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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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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?

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

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Not a bad story but the book is ruined by a poor choice of narrator and many annoying mispronunciations.

Terrible narration

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