By Robin Cottle
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Author Richard Osman has revealed his wife “rang me up in tears” after reading the finished copy of his latest book. The TV presenter, 54, married his wife Ingrid Oliver in 2022. The latest book in his hugely successful The Thursday Murder Club series, the Impossible Fortune, is released tomorrow (Thursday, September 25) and the chances are it will be another hit. Richard’s wife though refuses to read his books until they have been “tweaked and proofread”, although it seems like she was delighted with her husband’s latest novel. Speaking to Saga magazine, Richard said: “Ingrid does read the book, but refuses to pick one up until it’s all been tweaked and proofread. She likes the idea of being able to concentrate on the story, not worrying about the missing comma on page 57. “She actually just finished The impossible Fortune earlier this morning and rang me up in tears. Happy tears. She enjoyed it,” reports the Express . Richard has two grown-up children from his first marriage, Ruby and Sonny. He encountered Ingrid when she appeared as a contestant on the TV show House of Games, where he served as the presenter. The actress secured a role in the adaptation of her husband’s Thursday Murder Club novel, which was released in cinemas and on Netflix last month. Richard described meeting Ingrid as “the best thing that ever happened to me”. He said: “This job has allowed me to see so much of the world, and, although I don’t mind travelling on my own, it’s loads more fun with my wife – sharing these experiences her, all these different people and places.” Richard previously worked as an executive producer on numerous British game shows, including 8 Out of 10 Cats, Deal or No Deal and 10 O’Clock Live. His major breakthrough in front of the cameras came in 2009 when he began co-hosting the quiz show Pointless alongside Alexander Armstrong. Richard remained with the programme until 2022, when he stepped down to focus more on his writing career. The writer also fronts Richard Osman’s House of Games, featuring four celebrities competing across five consecutive episodes to claim daily rewards. Despite continuing his television commitments and his successful podcast The Rest is Entertainment, Richard now regards himself as a full-time writer. He revealed: “The podcast is only one morning a week and I recorded the whole House of Games series over six weeks in the summer, so the vast majority of my time is spent writing. “I’m already back at my desk, working on the next in the We Solve Murders series, which is due out in September 2026).” The inaugural book in the Thursday Murder Club series achieved Sunday Times bestseller status and became the first debut novel to reach Christmas number one in the UK.
