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The Thin Woman

Ellie Haskell Mysteries, Book 1

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The Thin Woman

By: Dorothy Cannell
Narrated by: Sasha Higgins
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In this delectable debut that earned her instant acclaim, award-winning author Dorothy Cannell serves up a cozy murder mystery to be savored.

Ellie Simons stands to inherit her Uncle Merlin's huge English country house. But on three utterly bizarre conditions. One: she must lose sixty-three pounds (rude!). Two: she must marry the fake fiance she's been passing off as her true love all weekend. And three: she must catch whoever killed Uncle Merlin in the first place.

Her family constantly mock her single status (and her weight!), so Ellie hired a boyfriend for this latest awful family reunion at Merlin's Court. Bentley T. Haskell is devastatingly handsome and so annoying—and he's making this fake engagement very difficult . . .

But Bentley and her catty family are the least of Ellie's worries. Uncle Merlin's death looks more than a little bit like murder. Which can only mean one thing. One of her horrid relatives is the killer . . .

An utterly charming English cozy murder mystery to sink your teeth into.

©1984, 2023 Dorothy Cannell (P)2024 Tantor Cosy Detective Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Suspense

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Voted one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association of America

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It's a perfectly reasonable cosy mystery ruined by awful narration

The narration was dreadful. I expect an person raised in Britain to pronounce words the way they are here. Its very jarring when words are pronounce incorrectly. Surely someone checks before selling to the public?

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