Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth — an instant New York Times bestseller from the author of The Good Sister and Darling Girls.

They called it murder. She called it justice.

Eighty-one-year-old Elsie Fitzpatrick lives a quiet life in a Melbourne suburb. She is gloriously grumpy, fiercely independent, and never without a cutting remark. Few neighbors would guess she is hiding a secret she has worked for decades to bury.

When it comes to murder, no one suspects little girls or old ladies. And Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick — once a little girl, now an old lady — has a strange history of people in her life coming to a foul end.

When an elderly neighbor is found dead, the whispers start. Then the truth surfaces: Elsie is Mad Mabel, the youngest person in Australian history convicted of murder, more than sixty years ago.

The police have questions. The media is circling. A seven-year-old chatterbox has moved in across the road. Has the past finally caught up with her — or is it time to set the record straight?

Witty, twisty, and unexpectedly tender, Mad Mabel is a story of justice, friendship, and one unforgettable woman who is not done breaking the rules.