Richard Osman lands 'seven-figure' deal for crime novel written in secret
The Thursday Murder Club, which the Pointless TV presenter did not want to be seen as ‘a celebrity novel’, was the subject of a publishers’ bidding war
Broadcaster Richard Osman has scooped a seven-figure book deal after writing a crime novel in secret for the past 18 months.
The Thursday Murder Club, Osman’s first novel, will be published in autumn 2020. Penguin Random House imprint Viking secured the rights to it and a sequel following a 10-way auction.
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