Characters in The Impossible Fortune

Main characters

• Elizabeth Best

  Steely former intelligence officer and de facto leader of the club.

  Also in The Thursday Murder Club, The Man Who Died Twice, The Bullet that Missed, The Last Devil to Die

• Joyce Meadowcroft

  Warm, sharp-eyed retired nurse and diarist of the group.

  Also in The Thursday Murder Club, The Man Who Died Twice, The Bullet that Missed, The Last Devil to Die

• Ron Ritchie

  Firebrand former union organiser and ex-boxing manager.

  Also in The Thursday Murder Club, The Man Who Died Twice, The Bullet that Missed, The Last Devil to Die

• Ibrahim Arif

  Meticulous retired psychiatrist.

  Also in The Thursday Murder Club, The Man Who Died Twice, The Bullet that Missed, The Last Devil to Die