Thank you Penguin Random House for gifting me this audiobook.

Publisher:  Berkley  |    Pub Date: August 12, 2025   |    Pages: 400

Listening time: 10 hrs and 50 min    |    Narrator:  Elizabeth Wiley

Review in 3 words: Murder, Incineration, Evidence

Lottie is definitely “too old for this”. What is “this” exactly? Being a serial killer. She retired decades ago, didn’t she?

This story kept me hooked and I read it in one sitting. I just couldn’t stop. One thing - or murder - lead to another, and another… and well, murdering people and getting away with it is tough business! It sounds like despite being elderly, Lottie is still quite strong and her mind is smart and fast thinking. 

Between hiding evidence, attending church twice a week , pretending a dead person is still alive, and communicating with her son and his fiancé, Lottie has more than enough to keep busy. I enjoyed reading how she outsmarts the people around her and how she spends her time.

I definitely recommend this to those who enjoy quick, easy, thrilling reads!

SUMMARY: 

A retired serial killer’s quiet life is upended by an unexpected visitor. To protect her secret, there’s only one option left—what’s another murder? From bestselling author Samantha Downing.

Lottie Jones thought her crimes were behind her.

Decades earlier, she changed her identity and tucked herself away in a small town. Her most exciting nights are the weekly bingo games at the local church and gossiping with her friends.

When investigative journalist Plum Dixon shows up on her doorstep asking questions about Lottie’s past and specifically her involvement with numerous unsolved cases, well, Lottie just can’t have that.

But getting away with murder is hard enough when you’re young. And when Lottie receives another annoying knock on the door, she realizes this crime might just be the death of her…

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