Review: faced paced and fun read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 2, 2012
Hilda loves her knitting and knitting machine.  She is a retired lady whose hobbies manage to meld nicely for her as she knits the murder weapon.  Yeah, you are reading that correctly.  Really novel bit that - cute too.Hilda is a loner as she gives her narrative voice some arrogance that shows clearly her inability to get along with others (or her complete frustration having to do so at points) is partially based in over inflated ego that sounds like it has a bit of persecution complex.  She needs some extra income when budget gets tight and she rents out a room.  Her first boarder unexpectedly passes and starts the whole ball rolling for Hilda's new career (renting room to gents, killing them and using their money that still comes (social security, etc.) to their accounts for them appearing to still be living).  Since these gents cannot be properly buried (gravesite with headstone) she knits effigies of each man in form of a doll which she displays in their honor.This tale starts as she is being questioned in home and she slips out a bathroom window to escape and provide a rather amusing few days running from law while enjoying her increasing sense of confidence with each near miss she encounters related to capture.  The plot devices are believable and entertaining to read in this funny, fast paced short.Recommend author.Christine