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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…

Starting now!!!

oooh, okay, I'll start now too!

To Ch 3: OMG, this is completely unhinged already!!!! 💚😄

17 chapters

wow, loving this one so far! what a good start and hook!

(view spoiler)[ So, okay, she killed the podcaster. wow! lol that was quick and so impulsive. she got rid of her so easily too

but wow, now the detective? what is she thinking? if she really killed these people, why would she make herself so vulnerable and try to exploit money out of her?

I don't think the detective will have a lot of time left . . .

and I love her Thursday nights at Bingo and church. I love how her whole week revolves around the food to bring and then being with her friends. so funny and such a difference.

I love her dedication to her naps too! lol (hide spoiler)]

35 chapters / 50%

this one is SO fun

(view spoiler)[ omg her twisting the detective and the mom against each other! Never saw it coming
I can't believe she killed the other detective too! but i I also didn't anticipate her trying to shake her down for 50K!
I wonder why she needed it. I wonder if that will end up being an issue (hide spoiler)]

54 chapters / 76%

OMG the twists and turns!! this one is So good!

(view spoiler)[ omg when Morgan was at the church! My mount dropped open! I can't believe she pulled off the finger incident!!

and now, here is she is, pretending to be Norma (now that she's killed her) and is setting up a camera for a retired detective to WATCH HER! OMG! that believes she did it!

I wonder if she will somehow frame him? How can this all turn out! lol (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 62 😮😮
(view spoiler)[ OMG BONNIE'S DAUGHTER?!
this is becoming so twisted!! How will she keep it all straight?!?! (hide spoiler)]

and I'm done

OMG this one was SO fun
and always kept me guessing!

(view spoiler)[ WOW! She staged it all so Norma went down for it all.
I think there might have been a hang up at the fancy hotel - they might have noticed Norma wasn't there after a certain date - or she looked funny after - but meh, I'm willing to roll with it!

I loved that she finally took down Burke. What a jerk, sending his son, sending Pam - knowing the whole time it would set her off. She started killing again because he used other people to get in her face

I love that she never confessed to him and left him wondering! ha!

and I loved her friends! I loved her church! such a fun part of the story! (hide spoiler)]

I need to start focusing on 1 book at a time, versus 5 or 6. LOL -- I did finish With a Vengeance today though...from June. Hahahaha

To Ch 31: Ooooo, (view spoiler)[Plum's Mom coming to stir up trouble! Also, Kelsey blackmailing her!? What the heck did she think was gonna happen. Lottie is definitely clever and seems to generally keep cool under pressure. (hide spoiler)]

Trisha wrote: "17 chapters

wow, loving this one ..."

Right!? It's such a breath of fresh air in the Thriller genre. I am so into it. I also love the inclusion of (view spoiler)[her church/bingo friends. She is just a regular lady, who happens to kill people every once in a while... (hide spoiler)] 😝

Trisha wrote: "35 chapters / 50%

this one is SO fun

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Yeah, I wondered that about (view spoiler)[ Kelsey too. I feel like that is gonna come back to her somehow... (hide spoiler)]

Done! This was so refreshing. So much fun, loved how it was plotted and how unhinged it got! 😝💙

Trisha wrote: "and I'm done

OMG this one ..."

Agree, and all so (view spoiler)[Burke would be remembered for catching a serial killer. I love she never gave into him. It was the ultimate cat and mouse, and she outplayed him in the end. Also, glad she reconciled with Archie. Oh and how funny at the end for Plum's boyfriend to show up again and she doesn't just kill him!? People really can change 😝🤣 (hide spoiler)]

YAY!! I'm so glad you loved this one too!!