Dorothy Cannell
Auteur de The Thin Woman
A propos de l'auteur
Dorothy Cannell was born in Nottingham, England and moved to the United States when she was twenty. Her first Ellie Haskell novel, The Thin Woman, was selected as one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Twentieth Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. Besides the Ellie Haskell afficher plus Mysteries series, her other novels include God Save the Queen!, Naked Came the Farmer, The Sunken Sailor, and Sea Glass Summer. She is also a contributor to the popular Sisters in Crime anthologies. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Séries
Œuvres de Dorothy Cannell
THE WIDOWS CLUB an utterly charming English country house murder mystery (The Ellie Haskell Mysteries Book 2) 3 exemplaires
What Mr. McGregor Saw 2 exemplaires
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNESTINE an utterly charming English murder mystery (The Ellie Haskell Mysteries Book 10) 2 exemplaires
MUM’S THE WORD an utterly charming English murder mystery (The Ellie Haskell Mysteries Book 3) 2 exemplaires
What the Butler Saw 2 exemplaires
The Widows Club / Femmes Fatal / Trouble with Harriet / How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law 1 exemplaire
Die dünne Frau : Krimi für Feinschmeckerinnen 1 exemplaire
THE SPRING CLEANING MURDERS an utterly charming English murder mystery (The Ellie Haskell Mysteries) (2023) 1 exemplaire
MUM’S THE WORD an utterly charming English murder mystery (The Ellie Haskell Mysteries Book 3) 1 exemplaire
HOW TO MURDER YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW an utterly charming English murder mystery (The Ellie Haskell Mysteries Book 5) 1 exemplaire
HOW TO MURDER THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS an utterly charming English murder mystery (The Ellie Haskell Mysteries Book 6) 1 exemplaire
SHE SHOOTS TO CONQUER an utterly charming English murder mystery (The Ellie Haskell Mysteries Book 13) 1 exemplaire
Goodbye Ms. Chips 1 exemplaire
FEMMES FATAL an utterly charming English murder mystery (The Ellie Haskell Mysteries Book 4) 1 exemplaire
Auf dem Holzweg 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection (2001) — Contributeur — 48 exemplaires
Malice Domestic 9: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories (2000) — Contributeur — 36 exemplaires
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- Date de naissance
- 1943-06-23
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- England
- Pays (pour la carte)
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- London, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Peoria, Illinois, USA
Belfast, Maine, USA - Études
- Illinois Central College
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- Œuvres
- 37
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- 16
- Membres
- 4,305
- Popularité
- #5,828
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 72
- ISBN
- 161
- Langues
- 3
- Favoris
- 16
Many years ago, I read a few books in this series and thought they were hilarious. When I realized they were in digital format, I started slowly gathering them together so I could read the whole series start to finish.
This first book was published in 1984- which makes the series much older than I remembered, and one will have to keep that in mind on occasion.
The plot follows a familiar mystery format to some extent. We have a relative die- a will that stipulates the inheritor performs certain tasks within a specific timeframe or else the other relatives get a piece of the fortune. This setup means family secrets are unveiled, and perhaps a few upset relatives who might resort to sabotage… or murder.
In this instance, we have Ellie Simmons, a woman who struggles with her weight, and Ben Haskell, her fake fiancé, attempting to lose weight, write a book, and find a hidden treasure within a six-month time frame amid various attempts to prevent them from achieving those goals.
As with many cozies, the mystery part of the story was not the primary focus, and things didn’t really get interesting on that front until deep into the book. In the meantime, we are entertained by Ellie’s decorating chores, the sharp, often biting banter between Ellie and Ben, and the charming Dorcus, hired to help Ellie around the house, as well Ben’s delicious culinary skills.
While some of the situations were far-fetched-and expert mystery readers will probably have a good idea whodunit- for a first in a series book, written over thirty years ago, this one is pretty good. It is slightly dated with some insensitive remarks here and there- but overall, I thought it aged well.
This is a fun and entertaining cozy, and I enjoyed getting reacquainted with Ellie again- and look forward to reading through this delightfully funny series.… (plus d'informations)