The Widow's Club

by Dorothy Cannell

Book Overview

Stylish, amusing, and deliciously wicked, the Misses Hyacinth and Primrose Tramwell are hired to investigate a woman's organization whose members choose widowhood over divorce. With the help of a newlywed friend, the spinster sleuths stalk the mastermind of matrimonial murder.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553052594
• ISBN13: 9780553052596
• Release Date: April 1988
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A British Mystery sure to loosen that Stiff Upper!

Does Agatha Christy bore you to tears? Do British Mysteries make you constipated? Well, drop what you're doing and if you like clever witty mystery's mixed with British wit and humor, you'll love this book! You will hopefully never encounter a grief support group anything like the "Sisters in Sorrow" but you may find amusement in considering the possibilities! Especially if your spouse gets on your nerves a bit. This, the book that started the Ellie Haskel series is highly recommended by this reader and like me you will no doubt crave to read more of Ms. Cannell. I recommend that you buy this paperback and at least the next two in the series as you won't be able to wait for the postman to bring the next one once you've finished this one.

EXCELLENT & INTRIGUING IDEAS!

The Widow's Club itself is a very interesting and unique plot idea. The most interesting part of the book was learning about how the Widow's Club worked, the exact arrangements, etc. The rest of the book was fairly slow and I found myself skimming and just plain skipping a lot of it that was repetitive. I hated the frequenty Ellie whining about "what if Ben finds out" -- when it comes to Ben she is so wimpy and illogical and it is plain boring and disappointing to read those parts.

Ellie and Ben are at it again

I really liked this book. At first, I thought it wasn't going to be as good as The Thin Woman, but once I got into it, my interest was held completely. The wedding and honeymoon were very funny and Ben's parents were, for lack of a better word, interesting. All of this, combined with the Tramwell sisters getting Ellie involved in solving the murders, made for a fun read.

YAY! More Ellie!

You have to read this, if just for the hilarious wedding of our dearly beloved couple from The Thin Woman: Bentley T Haskell and Ellie Simons! This book is so many laughs and the Tramwell sisters from Down the Garden Path show up in their roles as FLowers Detection Agency. The murderer was a real surprise and the clues were clever, but as always it is the sheer delight of the characters that make up the heart of the story. It's a real joy to read, so treat yourself to it!