‘Full of gothic touches and the ineffable sweetness of memory, this is clearly Cannell’s best so far.’ Booklist Bestselling Dorothy Cannell, hailed by Nancy Pickard as ‘America’s P.G. Wodehouse’, offers up a delectable cozy murder mystery . . . to die for. Amateur sleuth Ellie Haskell gets caught up in the drama of a trio of ancient spinsters — something wicked this way comes . . . Ellie hasn’t thought of ‘the bridesmaids’ in years. Rosemary, Thora and Jane: her grandmother’s cackling and downright witchy BFFs. But they remember her . They write to summon Ellie to their cobwebbed house in the sleepy village of Knells, Cambridge. Ellie’s grandmother Sophia has something she needs to tell her. So far, so heartwarming . . . Except that Sophia happens to be dead. She passed when Ellie was just a baby. But Sophia’s always been the black sheep in their family. Is she really dead — or laying low at the bridesmaids’ place? Ellie drives to Knells in search of answers with her saucy, gin-loving housekeeper in tow. When she finds a hidden diary, dropping dark hints about a mysterious death, she knows she’s onto something big . . . Can she piece it all together in time to stop the killer — or is this the end of the road for Ellie? An utterly charming English cozy murder mystery, perfect for fans of M.C. Beaton, Rhys Bowen, Steve Higgs and Richard Osman. Readers can’t get enough of Dorothy Cannell’s delicious murder mystery: ‘Reads like Wuthering Heights on steroids . . . a thoroughly delightful puzzle .’ Publishers Weekly ‘Witty . . . [Dorothy] Cannell fleshes out an entertaining gothic tale, old-fashioned in structure, sprinkled with . . . wacky humor.’ Chicago Sun-Times ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Another charmer! A delightful little romp . . . which will certainly bring a little sunshine on a cloudy day.’ DoberDi ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fast-paced mystery with intricate clues planted along the way, it will take you to the very end to piece it all together .’ Jennifer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ You will not want to put this book down until you finish . . . such a great read and full of surprises .’ Laura ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Very funny . . . even the bad guys are so humorous you just love ’em . A real tea cozy with memorable characters.’ MEK ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ More powerful than the other books in the Ellie Haskell series.’ Vicki MEET ELLIE HASKELL Our heroine was once a rather fabulous interior designer (if she says so herself), living alone in a tumbledown Victorian house in leafy London with her snooty cat, Tobias Feline. Then handsome hubby Bentley (almost literally) swept her off her feet in a whirlwind romance. Now they live in a gorgeous old pile in the country with two darling twins. Life for Ellie would be quite peaceful if only the good people of Chitterton Fells would stop getting murdered! ALSO BY DOROTHY CANNELL THE ELLIE HASKELL MYSTERIES Book 1: THE THIN WOMAN Book 2: THE WIDOWS CLUB Book 3: MUM’S THE WORD Book 4: FEMMES FATAL Book 5: HOW TO MURDER YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW Book 6: HOW TO MURDER THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS Book 7: THE SPRING CLEANING MURDERS Book 8: THE TROUBLE WITH HARRIET Book 9: BRIDESMAIDS REVISITED