Richard Osman Says We Are Attempting To Improve The Planet.
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- Around this time last year, Richard Osman found himself in a metaphorical base camp.
- And saw the pinnacle of success when he introduced his debut novel to the world.
Even with the celebrity weight behind TV stars Pointless and House of Games, nothing is guaranteed. They are doing so as a writer is a precarious business on which even the most talented depend on themselves, never more so than when a pandemic closes bookstores and pays for promotional tours.
But what happened next to Osman's club "Thursday Murder" has become the subject of journalistic folklore. The story of four adult amateur racers who broke sales records and rose to the top of British bestseller lists.
And then not least that Steven Spielberg took the rights to the film.
Osman is not satisfied with his appearance. "I've lived my creative life with great TV shows that failed and not big shows that did, so I'm rarely surprised by anything. But I am humbled and amazed. "I thought, 'What an amazing thing happened, and I got great comments on the road, but I'm with Kipling about success and failure.
Osman did not rest on his laurels and resumed his game as soon as rotation restrictions were relaxed. He moved, bought the long-awaited American pool table, and was even hospitalized with a bad knee. But, to be precise, he has also removed the second part of his adult character's life, titled "The Man Who Dies Twice," which will be released this week.
The new book, Osman says, stays true to the spirit of its unprotected debut, in which retired village protagonist Coopers Chase goes one step ahead of the police to unravel the murder mystery that lies before them. "There is a part of our society that is neglected, and maybe the people in the late '70s were one of them, and it was great to see them go about their day."
But as a television personality for over 20 years (many of whom have spent time with production and distribution company Endemol), Osman knows how easy it is to lose an audience for several subtle reasons.
If there is only one monotony, then the deceased twice tries hard to find this curve.
It is based on tracking a cat and mouse with many corpses outside Coopers Chase to recover 20 million pounds of stolen diamonds. And this time, we are not dealing with greedy business people, but with high-end criminals, including mobsters, corrupt MI5 agents, drug dealers, and money launderers.
"Someone said the other day it was almost like Miss Marple met James Bond," said Osman. "I want what happened to come from the truth; you are everything that could be or has been." "We thought of Moriarty's character, and the reality is that most criminals are ordinary, and when they are unusual, they are ruthless and predatory and easier to pin down. I think my mother could catch almost any criminal in England."
Fortunately, he insists that he does not know the Mafia. "And with MI5, if I had to talk to people about inside information, I can't comment, but I would say that what's presented is true."