I’m Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home

British actor, comedian, and mystery novelist Craig (Murder at Crime Manor) delivers a sparkling whodunit set at Sheldon Oaks, a luxury retirement community in the wealthy North London borough of Hampstead. For new arrival Carol Quinn, 75, the opulence of Sheldon Oaks, with its sauna, pool, and martial arts studio, offers a welcome change from the dusty prison cell she’s occupied for the past 35 years. Convicted of seven homicides (and perhaps guilty of a few more), Carol negotiated a reduction in her sentence long ago (“Want to know how to knock a few decades off your sentence? Tell them where the bodies are buried”). Now that she’s out, she just wants to relax, make new friends, and keep her criminal past buried. When fellow Sheldon Oaks resident Sir Desmond Crisp falls to his death from the facility’s roof, however, police out Carol to her fellow residents as a serial killer and brand her the prime suspect. For once, she’s innocent, so she joins forces with her new friends—including an ex-cop and a former pathologist—to clear her name. Witty, fast-paced, and plenty surprising, Craig’s cracked cozy goes down smooth. It’s a delightfully twisted romp. Agent: Gordon Wise, Curtis Brown UK. (Feb.)