The Thin Woman

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

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 63 pounds (rude!). Two: she must marry the fake fiancé 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.

Readers can’t get enough of Dorothy Cannell’s

delicious

debut:

????? ‘One of the most believable female characters in modern literature. She is

funny, endearing, realistic and completely loveable

.’ Mariam????? ‘Quirky, endearing characters, a wild mix of romance, gothic mystery, and madcap adventure —

The Thin Woman

is a treasure

, as is the author, Dorothy Cannell.’ Carmen????? ‘This book was

fantastic!

It kept me smiling and sometimes laughing out loud the whole way through — very witty.

I LOVED all of the characters

.’ A reader in the US????? ‘This book is

FUN!

It is a good mystery, with a bit of romance thrown in, but it is also

a great read

.’ Lucie????? ‘Great start of the cozy series . . . Lots of

red herrings

and a great little

country house-type mystery

.’ A reader in the US‘Cannell makes a

delicious debut

; discriminatory whodunit fans will want more of her inventions.’

Publishers Weekly

MEET ELLIE HASKELL

Our heroine is a rather fabulous interior designer (if she says so herself), living in the top flat of a tumbledown Victorian house in leafy London with her snooty cat, Tobias Feline. She has some dear friends (who more than make up for her ghastly family) and her only desires in life are to lose a few pounds and meet an eligible — and nice! — man. How hard could that be?