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God Save the Queen!
At gloomy Gossinger Hall, where the chill of centuries calls for three sweaters, Sir Henry Gossinger has just dropped a bombshell. After hours of unexplained penance on his knees in the chapel, he has announced to his unwitting relatives that he has written a new will...bequeathing everything to his devoted butler, Hutchins. Not since the days of George III, when roguish Sir Rowland Gossinger was accused of stealing the queen's silver tea strainer, has such a scandal threatened the family honor. But worse is yet to come.
For Hutchins is missing, and it soon becomes apparent that the only thing the distinguished butler will inherit is a place in the cemetery. Found head down in the principle fixture of the twelfth-century privy, he may have been the victim of foul play. And what could Hutchins have meant by his dying words, "God save the Queen"?
To Flora, the deceased's sweet young granddaughter, Hutchins' death is a tragic loss. Raised by him in Gossinger Hall, she remembers her grandfather's dedication to the noble Gossingers--including Sir Henry's social climbing wife--and all the stately legends he told her over the silver polish. Only a new life in London, and the kindness of Vivian Gossinger, nephew and former heir to Sir Henry, can ease her pain.
Yet soon Gossinger Hall's history of treachery and intrigue--topped by the ongoing rift with the Royal Family regarding the long-lost tea strainer--casts its shadow over Flora. And suddenly she finds herself caught in a murderously tangled web, where even a familiar face could hide the heart of a cold-blooded killer.
For Hutchins is missing, and it soon becomes apparent that the only thing the distinguished butler will inherit is a place in the cemetery. Found head down in the principle fixture of the twelfth-century privy, he may have been the victim of foul play. And what could Hutchins have meant by his dying words, "God save the Queen"?
To Flora, the deceased's sweet young granddaughter, Hutchins' death is a tragic loss. Raised by him in Gossinger Hall, she remembers her grandfather's dedication to the noble Gossingers--including Sir Henry's social climbing wife--and all the stately legends he told her over the silver polish. Only a new life in London, and the kindness of Vivian Gossinger, nephew and former heir to Sir Henry, can ease her pain.
Yet soon Gossinger Hall's history of treachery and intrigue--topped by the ongoing rift with the Royal Family regarding the long-lost tea strainer--casts its shadow over Flora. And suddenly she finds herself caught in a murderously tangled web, where even a familiar face could hide the heart of a cold-blooded killer.
270 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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Dorothy Cannell
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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.
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Dorothy Cannell, a mother of four, grandmother of ten, and owner of a King Charles Spaniel, was born in England and moved to the United States when she was twenty. After living in Peoria, Illinois, for years, she and her husband recently moved to Belfast, Maine. Her first Ellie Haskell novel, The Thin Woman, was selected as one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Twentieth Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.
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.
(from Internet Book List)
Dorothy Cannell, a mother of four, grandmother of ten, and owner of a King Charles Spaniel, was born in England and moved to the United States when she was twenty. After living in Peoria, Illinois, for years, she and her husband recently moved to Belfast, Maine. Her first Ellie Haskell novel, The Thin Woman, was selected as one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Twentieth Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.
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November 19, 2021
An enjoyable, short novel which satisfied the self-imposed obscure British mystery of the month requirement.
October 5, 2021
I liked this little story. Characters were a little eccentric but the story moved along. I was under the impression, before starting it, that the setting was more Nineteenth century than Twentieth so was surprised by that.
April 26, 2009
Dorothy Cannell is a master of the cozy mystery. God Save the Queen is a charming and humorous tale where the butler most certainly didn't do it and nothing at all is ever a coincidence. Long-hidden family secrets mix with uppercrust sensibilities to create a pleasant read, one to devour while sipping copious amounts of tea. Add a dash of budding romance and you have, on the whole, a delightful read.
I love Cannell's comedic touch, as well as her ability to create utterly likable characters. In fact, this book has some slight crossover with another Cannell series; I think I'll have to seek that one out next!
I love Cannell's comedic touch, as well as her ability to create utterly likable characters. In fact, this book has some slight crossover with another Cannell series; I think I'll have to seek that one out next!
October 31, 2014
Who likes British satire? The Wodehouse variety. If you like that and want a lighthearted read, this one might do it. It's hilarious and very tongue-in-cheek about the British gentry and the aristocracy. There's a murder mystery, but it shares the stage with a bit of self-discovery and romance for the MC.
Full review: http://jenn.booklikes.com/post/103398...
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February 16, 2018
First let me begin this review by saying that I read this book back in 2012. However, after I read a book, I always try to write out my feelings on the story when I finish. Sometimes, I’m moved to write a great deal to type up later. Other times, I just feel up to writing a very basic review. I never intended for it to take me almost six YEARS to get it on my GoodReads account, but it has. Obviously, by now, I don’t really remember much about the story, though sometimes my notes help jog my memory. So, if the following review doesn’t really say much or deal too much with the story or plot, that’s probably because I wasn’t moved by one or the other or both to write more than I did. However, such as it is I give to you.
My Review—This was all right. My biggest problem with this story was that the hero turns out to be related to Hyacinth and Primrose, the spinster sisters in Down the Garden Path, and I thought I was reading a stand-alone novel. Of course, they’re not in it, but they are mentioned at the end.
(My problem with "Down the Garden Path" was, I started reading it because NoveList put it as book number two in the Ellie Haskell series, only Ellie (from "The Thin Woman") wasn’t in it at all. "Down the Garden Path" introduces the spinster sisters and has a new heroine and hero. However, thus far, I’ve liked all Dorothy Cannell stories ("Down the Garden Path" was probably my least favorite just because I didn’t really care for the heroine—she’s one of those girls who’s, to me, annoying. She likes the guy (big-time) but thinks she’s being coy and independent by pretending NOT to like him, which may be cute for kids in elementary school, but it loses it “endearing cuteness” when a girl gets to womanhood and she’s still playing schoolgirl games. Just admit you like the guy, that what he says matters to you, and get on with your life!))
This book, "God Save the Queen," was good, plot-wise, though it was a bit silly in some areas. However, I think Dorothy Cannell majors in whimsy and spoofs and zaniness.
Again, as long as you’re aware that "Down the Garden Path" and this book have nothing to do with the Ellie Haskell series and aren’t looking for her to appear, you’ll like it. (That was another main problem for me with "Down the Garden Path." I started to read it once before, thinking, as I did, that it was number two in the Haskell series, but I must’ve read through two or three chapters without Ellie (whom I actually liked, heroine-wise) making an appearance (so I skimmed the rest of the book and never saw her name) and just couldn’t get into it. Months later, after deciding to give it another try (this time, knowing Ellie wasn’t in it, that it would feature a new hero/heroine and the spinsters) and found I enjoyed it better the second time. But, once I did, it was a pretty good story/plot (keeping in mind the heroine bugged me with her feigned disinterest in the hero and his so obvious interest in her).
To sum up, "God Save the Queen" is worth a read, I’d say. As are "The Thin Woman" and "Down the Garden Path."
Grade: A
My Review—This was all right. My biggest problem with this story was that the hero turns out to be related to Hyacinth and Primrose, the spinster sisters in Down the Garden Path, and I thought I was reading a stand-alone novel. Of course, they’re not in it, but they are mentioned at the end.
(My problem with "Down the Garden Path" was, I started reading it because NoveList put it as book number two in the Ellie Haskell series, only Ellie (from "The Thin Woman") wasn’t in it at all. "Down the Garden Path" introduces the spinster sisters and has a new heroine and hero. However, thus far, I’ve liked all Dorothy Cannell stories ("Down the Garden Path" was probably my least favorite just because I didn’t really care for the heroine—she’s one of those girls who’s, to me, annoying. She likes the guy (big-time) but thinks she’s being coy and independent by pretending NOT to like him, which may be cute for kids in elementary school, but it loses it “endearing cuteness” when a girl gets to womanhood and she’s still playing schoolgirl games. Just admit you like the guy, that what he says matters to you, and get on with your life!))
This book, "God Save the Queen," was good, plot-wise, though it was a bit silly in some areas. However, I think Dorothy Cannell majors in whimsy and spoofs and zaniness.
Again, as long as you’re aware that "Down the Garden Path" and this book have nothing to do with the Ellie Haskell series and aren’t looking for her to appear, you’ll like it. (That was another main problem for me with "Down the Garden Path." I started to read it once before, thinking, as I did, that it was number two in the Haskell series, but I must’ve read through two or three chapters without Ellie (whom I actually liked, heroine-wise) making an appearance (so I skimmed the rest of the book and never saw her name) and just couldn’t get into it. Months later, after deciding to give it another try (this time, knowing Ellie wasn’t in it, that it would feature a new hero/heroine and the spinsters) and found I enjoyed it better the second time. But, once I did, it was a pretty good story/plot (keeping in mind the heroine bugged me with her feigned disinterest in the hero and his so obvious interest in her).
To sum up, "God Save the Queen" is worth a read, I’d say. As are "The Thin Woman" and "Down the Garden Path."
Grade: A
June 20, 2022
When the devoted butler, Hutchins, is found dead and stuffed into the ancient toilet, everyone suspects Lady Gossinger, who was about to be disinherited by the butler. His granddaughter Flora, who is in love with Vivian (nephew and presumptive heir), can’t believe it. But she does begin to suspect that something has happened.
My husband found this book in a free pile next to the hospital gift shop. I’ve been trying to spend my maternity leave reading through my giant book pile. I love mysteries and this had some good reviews.
At first, I enjoyed the humorous tone. Sort of a poor-man’s PG Woodhouse. But, after a while, it struck an odd note. When a sweet old man who raised his orphaned granddaughter is murdered by being shoved in toilet, it’s not really funny. The tone is off. It’s neither dark humor or satire when the characters are too sympathetic or well defined.
The plot got really bogged down in a too-easy and too-predictable romance between Flora and Vivian, which started out well, but had no suspense or chemistry. The same goes for the actual mystery plot. There were these random “mysterious people” who all turn out to be long lost relatives to a weird ancient story about a tea strainer—none of which really kept my attention nor built the mystery or suspense. The mystery is only “solved” when the murderer confesses for no reason. All of that was disappointing.
There were elements that were fun and had some potential, but it never really held my attention. [two stars; it was ok]
My husband found this book in a free pile next to the hospital gift shop. I’ve been trying to spend my maternity leave reading through my giant book pile. I love mysteries and this had some good reviews.
At first, I enjoyed the humorous tone. Sort of a poor-man’s PG Woodhouse. But, after a while, it struck an odd note. When a sweet old man who raised his orphaned granddaughter is murdered by being shoved in toilet, it’s not really funny. The tone is off. It’s neither dark humor or satire when the characters are too sympathetic or well defined.
The plot got really bogged down in a too-easy and too-predictable romance between Flora and Vivian, which started out well, but had no suspense or chemistry. The same goes for the actual mystery plot. There were these random “mysterious people” who all turn out to be long lost relatives to a weird ancient story about a tea strainer—none of which really kept my attention nor built the mystery or suspense. The mystery is only “solved” when the murderer confesses for no reason. All of that was disappointing.
There were elements that were fun and had some potential, but it never really held my attention. [two stars; it was ok]
November 29, 2021
Flora lost her mother at an early age. She is raised by her grandfather, butler at Gossinger Hall. Someone is murdered and through the help of the heir to Gossinger Hall, Flora works to solve the mystery of who committed the crime. There is also an enjoyable subplot about a centuries-old theft of a royal tea strainer.
Dorothy Cannell created a charming main character in Flora. She and her grandfather have a very devoted relationship. Flora's crush (Vivian Gossinger who is the presumptive heir to Gossinger Hall) is a thoughtful, personable young man. Add to this, Cannell's trademark humor and you should have a wonderful book. Instead, it's an ok read. All the characters are cardboard thin and after the initial set-up, you don't get to know anything more of interest about Flora, her grandfather, or the love interest.
This could have been so much more. Because of its humor and likeable albeit paper-thin characters, it is a quick, mildly enjoyable read. If you've read Dorothy Cannell's series starring Ellie Haskell (starting with The Thin Woman) then you know what the author is capable of. This book doesn't come close to Cannell's potential.
Family Corner: a few mild swear words and no sex.
Dorothy Cannell created a charming main character in Flora. She and her grandfather have a very devoted relationship. Flora's crush (Vivian Gossinger who is the presumptive heir to Gossinger Hall) is a thoughtful, personable young man. Add to this, Cannell's trademark humor and you should have a wonderful book. Instead, it's an ok read. All the characters are cardboard thin and after the initial set-up, you don't get to know anything more of interest about Flora, her grandfather, or the love interest.
This could have been so much more. Because of its humor and likeable albeit paper-thin characters, it is a quick, mildly enjoyable read. If you've read Dorothy Cannell's series starring Ellie Haskell (starting with The Thin Woman) then you know what the author is capable of. This book doesn't come close to Cannell's potential.
Family Corner: a few mild swear words and no sex.
October 10, 2018
I hadn't read Dorothy Cannell before so this book was very different than I expected. I expected a format something along the lines of Murder, She Wrote or another traditional cozy. This is nothing like that. It is very clever, very tongue-in-cheek, and it has a romantic thread running through it that I found quite sweet. However it isn't a traditional cozy mystery that has an average person deciding the police are incompetent or wrong so investigates and solves the mystery by herself. Nothing like that. I think I would've enjoyed it much more if I had known that ahead of time. During the whole first half of the book I was trying to figure out who was going to investigate or if a murder had even occurred at all that needed to be investigated. The ending is quite funny - in a British kind of way. I just wouldn't classify it as a who-dun-it.
July 30, 2021
I picked this up from a LFL to be a "palate cleanser" book to read as something fluffy and just "fine" between other books. But it was way better than I expected- the characters were unique and weird and I was amused through the whole thing. Little too much focus on the romantic relationship for me, but otherwise, a lovely surprise.
June 16, 2017
LOVED this!
November 6, 2017
Good mystery set in a castle of old now giving tours. Laugh out loud moments, as well as grief. Very entertaining read.
April 20, 2018
An amusing and funny romp now has me seeking out other books by the same author.
October 1, 2018
Slow to start but I swear once you get half way you read straight through to the end!
August 22, 2020
Effervescent and tongue-in-cheek. Definitely doesn't take itself seriously, and is fun as a result.
February 10, 2025
A library find.
February 2025.
Interesting.
February 2025.
Interesting.
November 19, 2015
God save the Queen! DB 47615
Cannell, Dorothy. Reading time 8 hours, 19 minutes.
Read by Mitzi Friedlander. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.
Subjects: Humor ; Mystery and Detective Stories
Description: Sir Henry Gossinger's only heir, Vivian, is not interested in Gossinger Hall. So he has decided to leave the mansion to his butler, Hutchins--an act that will right an old wrong done by his Gossinger ancestors. But then Hutchins is murdered. Vivian and Hutchins' granddaughter uncover other family secrets while searching for the killer.
This is an absolutely charming, gently humorous cozy mystery, and it is classic in its construction. Cozy mysteries have become popular, but all too many of them depend on what I call “hooks” for their primary appeal, and all too often, the mysteries are not well constructed, no matter the lure of everything from gourmet cooking to dog breeding and showing to crossword puzzle construction.
There are rules for a good cozy mystery, and this author follows all of them. The result is a mystery that is as delicately and intricately constructed as a piece of the finest needle lace. Each element of the story, even the seemingly trivial incidents, dialog and descriptions have a definite place in the story, and such trivial things, when explained, help to resolve the puzzle. Each element interacts with, and is interdependent on, every other, and observing the way the author has shaped her mystery is more than half the fun of reading it.
Add to this a cast of delightful and often quirky characters, an easy, sometimes slightly old fashioned writing style, and the narration of Mitzi Friedlander, and the result is a treat that melts on the mind like the very best meringue. I highly recommend this book to just about anyone. Oh, and the romance is handled with grace and delicacy, too!
Cannell, Dorothy. Reading time 8 hours, 19 minutes.
Read by Mitzi Friedlander. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.
Subjects: Humor ; Mystery and Detective Stories
Description: Sir Henry Gossinger's only heir, Vivian, is not interested in Gossinger Hall. So he has decided to leave the mansion to his butler, Hutchins--an act that will right an old wrong done by his Gossinger ancestors. But then Hutchins is murdered. Vivian and Hutchins' granddaughter uncover other family secrets while searching for the killer.
This is an absolutely charming, gently humorous cozy mystery, and it is classic in its construction. Cozy mysteries have become popular, but all too many of them depend on what I call “hooks” for their primary appeal, and all too often, the mysteries are not well constructed, no matter the lure of everything from gourmet cooking to dog breeding and showing to crossword puzzle construction.
There are rules for a good cozy mystery, and this author follows all of them. The result is a mystery that is as delicately and intricately constructed as a piece of the finest needle lace. Each element of the story, even the seemingly trivial incidents, dialog and descriptions have a definite place in the story, and such trivial things, when explained, help to resolve the puzzle. Each element interacts with, and is interdependent on, every other, and observing the way the author has shaped her mystery is more than half the fun of reading it.
Add to this a cast of delightful and often quirky characters, an easy, sometimes slightly old fashioned writing style, and the narration of Mitzi Friedlander, and the result is a treat that melts on the mind like the very best meringue. I highly recommend this book to just about anyone. Oh, and the romance is handled with grace and delicacy, too!
May 14, 2018
This was a comedy first, a romance second, and ... I'm not sure it qualifies as a mystery, honestly, despite the fact of the murder. A lot of the plot complications have nothing to do with the murder, so much so that it seems to lose relevance. When the denouement comes, it's almost like a deus-ex-machina designed to bring all the other plot threads to fruition.
Most of the characters are drawn like cartoons, with details exaggerated for comic effect. It's funny, in a way, but also distancing: most of the characters don't seem quite real. Their familiarity as caricatures--as "types"--is comfortable on the one hand; but on the other hand, it makes them feel flatter than they really are.
We switch from one perspective to another quite often, which is not necessarily a bad thing: Ms Cannell handles the switches very well, so that they never seem arbitrary.
Getting back to the mystery aspect: little to no investigation is done at all, and the idea that the murder is a thing that wants investigating barely registers with the heroes of the story. Vivian may have his suspicions, but he's really much more concerned with protecting Flora than with finding the truth; and Flora's just trying to get on with her life and not think about the whole dreadful affair. It's no surprise, then, that the mystery works itself out without any interference from them. Any and all explanation in the denouement comes from the murderer, which is a bit of a personal bugbear of mine.
I did not solve the mystery before the denouement. Then again, the detectives don't either....
If you're just looking for a comic romance, then sure. This is some amusing light reading, and good for a few laughs.
Most of the characters are drawn like cartoons, with details exaggerated for comic effect. It's funny, in a way, but also distancing: most of the characters don't seem quite real. Their familiarity as caricatures--as "types"--is comfortable on the one hand; but on the other hand, it makes them feel flatter than they really are.
We switch from one perspective to another quite often, which is not necessarily a bad thing: Ms Cannell handles the switches very well, so that they never seem arbitrary.
Getting back to the mystery aspect: little to no investigation is done at all, and the idea that the murder is a thing that wants investigating barely registers with the heroes of the story. Vivian may have his suspicions, but he's really much more concerned with protecting Flora than with finding the truth; and Flora's just trying to get on with her life and not think about the whole dreadful affair. It's no surprise, then, that the mystery works itself out without any interference from them. Any and all explanation in the denouement comes from the murderer, which is a bit of a personal bugbear of mine.
I did not solve the mystery before the denouement. Then again, the detectives don't either....
If you're just looking for a comic romance, then sure. This is some amusing light reading, and good for a few laughs.
November 14, 2012
This is a wonderfully fun read! Our heroine Flora is the sweet, innocent granddaughter of Huggins, the esteemed butler at Gossinger Hall, one of England's stately piles. When Huggins meets his end stuffed down the medieval garderobe (toilet...), Flora is forced to leave her life-long home for the perils of London. The estate's young, handsome heir--the disappointingly-named Vivian--appears by her side in London and helps her sightsee and negotiate the challenges of her new situation. They speculate about her grandfather's death and whether or not it might have been murder and (equally mysterious) whether or not a missing silver tea strainer that properly belongs to Her Majesty the Queen herself is the root of all this evil. A troop of school boys, a wooly-haired (and -brained)teacher, a lower-class hairdresser and her higher-class sister and wife of the estate owner, a groom on a modern estate with no horses, and a housekeeper newly employed at Buckingham Palace all figure in the high-jinks drama. The only thing that is clear is that the butler DIDN'T do it. Read on, McFluff!!!
March 23, 2008
I thoroughly enjoyed God Save the Queen. I have been a faithful reader of Dorothy Cannell for years and was very
leary of a book that didn't include the orginal cast of witty characters: Ellie and Bentley T Haskell, the couple's charwoman, Roxie Malloy and cousin, Freddie. I wasn't disapointed!!
Flora, Vivian and the other new characters are every bit as charming and fun as the old characters.I loved that Cannell tied the Ellie Haskell series in with this book by making Vivian, a detective with the Flowers Detection Agency.
Hyacinth and Primrose Tramwell, the pair of dotty sisters and owners of the Flowers Detection Agency, where not part of this book but they were mentioned to tie everything together nicely.
leary of a book that didn't include the orginal cast of witty characters: Ellie and Bentley T Haskell, the couple's charwoman, Roxie Malloy and cousin, Freddie. I wasn't disapointed!!
Flora, Vivian and the other new characters are every bit as charming and fun as the old characters.I loved that Cannell tied the Ellie Haskell series in with this book by making Vivian, a detective with the Flowers Detection Agency.
Hyacinth and Primrose Tramwell, the pair of dotty sisters and owners of the Flowers Detection Agency, where not part of this book but they were mentioned to tie everything together nicely.
May 5, 2008
Mystery regarding a girl raised by her grandfather who was the butler at a British aristocrat's estate, Grossinger Hall. The mystery involves the death of the grandfather. The story is slow moving and takes its time unravelling, giving one the feeling of where is this all going early on. The characters resemble the characters in the author's Ellie Haskell mystery series: a bit different and matching to their own drummers while the sotry contains the same off beat humor. The end makes the story worthwhile as everything is revealed.
November 13, 2012
Flora Hutchins has been raised by her grandfather, Sir Henry Gossinger's butler, at the old hall. Now grandfather is dead and Flora is in London without much money. But Sir Henry's heir Vivian is on hand, always solicitous, and Flora is resourceful. It does seem strange that someone is following her, but Flora doesn't yet know the strangest thing--that Lord Henry had been preparing to change his will to make Grandfather his heir just before the old man's mysterious death.
December 6, 2010
I enjoyed this book. Cannell definitely writes with her tongue in her cheek. Again, this is a "gentle" mystery. Grandpa gets killed when someone knocks him on the head and he falls down an ancient toilet. Granddaughter at first accepts that it was an accident, but circumstances keep pulling her into another conclusion. Good mystery, good romance. Ah, the best of both worlds.
April 18, 2012
Cute book. This was my first by this author, and I will likely read her again. The "mystery" wasn't that much of a mystery, but I really enjoyed the characters. I did feel that the ending was a bit abrupt. I don't think this book is a part of a series, and I wondered if the author originally intended on writing another book with these characters.
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November 22, 2010Plot? Yes. Character development? Yes. Skill at dropping red herrings along with the real clues? Yes. Too long and drawn out? Yes. I would have enjoyed it more if Dorothy had a strong editor for God Save the Queen!
April 16, 2012
Dorothy Cannell is always amusing, but in this "mystery," she is also charming. This sweet story revolves around a girl raised by her oh-so-correct-and-loyal butler grandfather. A bit of mystery, a bit of romance, a bit of cozy English aristocratic class life--makes for a fun couple of hours.
June 16, 2012
Sir Henry Gossinger scandalizes his family when he decides to rewrite his will and leave everything to his devoted butler. That very day, the butler is found dead and his young granddaughter finds herself in the middle of a muderously tangled web.
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September 16, 2008This one is a must to read.
February 27, 2010
ot an Ellie, but still good, but not as good as Ellie!
March 31, 2011
very good, very cozy
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