Author guide
Richard Osman Books in Order
Richard Osman is an English author, television presenter, producer, and comedian. He co-created and co-presented the BBC quiz show Pointless and later hosted Richard Osman's House of Games. His bestselling fiction includes the Thursday Murder Club and We Solve Murders mystery series, alongside co-authored quiz and trivia books.
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Richard Osman's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
The Thursday Murder Club
The first and defining novel in the Thursday Murder Club series.
We Solve Murders
The first novel in the We Solve Murders series.
The 100 Most Pointless Things in the World
The earliest Pointless book and the best entry point to Osman's quiz-book nonfiction.
Read in order
Books by series
nonfiction-series · complete
Pointless Books
A series of quiz, trivia, and humorous nonfiction books associated with the television quiz show Pointless, chiefly co-authored by Richard Osman and Alexander Armstrong.
- 1 The 100 Most Pointless Things in the WorldAmazon ↗
Book 1 · nonfiction · 2012
- 2
The 100 Most Pointless Arguments in the WorldAmazon ↗Book 2 · nonfiction · 2013
- 3
The Very Pointless Quiz BookAmazon ↗Book 3 · nonfiction · 2014
- 4
The A-Z of Pointless: A Brain-Teasing Bumper Book of Questions and TriviaAmazon ↗Book 4 · nonfiction · 2015
- 5 A Pointless History of the WorldAmazon ↗
Book 5 · nonfiction · 2016
novel-series · ongoing
The Thursday Murder Club
Mystery novels about four friends at a retirement village who investigate murders and other crimes.
novel-series · ongoing
We Solve Murders
A mystery series following a family-linked detective trio as they pursue dangerous cases around the world.
Outside the series
