{"id":4562,"date":"2025-10-24T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=4562"},"modified":"2025-10-24T05:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T05:05:00","slug":"too-old-for-this-by-samantha-downing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=4562","title":{"rendered":"Too Old for This by Samantha Downing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Too Old for This<\/strong> by Samantha Downing<\/a>
on August 12, 2025
Genres:<\/strong> Fiction \/ Thrillers \/ Crime<\/a>, Fiction \/ Thrillers \/ Psychological<\/a>, Fiction \/ Thrillers \/ Suspense<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 400
Format:<\/strong> Audiobook<\/a>
Buy on Amazon<\/a>
Goodreads<\/a> <\/p>\n

Samantha Downing delivers a wickedly clever and darkly funny thriller in Too Old for This<\/em>, where the unlikeliest of serial killers\u2014an elderly woman with a penchant for church bingo\u2014reminds readers that old habits die hard.<\/p>\n

Lottie Jones has spent decades living under a new identity, hiding the fact that she\u2019s a retired serial killer. These days, her life is simple: church events, small-town gossip, and weekly calls with her son. But when an ambitious journalist named Plum Dixon shows up on her doorstep asking questions about Lottie\u2019s past\u2014and a string of unsolved murders\u2014Lottie realizes that her quiet retirement may be over. To protect her secret, she may have to revisit her old methods\u2026 though getting away with murder isn\u2019t quite as easy as it used to be.<\/p>\n

My Thoughts<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Once you get past the initial shock of hearing an older woman casually discuss her past murders and methods, Too Old for This<\/em> becomes a surprisingly fun, fast-paced ride. After that first jolt, I was fully invested in the story. Lottie is such a fascinating character\u2014equal parts charming, sharp, and terrifying. She\u2019s the kind of woman you want to have coffee with\u2026 but definitely don\u2019t want to cross.<\/p>\n

The tone strikes a perfect balance between dark and humorous. There are moments that genuinely made me laugh, even as I was nervously waiting to see who would end up dead next. I found myself rooting for Lottie not to get caught as the bodies (and complications) started to pile up.<\/p>\n

The audiobook narration was fantastic\u2014it really brought Lottie\u2019s dry wit and matter-of-fact attitude to life. I flew through it, always eager to see how she would get herself out of her next problem.<\/p>\n

Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Too Old for This<\/em> is a fresh, entertaining twist on the classic serial killer story\u2014equal parts darkly funny and suspenseful. Samantha Downing has crafted something that feels both clever and oddly endearing, proving that murder can come with a sense of humor. If you like thrillers with quirky antiheroes, moral gray areas, and a touch of mischief, this one\u2019s a must-listen.<\/p>\n

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Too Old for This by Samantha Downing on August 12, 2025 Genres: Fiction \/ Thrillers \/ Crime, Fiction \/ Thrillers \/ Psychological, Fiction \/ Thrillers \/ Suspense Pages: 400 Format: Audiobook Buy on Amazon Goodreads Samantha Downing delivers a wickedly clever and darkly funny thriller in Too Old for This, where the unlikeliest of serial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4562"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}