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How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law
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Author: Dorothy Cannell
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How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law Description
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780553569513
ISBN: 0553569511
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 288
Publication Date: 1995-04-01
Publisher: Bantam
Product Release Date: 1995-04-01
Studio: Bantam
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780553569513
ISBN: 0553569511
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 288
Publication Date: 1995-04-01
Publisher: Bantam
Product Release Date: 1995-04-01
Studio: Bantam
Editorial Review of How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law
Customer Reviews of How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Call this a murder mystery?
Review: Ellie Haskell is irritated by her mother-in-law, as are some friends of hers. They eventually get together and have a conversation in which they fantasise about bumping the mothers-in-law off by various means. They are disconcerted though when one of the mothers-in-law actually is killed, and two others have attempts made on their lives. Someone is evidently taking their conversation seriously.
Having read enthusiastic reviews of this book I had high hopes of it, but frankly I thought it was feeble. I mean, the murder doesn't even take place until three-quarters of the way through the book, it's almost an afterthought. And the characters are so silly and exaggerated that they got on my nerves. Can anyone really believe in a woman who organises a pie-baking contest to choose a wife for her son? And what kind of woman would want to marry a wet lettuce who would put up with being totally controlled by his mother? The situation was just too ludicrously unbelievable for me to take any interest in it. I know you don't read murder mysteries for the gritty realism, but honestly there are limits.
A minor point concerns marrow-growing, which is refered to in this book as a 'homemaking' occupation along with baking and knitting. Well, different social conditions may prevail in the US, but in the UK marrow-growing is very much a masculine activity, with fierce rivalry between growers. Here, marrow-growing is very macho.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Fun read
Review: I definitely enjoyed this book - it was quick and fun to read. Several times I burst out laughing at the wry British wit. Different than all the popular mystery books. This was my first Dorothy Cannell book, and it certainly won't be the last.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Teetering on the Brink of Caricature
Review: A rollicking, slapstick story of four absurdly awful mother-in-laws and four put upon wives. On an evening of low spirits and hard liquor, the ladies conspire to "accidentally on purpose" knock off the old girls. The delightful Ellie Haskell, loving wife to the handsome Ben, mama to the darling twins Tam and Abby, and mistress of Merlin's Court gets the action going when she plans an anniversary celebration for the in-laws -- only to find out that the actual wedding never happened. Set in the charming English seaside town of Chitteron Falls, this story is action packed, completely over-the-top, full of delightfully eccentric characters and wickedly witty dialogue. Accidents begin to befall the mother-in-laws, and when one of them dies exactly as dreamed up by the quartet, the saga goes into high gear. A delightfully far-fetched cozy mystery sure to charm.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Silly yet fun!
Review: Well, darn; bought this book hoping for ideas! Kidding; however they did come up with some goodies with naughty results.
This mystery cozy is set in England and has the funny sign-song style I love.
When four "ticked-off" daughters-in-law, get together, they find they have much in common and chat about ways to get rid of their acquired Mothers-in-law. The end result is funny, but has a scary moment or two. Plus I was guessing up to the end, which is pretty unusual, as I'm really Sherlock Nose in disguise!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Side Splitting
Review: Absolutely the funniest book I have read in a long time. If anyone has had to deal with a Mother-in-law then this has to stike a cord. Even if your mother-in-law was one of the best. An excellent book, one you can recommend to anyone.
Review Summary: Call this a murder mystery?
Review: Ellie Haskell is irritated by her mother-in-law, as are some friends of hers. They eventually get together and have a conversation in which they fantasise about bumping the mothers-in-law off by various means. They are disconcerted though when one of the mothers-in-law actually is killed, and two others have attempts made on their lives. Someone is evidently taking their conversation seriously.
Having read enthusiastic reviews of this book I had high hopes of it, but frankly I thought it was feeble. I mean, the murder doesn't even take place until three-quarters of the way through the book, it's almost an afterthought. And the characters are so silly and exaggerated that they got on my nerves. Can anyone really believe in a woman who organises a pie-baking contest to choose a wife for her son? And what kind of woman would want to marry a wet lettuce who would put up with being totally controlled by his mother? The situation was just too ludicrously unbelievable for me to take any interest in it. I know you don't read murder mysteries for the gritty realism, but honestly there are limits.
A minor point concerns marrow-growing, which is refered to in this book as a 'homemaking' occupation along with baking and knitting. Well, different social conditions may prevail in the US, but in the UK marrow-growing is very much a masculine activity, with fierce rivalry between growers. Here, marrow-growing is very macho.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Fun read
Review: I definitely enjoyed this book - it was quick and fun to read. Several times I burst out laughing at the wry British wit. Different than all the popular mystery books. This was my first Dorothy Cannell book, and it certainly won't be the last.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Teetering on the Brink of Caricature
Review: A rollicking, slapstick story of four absurdly awful mother-in-laws and four put upon wives. On an evening of low spirits and hard liquor, the ladies conspire to "accidentally on purpose" knock off the old girls. The delightful Ellie Haskell, loving wife to the handsome Ben, mama to the darling twins Tam and Abby, and mistress of Merlin's Court gets the action going when she plans an anniversary celebration for the in-laws -- only to find out that the actual wedding never happened. Set in the charming English seaside town of Chitteron Falls, this story is action packed, completely over-the-top, full of delightfully eccentric characters and wickedly witty dialogue. Accidents begin to befall the mother-in-laws, and when one of them dies exactly as dreamed up by the quartet, the saga goes into high gear. A delightfully far-fetched cozy mystery sure to charm.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Silly yet fun!
Review: Well, darn; bought this book hoping for ideas! Kidding; however they did come up with some goodies with naughty results.
This mystery cozy is set in England and has the funny sign-song style I love.
When four "ticked-off" daughters-in-law, get together, they find they have much in common and chat about ways to get rid of their acquired Mothers-in-law. The end result is funny, but has a scary moment or two. Plus I was guessing up to the end, which is pretty unusual, as I'm really Sherlock Nose in disguise!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Side Splitting
Review: Absolutely the funniest book I have read in a long time. If anyone has had to deal with a Mother-in-law then this has to stike a cord. Even if your mother-in-law was one of the best. An excellent book, one you can recommend to anyone.