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Lottie has retired from her job and her hobby, when someone shows up at her door threatening to expose her hobby for all to see. The only option, as Lottie sees it, is to come out of retirement and kill the would-be docuseries producer. This murder causes ripples, though, and killing someone in your own home has risks.
Delightfully told, the author builds a relatable character before her murderous tendencies are fully realized by the reader. Lottie is well rounded as a character and her age is a nice barrier to remembering all the details that go along with being a serial killer.
The narrative style is easy to read and engaging, making me want to pick the book up at every opportunity. I was fully invested and wanted to know how Lottie could continue murdering people without getting caught.
There was some hand-waving I had to do, as I don’t think an elderly woman would have the strength to hit someone hard enough to kill them with one blow to the head, nor do I think a body could be effectively burned in a fireplace, even cut into pieces. But I also know that it would be silly to put actual methods of body disposal in a novel for anyone to use as a reference document.
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