Published: July 07, 2011
Words: 20,168 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780980634686

Short description

Nobody suspects little old ladies of doing bad things... like sedating their house guests and strangling them with a machine knitted garrotte! Hilda Hopkins hits the road and outwits the police and everyone chasing her, but no one can run forever, especially not at her age and in those stockings!

Extended description

Nobody suspects little old ladies of doing bad things... like sedating their house guests and strangling them with a machine knitted garrotte! Hilda Hopkins hits the road and outwits the police and everyone chasing her, but no one can run forever, especially not at her age and in those stockings!

Hilda can't help knitting a lifelike effigy of each of her 'Gentlemen' and it could be her passion for wool brings her undone.

Tags

murder, serial killers, machine knitting

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Review by: Linda Freed on July 07, 2011 :
Hilda Hopkins, Murder, She Knit
By Vivienne Fagan
54 pages, appx. 20,000 words
available on smashwords.com

I knew when I read the title that I'd like this book, if the author could write. And I'm glad to report that Ms. Fagan can indeed spin a good yarn.

Hilda Hopkins is a wonderfully eccentric character. She's a dowdy old woman and she knows it. She's often ignored, and feeling slighted she creates this persona in her own mind that she is simply better than everyone else: smarter, more clever, resourceful. When she rents her spare room to a gentleman border and he dies of natural causes in his bed, she sees it as an opportunity. She rifles through his wallet, finds his pin numbers to his credit cards and instantly has extra cash flow.
She buries her border in her coal shed and soon after rents the room to another elderly man. When he doesn't die according to her timetable, she knits a garroute and slips him some Valerian to knock him out. Then she throttles the life out of him and drags his corpse out to be buried. She continues on her murder spree, killing six gentlemen and after each death she knits their effigy and places these about her house.

But she is discovered. The police question her, in her home, as they search and find clues to the missing men. Meanwhile, Hilda slips into the bathroom and out the window.

What happens next is a run from the police, and she's very successful at it. But her passion for knitting is her downfall, literally, as her crime spree unravels.

This short novel was an exceptionally fun read. Ms. Fagan creates characters that are quirky and memorable. The book probably is not for everyone, but if you like a quick mystery this is definitely worth your time.

Linda Freed
www.lafindog.com
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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