‘The Thursday Murder Club’ author Richard Osman shares his six favorite books

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Author Richard Osman’s favorite books are a mixed bag of genres — and includes the most famous mystery novel of all time.

As a British crime writer, Osman jokes to Page Six that he’s “legally obligated” to include Agatha Christie in his recommendations.

Osman’s own mystery, “The Thursday Murder Club,” premieres on Netflix Thursday and says he’s “immensely proud” of the series and the movie adaption.

“The Thursday Murder Club,” which stars Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan, follows four retirees who solve mysteries in their retirement community.

“My favorite ever Page-Turners was when Kelsey Grammer chose both The Bible, and his own book,” Osman — whose fifth “Thursday Murder Club” book, “The Impossible Fortune,” comes out Sept. 30 — quips.

“That’s the sort of high-wire stunt you can get away with if you’ve had Kelsey Grammer’s career, but I don’t think I’d be able to pull it off, so I shall just point you gently in the direction of ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ which, if you like your murder with humor, warmth and great characters, I think you’ll enjoy,” the “We Solve Murders” author adds.

“The Bible I’m guessing you know already. So with those two out of the way, here are my six picks.”

“A beautiful, and very short (who doesn’t love a short book?) novel about a summer in an English village shortly after the end of the First World War. A book suffused with sunshine and sadness, and the hazy shades of memory. I recommend it to everyone, and nobody has yet complained.”

“As a British crime writer I am legally obliged to include an Agatha Christie on this list. To me crime fiction lives and dies on characters rather than plot. ‘What happens?’ is less important than ‘Why do I care what happens?’ That said, this novel has probably the cleverest plot twist in crime fiction history.”

“A single life story loops over and again punctuated by two world wars. The finest book by Britain’s finest living novelist.”

“I can’t only choose British writers, that would be impolite. If you have never read any Ann Patchett then I envy you the pleasures ahead. I’ll pick ‘The Dutch House,’ another sprawling family saga, because that’s where I started, but then, as I did, you can work your way backwards through her incredible career.”

“I love a sports book, and there were many I could have chosen, but this in-depth look at the Men’s 100m final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, a steroid-fueled bonanza is a true story told like a thriller.”

“I feel that my only real job as an author is to entertain. To hook readers on page one and to keep them laughing, crying, thinking or guessing for the next 400 pages. Grisham is the undisputed master of this.”