Mad Mabel

Meet Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick : eighty-one years old, gloriously grumpy, fiercely independent, and never without a hot cup of tea - or a cutting remark. She minds her own business in her quiet Melbourne suburb, until a neighbor turns up dead and the whispers start flying. Because Elsie hasn't always been Elsie. Once upon a headline, she was Mad Mabel Waller - Australia's youngest convicted murderer.
But was she really mad, or just misunderstood ? Either way, she's kept her secret buried for decades. Enter seven-year-old Persephone, a relentless little chatterbox who has just moved in across the road (armed with stickers, questions, and no sense of personal boundaries) ; Joan, who appears to have it in for Elsie ; and a healthy dose of public interest - the cops are sniffing around, and the media is circling like seagulls at a picnic.
So Mabel does what she's always done best - she takes matters into her own hands. Is she a cantankerous old lady with a shady past ? A cold-blooded killer with arthritis ? Or just someone who's finally ready to tell her side of the story ? Sharp, surprising, and wickedly funny, this is the unforgettable story of a woman who's spent a lifetime being underestimated - and is about to prove everyone wrong.
Again.

From New York Times bestselling author Sally Hepworth comes a twisty tale of justice, redemption, and one irrepressible woman who's not done breaking the rules just yet.