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‘An unlikely but thoroughly enjoyable halfway house between Richard Osman and Irvine Welsh’ Mail on Sunday
Janus Lodge isn’t your typical retirement community. Sylvia Abercrombie and her knitting-obsessed gang of octogenarians are feisty, foul- mouthed, and fiercely protective of their home. So when a shady developer plots to evict them and build a ‘gentlemen’s club’, they hatch an audacious plan to save their sanctuary – by starting a secret knitwear empire with a scandalous twist. As sales skyrocket, secrets unravel, and Sylvia’s ex-husband lurks in the shadows, the gang must pull off the ultimate heist to protect their beloved Lodge.
Hilarious and heartfelt, Knit One, Heist One is a riotous romp proving that age is no barrier to action.
RRP: £9.99
ISBN: 9781835014653
Published: August 27, 2026
Extent: 224 pages
RRP: £6.99
ISBN: 9781835014660
Published: August 27, 2026
‘Britain’s retirement villages are evidently chock full of feisty pensioners ready to solve crimes at the drop of a hat. Or, in this case, commit them. Janus Lodge is under threat of closure, as a Glasgow gangster threatens to redevelop it. The residents’ only chance is to buy the place themselves, so they set up a business knitting designer fetish wear. It all adds up to an unlikely but thoroughly enjoyable halfway house between Richard Osman and Irvine Welsh.’ Mail on Sunday
'An unlikely but thoroughly enjoyable halfway house between Richard Osman and Irvine Welsh' Mail on Sunday
Janus Lodge isn’t your typical retirement community. Sylvia Abercrombie and her knitting-obsessed gang of octogenarians are feisty, foul- mouthed, and fiercely protective of their home. So when a shady developer plots to evict them and build a 'gentlemen’s club', they hatch an audacious plan to save their sanctuary – by starting a secret knitwear empire with a scandalous twist. As sales skyrocket, secrets unravel, and Sylvia’s ex-husband lurks in the shadows, the gang must pull off the ultimate heist to protect their beloved Lodge.
Hilarious and heartfelt, Knit One, Heist One is a riotous romp proving that age is no barrier to action.
"Knit One, Heist One" was written by Donna Moore.
