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…
Get ready to root for an elderly serial killer dragged back into her old ways while also getting invested in the drama of her church bingo group and who brings homemade vs store bought snacks (man snack politics are fraught). The book is surprisingly funny and Lottie’s internal monologue is entertaining and engaging. I did not expect to find myself hoping that an 80 year old woman was able to successfully murder multiple people, including law enforcement, when I picked up this book. But trust me, you’ll be there too. Also Lottie is GOOD at murdering people. She thinks out all the angles, potential GPS issues, how to dispose of bodies….no wonder she never got caught!
I’m refraining from getting into the plot too much, because that’s part of the journey, but this basically all starts when a young documentary maker shows up at Lottie’s door, wanting to make a documentary about how Lottie was falsely accused and exonerated of three murders decades previously. Lottie has no interest in being dragged into the limelight and when the doc maker says it’s happening with or without her cooperation….well Lottie has to set a boundary. But then the doc maker’s boyfriend comes looking for her. And it becomes a missing person’s case. Things get complicated.
And she still has to figure out something impressive for church Bingo!
What is an old lady to do?
