The Thursday Murder Club
Book Playlist

The Thursday Murder Club

by Richard Osman

This playlist mirrors the clever, cozy mystery atmosphere of "The Thursday Murder Club," blending intricate, suspenseful instrumentals with vocal tracks that evoke the wit, camaraderie, and subtle tension of the retirees' crime-solving adventures in a peaceful English village. The diverse mix of jazz, chamber pop, indie, and cinematic pieces reflect the layered character dynamics and unfolding mystery without overpowering the reading experience.

19 tracks
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Jul 1, 2026
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19 songs
1
Chill Out Experience (The Best Lounge, Downtempo, Deep House, Cool Tempo and Trip Hop Music Selection)

Killing Me Softly

Nils Landgren · Chill Out Experience (The Best Lounge, Downtempo, Deep House, Cool Tempo and Trip Hop Music Selection)

2
Cicadas

Cicadas

Mother Soki · Cicadas

3
Grey Skies

Quiet Now

Windamere · Grey Skies

4
Redemption & Ruin

Chase the Feeling

The Devil Makes Three · Redemption & Ruin

5
Zzz - Classical Dream. Music for Deep Sleep

Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.

Frédéric Chopin · Zzz - Classical Dream. Music for Deep Sleep

6
The Pearl

A Stream With Bright Fish - 2005 Digital Remaster

Harold Budd · The Pearl

7
The Essential Yanni

In The Morning Light

Yanni · The Essential Yanni

8
Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind

Train Song

Vashti Bunyan · Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind

9
The Very Best Of Jazz - Chet Baker

Old Devil Moon

Chet Baker · The Very Best Of Jazz - Chet Baker

10
A House Is Not a Home

A House Is Not a Home - Live

Dusty Springfield · A House Is Not a Home

11
Juvenilia

Death And The Maiden

The Verlaines · Juvenilia

12
Hyggelige 80'er Hits

Life in a Northern Town

The Dream Academy · Hyggelige 80'er Hits

13
Scratch My Back (Special Edition)

The Book Of Love

Peter Gabriel · Scratch My Back (Special Edition)

14
Songs of Remembering

Poor Wayfaring Stranger (arr. for Chorus by Alexander Lloyd Blake)

Johnny Cash · Songs of Remembering

15
Winetrack

Call Me The Breeze

J.J. Cale · Winetrack

16
Electronic Music Anthology : The Trip-Hop Session

In the Waiting Line

Zero 7 · Electronic Music Anthology : The Trip-Hop Session

17
Summer of the 60s - Rock & Pop Classics

For What It's Worth

Buffalo Springfield · Summer of the 60s - Rock & Pop Classics

18
The Best Of Bobby Vee

The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

Bobby Vee · The Best Of Bobby Vee

19
Again Again

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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