A month or so later the police had discovered that the intruder was dating the newsagent’s teenage daughter, and the newsagent had a long record of GBH, but at that point everybody had moved on."
-- The Narrator (chapter 1)

Importance: This quote appears as the narrator explains the topic of discussion at the latest meeting of the Thursday Murder Club. The quote shows that things are not as they seem. The newsagent seemed to have been defending his property when, in reality, the newsagent was had a history of harming people and knew the intruder. This situation supports the theme that things are not as they seem.

Not the only thing she has noticed about Poppy, who seems to have sprung from nowhere, with her nails and her incompetence."
-- The Narrator (chapter 1)

Importance: The narrator says this as Poppy comes to the table to serve the members of the Thursday Murder Club. The quote foreshadows that Poppy is...