Recently, the cast of the movie of the same name adapted from the best-selling novel "Thursday Mystery Club" was revealed. The film will be directed by Chris Columbus, director of the Harry Potter series, written by author Richard Osman, and produced by Spielberg's production company Amblin.
"Thursday Mystery Club" series is one of the best-selling literary series in the UK in recent years. The author Richard Osman did not publish his debut novel "Thursday Mystery Club" until he was 50 years old. It became the fastest to reach 1 million copies in the UK on its debut. record, the current global sales of the series exceed 10 million copies, and it is therefore called a "phenomenal publication". In addition to British humor, the many uncertainties permeating the novels and the author's clever writing layout are one of the reasons why this series is so popular.
"Thursday Mystery Club" series of 4 works, each tells a complete story of solving a crime, and the simplified and Chinese version is 500 pages long. It seems heavy and difficult to read, but it is not. The author will appropriately break the story into more than 90 chapters, each chapter being 1,500-3,000 words long.
's scripted creation method and vivid scene sense allow people to directly generate reading story lens language during the reading process, which is like watching a video. This may be one of the reasons why the well-known director Spielberg decided to buy the adaptation rights of the novel before reading it completely to the end of the story. It is worth mentioning that the film adaptation will also be produced by the production company founded by Pierce.
Coopers Chase, a high-end retirement community in the British countryside, the "Refuse to Aging Detective Team" - former agent Elizabeth, former nurse Joyce, former labor leader Ron, and former psychiatrist Ibrahim, they refused to "refuse to age" Wearing diapers and growing old in a wheelchair" formed the "Thursday Mystery Club", gathering together every Thursday to study cold case and mystery files stolen from the police.
"Thursday Mystery Club" series, written by [English]
Richard Osman, published by
Relay Press, the first part of the
series, what they want to solve is a murder case of a builder; the second part "Lived Twice" "The Man" worked together to detect a "20 million pound diamond theft case"; and in the third part " the missing bullet ", the "Thursday Mystery Club" opened relevant information on a tax evasion case that had been dusty for many years. , suddenly received a bullet from a mysterious figure... Every time "Thursday Mystery Club" tries to solve a mystery that happened in the past, it is often the past identity and experience that exaggerates the suspenseful atmosphere.
Richard Osman captured the key word "past" very well, and also set the elderly as the protagonists. Their four identities and personalities are very different, each has a wonderful past, and they gather together out of curiosity. Together: some are sophisticated and knowledgeable; some have a bad temper and a strong sense of justice; some have a keen sense of smell and superior abilities, and can be called the soul of the team; some are good at comforting people and can always be the alleviater of conflicts. Through the "past", the author allows our thoughts to follow the characters in the book. At the same time, he also allows us to read about their youth, their undying love and passion, and their friendship and acquaintance in the "past" , stay together.
Looking back on his past life, due to the accumulation of years and the deep thinking generated from considerable experiences, in the story of "Thursday Mystery Club", wisdom and philosophy are everywhere. The "Thursday Mystery Club" series discusses death, memory, loneliness, aging, age, friendship, family and other issues from a unique perspective. It has a rich core and is the real shining point of the series.
"Thursday Mystery Club: The Last Demon" (tentative cover), published by Relay Press
In the fourth part of the series "The Lost Demon" to be published in August, the death that hangs over their heads has come again, but At this moment, all we can do is cherish the people in front of us and cherish every time we get together.They still believe in omnipotence and live a carefree life every day, fighting wits and courage with bad guys like young people; they are curious about everything new, studying fan comments on social networking sites, liking handsome old men, and trying to write their own novels ...They have the right to pursue beauty and the right to love others.
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Text: Yi Ling Editor: Yuan Lianlu Editor: Zhu Zifen
