Ellie Haskell is cleaning house! Well, she's trying, anyway. It's not so easy with two 3-year-olds underfoot. But Ellie is determined to put her house through a good spring cleaning anyway. However, it's never quite that easy for the mom, wife, and professional interior decorator living in Chitterton Fells in England.
Ellie is all ready to start her cleaning when her housekeeper announces that she's quitting, leaving to care for her grandchild. But she offers Ellie a recommendation for a replacement, a friend of hers from the C.F.C.W.A., the Chitterton Fells Charwomen's Association, Mrs. Large. But Mrs. Large is not long for this world, and Ellie takes it on herself to go to great lengths to discover the secrets behind her murder.
Filled with quirky characters and a mild snarky humor, Dorothy Cannell's The Spring Cleaning Murders is a charming look at domestic life in Britain. Available in ebook format for the first time, this seventh novel in the Ellie Haskell series is a fun romp through domestic bliss and murder.
Although it may seem a little old-fashioned to some, it's the epitome of the English country house mystery and proves itself another fantastic Dorothy Cannell classic cozy. If you don't like starting a series in the middle, by all means, head back to the beginning with The Thin Woman, but follow through the series because you won't want to miss this fun look at the secrets that only our housekeepers know about us.
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