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The Spring Cleaning Murders: An Ellie Haskell Mystery (Ellie Haskell Mysteries)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Mom Needs a Break
  • Another winner in the Ellie Haskell series
  • Simply terrific
 The Spring Cleaning Murders: An Ellie Haskell Mystery (Ellie Haskell Mysteries)
Dorothy Cannell
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0140276157

Book Description

A brand-new Ellie Haskell mystery from the doyenne of malice domestic-- "wickedly witty . . . outrageous plotting" (Chicago Sun-Times).

For thirteen years, Dorothy Cannell, the award-winning author of The Thin Woman and The Widows' Club, has enchanted readers who relish Nancy Atherton, Carolyn Hart, and Diane Mott Davidson. Now she brings us her inimitable Ellie Haskell--heroine of the weight-loss wars and busy mother of twins--in a mystery that fizzes with deadly wit.

Spring cleaning fever has Ellie nearly scrubbing the Merlin's Court chandeliers with a toothbrush. But when yet another member of the Chitteron Fells Charwomen's Association bites the dust, Ellie swaps scrubbing for sleuthing to find out who has more than dust bunnies and dirty dishes to hide. With Ellie and a madcap cast that includes her handsome husband Bentley, her feckless cousin Freddy, and caustic home helper Mrs. Malloy, The Spring Cleaning Murders is Cannell at her best.
"If there's anybody funnier than Dorothy Cannell, I don't want to meet her until my sides stop aching." --Nancy Pickard

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Mom Needs a Break.......1999-12-24

Maybe Ellie needs a break from the twins. This book plods rather than waltzes. Cannell's usual sparkle is missing, and Ellie's character is somewhat anemic, showing little of her usual goofy charm. The ending is Victorian mush, which may appeal to some, but seemed overdone to me. Spring tonic? Vacation in Mazatlan? Let's hope that the next Cannell outing shows more spunk. In this one, Roxie rules.

5 out of 5 stars Another winner in the Ellie Haskell series.......1998-08-06

The opening of this entry is as funny as the opening to *The Thin Woman* [first in the series], which I recently reread. The rest of the book is delightful. One of the things that I like about this series is that Ellie is among the handful of female mystery solvers who is permitted to be happily married. I'm so glad that Ms. Cannell hasn't broken up said marriage or bumped off Ben. The end of the book made me wonder if Mrs. Cannell was thinking of Louisa May Alcott when she wrote it. The atmosphere reminded me of *Little Women*, the book that taught me that book friends are never lost. (You just turn the pages back to the beginning and your friend is alive again.) Then again, perhaps I felt that way because Vanessa's daughter, Rose, made me think of Ms. Alcott's Rose in *Eight Cousins* and *Rose in Bloom*. I look forward to my next stay at Merlin's Court. Ann E. Nichols

5 out of 5 stars Simply terrific.......1998-04-03

It is Spring and Ellie Haskell's nesting instincts are in full bloom. She cannot wait to get started, along with the help of her trusted cleaning woman Mrs. Malloy, to whip Merlin's Court into tip top shape. There is only one problem with her plan. Mrs. Malloy is leaving her to become a full time nanny to her newborn grandchild. However, she has arranged for Mrs. Large to replace her as the cleaning woman on the staff.

Ellie feels that her new employee will work out until she is found dead, a victim of an accident, in the home of the Miller sisters. When her next helper is also found dead in her own home and a third corpse is found inside her missing car, Ellie finds herself working another murder mystery. She intends to solve the case so she can keep her help a little bit longer.

Dorothy Cannell, author of the classic THE THIN WOMAN is in fine form with another extraordinary Ellie Haskell mystery. The cast of eccentric characters that readers have loved for years are all present in THE SPRING CLEANING MURDERS, which is one of Ms. Cannell's most humorous novels to date. Anyone who needs an uplifting experience should try this series that hopefully will have another entry soon.

Harriet Klausner

The Spring Cleaning Murders
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    		The Spring Cleaning Murders
    Dorothy Cannell
    Manufacturer: Viking
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover
    ASIN: 0641589026

    Product Description

    From the Publisher Spring cleaning fever almost has the inimitable Ellie Haskell scrubbing the Merlin's Court chandeliers with a toothbrush, turning the entire household topsy-turvy. But when members of the Chitterton Fells Charwomen's Association (C.F.C.W.A.) start biting the dust, Ellie must drop everything to discover what dark secrets the victims had swept under the carpet. All in the service of her investigation, Ellie pledges to abide by the rules of the Magna Char and becomes an honorary member of the C.F.C.W.A. With the help of Bentley, her feckless cousin Freddy, and an assortment of homemade cleaning solutions derived from Abigail Grantham's diary, Ellie embarks on a brief, ill-fated stint cleaning her neighbors' houses - and snooping through their things. As Ellie seeks to uncover the skeletons in the closets of both friends and strangers alike, she must ask herself: Which was a motive for murder? And will she find out before the murderer decides to rub her out as well?
    3 Titles By Dorothy Cannell Ellie Haskell Series : How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams The Spring Cleaning Murders
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      		3 Titles By Dorothy Cannell Ellie Haskell Series : How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams The Spring Cleaning Murders
      Dorothy Cannell
      Manufacturer: various
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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      3 Titles By Dorothy Cannell Ellie Haskell Series : How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams The Spring Cleaning Murders. three mmpb books.
      THE SPRING CLEANING MURDERS
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        		THE SPRING CLEANING MURDERS
        Dorothy Cannell
        Manufacturer: Penguin Books
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback
        ASIN: B000GQU4Q8
        SPRING CLEANING MURDERS (ELLIE HASKELL) -- BARGAIN BOOK
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          		SPRING CLEANING MURDERS (ELLIE HASKELL) -- BARGAIN BOOK
          DOROTHY CANNELL
          Manufacturer: The Viking Press
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Hardcover
          ASIN: B000QFRTAS
          The Spring Cleaning Murders
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            		The Spring Cleaning Murders
            Dorothy Cannell
            Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Paperback
            ASIN: B000OJ9X1O
            The Spring Cleaning Murders
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              		The Spring Cleaning Murders
              Dorothy Cannell
              Manufacturer: New York: Viking Press, 1998
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Hardcover
              ASIN: B000NXHJNK

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              1. Investigators (Thorndike Core)
              2. Til Death Do Us Part
              3. Last Seen Wearing
              4. Maria's Girls
              5. The Deadly Practice
              6. The Spring Cleaning Murders
              7. The Grey Pilgrim (Missing Mysteries)
              8. Thread of Evidence
              9. Perils and Dangers
              10. Exit Wounds (Frontiers in Electronic Testing)

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