What To Read If You love Richard Osman

One of the most popular topics of conversation in our book club is what to read while we anxiously await Richard Osman’s newest book.

Here on Book Club Friends, you will find hundreds of book recommendations from readers who have listed Richard Osman as one of their favourite authors, which means that there is a good chance you will also enjoy the books and authors they recommend. Just scroll down to find them or take a look at our book catalogue.

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William Kent Krueger

Recommended By Gail

I love the Cork O’Connor series. Read those first before

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Iona Wishaw

Recommended By Jeanne Junkins

I’ve recently read all 11 books in the series and have already preordered the 12th to be released this spring. I love all the characters

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Dorothy Gilman

Recommended By Sadie Morris

My all-time favorite is Dorothy Gilman’s Mrs. Pollifax. I cried when Dorothy died.

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Kristen Perrin

Recommended By Goldie Phillips

This is an enjoyable whodunnit with a great premise. It’s got all the things I enjoy – set in the En

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Rhys Bowen

Recommended By Mia Wilson

Rhys Bowen’s Molly Murphy series is a lot of fun and well researched (an Irish immigrant turned New

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Rhys Bowen

Recommended By Felicity Hall

My favorites Rhys Bowen books are the Molly series. An immigrant in NYC. Begin with the first one an

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Margaret Maron

Recommended By Aaliyah Nguyen

I really enjoy Margaret Maron’s Deborah Knott series about a lawyer in North Carolina. Definitely re

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MC Beaton

Recommended By Fiona Young

MC Beaton writes funny, cool mysteries. I love her Agatha Raisin Mysteries. Quick reads and so very

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Deanna Raybourn

Recommended By Lindsey Smith

I highly recommend Deanna Raybourn. Her books are fabulously fun.They are also pretty funny and all

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Lee Gregg

Recommended By Iris James

Lee Gregg’s Fool’s Bluff is definitely an awesome read. I have to say that it did not have a lot of

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Martha Grimes

Recommended By Lillian Turner

Love Richard Jury series by Martha Grimes, I like the plotting of the mysteries and the humor that i

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Ariel Lawhon

Recommended By Julie Gritt

A historical fiction mystery. A clean story, nothing vulgar. Based on the real diary entries

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Alan Bradley

Recommended By Rachel Adams

The Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley is a really fun series! I had read three of the Flavia ser

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Elizabeth Peters

Recommended By Dorothy Beams

I have read the whole Amelia Peabody series at least four times! Like the Inspector Gamache series,

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Janet Evanovich

Recommended By Gianna Ramirez

I’m a huge fan of mysteries with humour and a dash of romance Janet Evanovich’s books are on the top

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  • The Lincoln Highway: A Novel

    Amor Towles

     Book: The Lincoln Highway Recommended by Eleanor Jammins
    The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towels is excellent. He does a thorough job of researching his novels. I
  • The Painted Drum

    Louise Erdrich

     Book: The Painted Drum Series: Louise Erdrich Love Medicine (Ojibwa Saga) Series Books In Order Recommended by Denise Foster
    Louise Erdrich is one of my all time favourite authors. You need some perseverance to read her earli
  • Dog Songs

    Mary Oliver

     Book: Dog Songs Recommended by Madison Williams
    I was introduced to Mary Oliver’s work through a recommendation from a Louise Penny reader and altho
  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

    Annie Barrows

     Book: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Recommended by Ella Lewis
    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a very sweet and charming book with wonderful c
  • A Curious Beginning

    Deanna Raybourn

     Book: A Curious Beginning Series: Deanna Raybourn Veronica Speedwell Mysteries Series Books In Order Recommended by Lindsey Smith
    I highly recommend Deanna Raybourn. Her books are fabulously fun.They are also pretty funny and all
  • The Mistress of Bhatia House

    Sujata Massey

     Book: The Mistress of Bhatia House Series: Sujata Massey Perveen Mistry Series Books In Order Recommended by Jill Kelly
    I have discovered so many wonderful authors thanks to this group that I’d like to make a suggestion
  • The Dry

    Jane Harper

     Book: The Dry Series: Jane Harper Aaron Falk Series Books In Order Recommended by Pam D
    One of my favourite books is The Dry by Jane Harper. I absolutely loved it. Her writing is
  • Martin Walker

    Martin Walker

     Series: Martin Walker Bruno Chief of Police (Dordogne Mysteries) Series Books In Order Recommended by Diane Gendron Cooney
    Having finished all of Louise Penny’s wonderful books, I was
  • Boar Island

    Nevada Barr

     Book: Boar Island Series: Nevada Barr Anna Pigeon Mysteries Series Books In Order Recommended by Evelyn Martinez
    Nevada Barr’s Anna Pigeon series is wonderful. Each book set in a different U.S. National Park. The
  • Serpentine: An Alex Delaware Novel

    Jonathan Kellerman

     Book: Serpentine: An Alex Delaware Novel Series: Jonathan Kellerman Alex Delaware Series Books In Order Recommended by Evelyn Harris
    Jonathan Kellerman is one of my all time FAVORITE authors. I just read Serpentine. It starts out slo

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