Dorothy cannell biography
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Cannell, Dorothy (Reddish) 1943-
PERSONAL: Name rhymes with "channel"; born 1943 in Nottingham, England; immigrated to United States, 1963; married Julian Cannell, 1964.
ADDRESSES: Home—Peoria, IL. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Bantam Books, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036.
CAREER: Mystery writer.
MEMBER: Mystery Writers of America (board member), American Crime Writers (secretary), Sisters in Crime, Novelists, Inc.
AWARDS, HONORS:Agatha Christie Award, for "The Family Jewels"; Agatha Award and Anthony Award nominations.
WRITINGS:
The Thin Woman: An Epicurean Mystery, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1984.
Down the Garden Path: A Pastoral Mystery, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1985.
The Widows Club, Bantam (New York, NY), 1988.
Mum's the Word, Bantam (New York, NY), 1990.
Femmes Fatal, Bantam (New York, NY), 1992.
How to Murder Your Mother-in-Law, Bantam (New York, NY), 1994.
How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams, Bantam (New York, NY), 1995.
God Save the Queen!, Bantam (New York, NY), 1996.
The Spring Cleaning Murders, Viking (New York, NY), 1998.
The Trouble with Harriet, Viking (New York, NY), 1999.
Bridesmaids Revisited, G. K. Hall (Thorndike, ME), 2000.
The Family Jewels and Other Stories, Five Star (Waterville,
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Dorothy Cannell
English-American mystery writer
Dorothy Cannell | |
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| Born | 1943 (age 81–82) London, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American / British |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Notable works | Ellie Haskell series |
| Spouse | Julian Cannell (m. 1964) |
| Children | 4 |
Dorothy Cannell (born 1943) is an English-Americanmystery writer.
Biography
[edit]Dorothy Cannell was born in London, England. She moved to the United States in 1963 at the age of 20. She married Julian Cannell in 1964 and they lived in Peoria, Illinois, for many years before moving to Belfast, Maine. She is a mother of four and a grandmother of ten.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]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. 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.[2]
Ellie Haskell series
[edit]- The Thin Woman (1984)
- The Widow's Club (1988)
- Mum's the Word (1990)
- Femmes Fatal (1992)
- How to Mur