The Spring Cleaning Murders: Ellie Haskell Mysteries (Book 8)
The Spring Cleaning Murders: Ellie Haskell Mysteries (Book 8) by Dorothy Cannell
288 Pages
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group – Alibi, Alibi
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, British, Murder, Amateur Detective
Ellie Haskell is a wife and mother of young twins. When her housekeeper Mrs. Mallory tells her she must tender her resignation, they are both in tears. Mrs. Mallory’s son wants her to live with her and be a full time help for his newborn daughter. Ellie is now on the hunt for a new housekeeper. The first recommendation is Mrs. Large but on her first day on the job, she arrives late and breaks a mirror. Not an auspicious way to begin a new job. Ellie is visiting a friend who wants design ideas for her home when Mrs. Large is found dead from an apparent fall of a ladder while dusting. Ellie begins to question whether this was an accident or murder.
The book has a steady pace, the characters are developed, and it is written in the first-person point of view. Ellie is a busybody there is no other way to say it. She is always investigating and questions. She is supposed to be spring cleaning her house, but everything distracts her. She is kind and wants to believe the best in everyone. This is a fast read and if you enjoy cozy mysteries, you will like not only this book but the entire series.
