I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home

Fergus Craig's novel follows Carol Quinn, a woman released after decades in prison for serial killings, who moves into an upscale retirement home where a murder occurs and she becomes the prime suspect.

The story blends cosy-mystery tropes with darker, subversive elements, assembling a cast of retired professionals—detectives, a pathologist and a former home secretary—who are both suspects and investigators.

Craig balances genuine mystery plotting with comic moments and character-driven emotional beats, exploring prejudice, ageing and unexpected intimacy among the elderly residents.

The book riffs on the popularity of cosy crime while deliberately stretching that genre by introducing a serial killer protagonist and flashbacks to violent crimes.

It has attracted international interest and translation deals and was discussed on the podcast in the context of Craig's career shift from parody novels to more traditionally structured crime fiction.