The Thursday Murder Club
Book Playlist

The Thursday Murder Club Playlist

by Richard Osman

19 tracks
balanced
Jul 1, 2026
2 mixes for this book

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.

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Track List

19 songs
1

Killing Me Softly

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

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Cicadas

Mother Soki · Cicadas

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3

Quiet Now

Windamere · Grey Skies

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4

Chase the Feeling

The Devil Makes Three · Redemption & Ruin

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

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

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A Stream With Bright Fish - 2005 Digital Remaster

Harold Budd · The Pearl

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In The Morning Light

Yanni · The Essential Yanni

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8

Train Song

Vashti Bunyan · Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind

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Old Devil Moon

Chet Baker · The Very Best Of Jazz - Chet Baker

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A House Is Not a Home - Live

Dusty Springfield · A House Is Not a Home

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11

Death And The Maiden

The Verlaines · Juvenilia

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12

Life in a Northern Town

The Dream Academy · Hyggelige 80'er Hits

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13

The Book Of Love

Peter Gabriel · Scratch My Back (Special Edition)

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14

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

Johnny Cash · Songs of Remembering

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15

Call Me The Breeze

J.J. Cale · Winetrack

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16

In the Waiting Line

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

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17

For What It's Worth

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

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18

The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

Bobby Vee · The Best Of Bobby Vee

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19

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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