Mad Mabel

By: Sally Hepworth

Narrated by: Hannah Fredericksen, Jenny Seedsman

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and Darling Girls comes the story of Mad Mabel. They called it murder. She called it justice.

In 1959, at just fifteen years of age, Mabel Waller became the youngest Australian in history to be convicted of murder.

In 2025, on a quiet Melbourne lane, an elderly man is found dead by his neighbour, 81-year-old Elsie Fitzpatrick. No one suspects any foul play.

Until they discover Elsie's past.

In the 1950s, her name was not Elsie. It was Mabel.

She is known around the world as Mad Mabel. But is she mad? More importantly, is she guilty?

When the police open a new investigation and the media descend upon her, the elderly Mabel decides it's time to set the record straight.

In a world first, at the age of 81, Mabel Waller is speaking.

New York Times bestselling author Sally Hepworth is at her finest in this twisty, compulsive thriller of friendship, family and murder. Or is it justice . . . ?


Praise for Sally Hepworth:

'She is one of my favourite Australian writers' - Liane Moriarty

'Sally Hepworth is a born storyteller' - Trent Dalton

'The queen of suburban noir' - Sunday Telegraph

All rounder!

Beautiful story, well read and performed. Loved the characters. Loved everything. Easy, yet quality, read.

Absolutely loved it.

Love it & the emotions it brought out in me. Very funny in places. The narrator was perfect for this story.

An amazing story

Mad Mabel is a true blue Australian character. She is an adorable woman, misunderstood and treated badly. A brilliant story where we all feel in some way bits of our own lives.

Sweet and twisting story

Loved everything about this story - so sad but so sweet - and good closure. Great characters and the voice actors were great.

I really enjoyed this book

After a diet of books that follow predictable patterns and need proofreading by someone with a firm grasp of English grammar, I was really pleased to find a book that is unpredictable, well-written, amusing, and has unexpected plot twists. I warmed to Mabel and the other main characters, and as an Australian, I also liked the Australian accents of the two narrators. I am a bit over books that move backwards and forwards between times (or between characters), but I can't think how else this story could have been told to retain the reader's interested. I'm now off to find other Sally Hepworth books.