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Richard Osman

Richard Osman is an English comedian, television presenter, producer, and author, best known as the creator and co-presenter of the BBC One quiz show Pointless. He ventured into fiction in 2020 with the release of his debut novel, The Thursday Murder Club. Born in Billericay, Essex, he grew up in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, and later attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied Politics and Sociology. Osman worked as an executive producer on British game shows like Deal or No Deal before pitching his idea for Pointless, which the BBC accepted. His first novel was acquired by Viking Press in a seven-figure deal following a 10-publisher auction in 2019.

Richard Osman became a published novelist in 2013 with the novel The 100 Most Pointless Things in the World. Below is a list of Richard Osman's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Thursday Murder Club Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Thursday Murder Club (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who Died Twice (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bullet That Missed (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Last Devil to Die (2023) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Impossible Fortune (2025) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of We Solve Murders Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
We Solve Murders (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
A Pointless History of the World (With: Alexander Armstrong) (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The World Cup of Everything (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Richard Osman's House of Games: 1,054 Questions to Test Your Wits, Wisdom and Imagination (With: Alan Connor) (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of BBC's Pointless Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The 100 Most Pointless Things in the World (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The 100 Most Pointless Arguments in the World (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Very Pointless Quiz Book (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The A-Z of Pointless (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Pointless History of the World (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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