Too Old For This

Samantha Downing

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Michael Joseph Ltd
02 September 2025

Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense; Humour

It turns out old people don't just solve murders... A razor-sharp new thriller from the author of the Sunday Times bestselling R&J pick, My Lovely Wife

You'd never guess Lottie Jones had skeletons in her closet.

She's lived in town for decades now. She's getting older. She lives for the simple pleasures of weekly bingo games at church, and gossiping with her friends about their children's love lives.

But when investigative journalist Plum Dixon shows up on her doorstep asking questions about Lottie's past, and specifically about her connection to numerous unsolved murders, 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 realises this crime might just be the death of her...

By: Samantha Downing
Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 700g
ISBN: 9780241446935
ISBN 10: 0241446937
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 02 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Samantha Downing currently lives in the Bay Area. Her debut novel, My Lovely Wife, was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and a Sunday Times bestseller, and has been published in thirty languages. It won a Dead Good Reader Award, and was shortlisted for four other major awards- The CWA John Creasey Dagger, The Edgar Award for Best First Novel, The ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel and The Macavity Award for Best First Mystery. Her second novel, He Started It, was also a Sunday Times bestseller. She has also written For Your Own Good and A Twisted Love Story.

Reviews for Too Old For This

Praise for Samantha Downing -- : Original, dark and highly addictive -- Alice Feeney A brilliant psychological black comedy with a really fresh feel, packed with sly observation and outrageous twists * Daily Mail * A story that is dark as night, sinister as hell, clever, twisting and downright fun -- Chris Whitaker Fans of Gone Girl and Big Little Lies will love this fast-paced thriller * Sunday Express *