful Productions and Amblin Partners. A theatre, performance dates and cast have yet to be announced.
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reportedRights report
Agency reports US deal for Thursday Murder Club book 6
Mushens Entertainment reports a Pamela Dorman Books US deal for the sixth novel. Penguin now lists an untitled UK sixth novel for 9 September 2027; see the tracker for the current edition source.
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confirmedBook release & audiobook
We Chase Shadows is published
Penguin lists the second We Solve Murders novel as released on 10 September 2026. The live Audible UK edition is narrated by Nicola Walker and includes a conversation with Richard Osman.
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confirmedOfficial extract
Penguin publishes a We Solve Murders extract
The official publisher article offers an authorized introduction and opening chapters, useful for readers deciding whether to begin the newer series.
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confirmedAdaptation, casting & trailer
The Thursday Murder Club film is streaming
Netflix’s official guide confirms the film, principal cast and trailer. The film first released on Netflix on 28 August 2025.
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confirmedOfficial extract
Official extract reveals the opening of The Impossible Fortune
Penguin published an authorized extract from the fifth Thursday Murder Club novel ahead of publication.
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confirmedAdaptation announcement
Netflix announces film date and first look
Netflix announced the 28 August 2025 release date, director, screenwriters, producers and principal cast in its official newsroom.
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confirmedOfficial quiz
Richard Osman writes an official character quiz
Penguin’s quiz asks which Thursday Murder Club member the reader most resembles and credits the questions to Richard Osman.
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confirmedInterview
Osman explains the real-life inspiration for Coopers Chase
In a Penguin Podcast interview, Richard Osman discusses the retirement community visit that inspired his fictional setting and ensemble.
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