Dorothy Cannell's picture
105 followers

Dorothy Cannell


UK flag (b.1943)

Dorothy Cannell was born in London, England, and now lives in Belfast, Maine. Dorothy Cannell writes mysteries featuring Ellie Haskell, interior decorator and Ben Haskell, writer and chef, and Hyacinth and Primrose Tramwell, a pair of dotty sisters and owners of the Flowers Detection Agency.
 

Genres: Mystery, Historical Mystery
 
Series
Ellie Haskell
   1. The Thin Woman (1984)
   2. The Widow's Club (1988)
   3. Mum's the Word (1990)
   4. Femmes Fatal (1992)
   5. How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law (1994)
   6. How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams (1995)
   7. The Spring Cleaning Murders (1998)
   8. The Trouble with Harriet (1999)
   9. Bridesmaids Revisited (2000)
   10. The Importance of Being Ernestine (2002)
   11. Withering Heights (2007)
   12. Goodbye, Ms. Chips (2008)
   13. She Shoots to Conquer (2009)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumb
 
thumbthumbthumb
 
Novels
   Down the Garden Path (1985)
   God Save the Queen (1997)
   Naked Came The Farmer (1998) (with others)
   The Sunken Sailor (2004) (with others)
   Sea Glass Summer (2012)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumb
 
Collections
thumb
 
Novellas and Short Stories
   Singed (2021)
thumb
 
Dorothy Cannell recommends
thumb
Shadow in the Glass (2022)
(Greer Hogan Mystery, book 2)
M E Hilliard
"An appealing main character and enjoyable plot."
thumb
Death Before Decaf (2015)
(Java Jive Mystery, book 1)
Caroline Fardig
"I was hooked from the first page. I loved it!"
thumb
Murder at Honeychurch Hall (2014)
(Honeychurch Hall, book 1)
Hannah Dennison
"A delight. Kept me up all night because I couldn't put it down."

More recommendations 


Anthologies containing stories by Dorothy Cannell
thumb
Murder Most Crafty (2005)
15 All-New Stories of Criminal Handiwork and the Art of Deduction
edited by
Maggie Bruce
thumb
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection (2001)
(World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, book 2)
edited by
Ed Gorman and Martin H Greenberg
thumb
Speaking of Greed (2001)
Stories of Envious Desire
(Seven Deadly Sins )
edited by
Lawrence Block

More anthologies 


Awards
Agatha Award Best Novel nominee (1988) : The Widow's Club


Visitors also looked at these authors


About Fantastic Fiction       Information for Authors