Review: Entertaining crime story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2012
This is a short crime novel with an unlikely heroine.  Pensioner Hilda Hopkins is arrested for murder but she escapes through the cloakroom window while the police search her house.  They didn't consider someone of her age would be able to escape that way  Fortunately she has her bus pass and some credit cards in her cardigan pocket and she hops on a bus at the end of the road before the police realise she's gone.As the story develops the reader learns what Hilda has done.  What kept me reading was the way she managed to evade pursuit and stay a few steps ahead of the police. She makes use of the fact that no one pays attention to grey haired old ladies and manages to fade into the background by changing her clothes frequently - courtesy of charity shops, a convenient jumble sale and someone else's credit card.I was really pleased to discover that this is the first book in a series starring Hilda Hopkins the Houdini of the knitting world.  This is an amusing crime novel about a ruthless pensioner who never gives up her freedom without a fight.  I loved it and if you want something light and entertaining and a bit different from the norm then give this a try.