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Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery Book 1) Kindle Edition
Lori Shepherd thought Aunt Dimity was just a character in a bedtime story...
...Until the Dickensian law firm of Willis & Willis summons her to a reading of the woman's will. Down-on-her-luck Lori learns she's about to inherit a siazable estate--if she can discover the secret hidden in a treasure trove of letters in Dimity's English country cottage. What begins as a fairy tale becomes a mystery--and a ghost story--in an improbably cozy setting, as Aunt Dimity's indominable spirit leads Lori on an otherworldly quest to discover how, in this life, true love can conquer all.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication dateNovember 1, 1993
- Reading age18 years and up
- File size1891 KB
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"Atherton smoothly blends history, village life, and the otherworldly."—Publishers Weekly
"Every scene is superbly crafted to perfection. Even if you have not read all the books in this series, I have not, you can enjoy and immerse yourself in this cozy mystery.” —Open Book Society
"I love the graceful style... the sense of tight-knit community, characters who aren’t afraid to be themselves, and, the unique paranormal element...I only wish I had learned about this series earlier." —Gotta Write Network
"In the realm of the cozy mystery, there are few series that can hold a candle to Atherton's Aunt Dimity series." —everydayebook.com
"Atherton is a superb writer who brings a lot of charm and wit to her story." —Suspense Magazine
"Always a charming read, the Aunt Dimity series is just right for when life gets too hectic and you need to slow down a bit." —Deadly Pleasures Magazine
"Let Nancy Atherton and Aunt Dimity remind you of the reason you got hooked on books in the first place. I promise you will be scouring bookstores for more of the series after you give it a taste." —CrimeCritics.com
About the Author
Nancy Atherton was born in Chicago, but she has lived in many different places since then. After graduating from the University of Chicoago, she followed the true Liberal Arts tradition by working every low-paying job in America. She had no idea that she was supposed to be a writer until the first line of her first book, Aunt Dimity's Death, popped into her head. She's been writing ever since.
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- ASIN : B0063OCXY8
- Publisher : Penguin Books (November 1, 1993)
- Publication date : November 1, 1993
- Language : English
- File size : 1891 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 193 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #196,404 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,889 in Ghost Mysteries
- #6,220 in Cozy Mystery
- #6,488 in Women Sleuths (Kindle Store)
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In this first tale we find how Lori, a young lady who is down on her luck, discovers that she has inherited her own English cottage near a quant English village and has become the heiress of a not so small fortune. She also meets a young and successful lawyer, moves to England, discovers the cottage she lives in is somewhat haunted and actually meets (sort of) Aunt Dimity, a lady who she always thought was a figment of her recently deceased mother's imagination.
The writing of this story is smooth and easy reading and the novel moves long at a good clip. Characters are rather realistic and believable and in this first book we meet with some of them that will inhabit all the author's future novels in this series.
All in all, if you are into the cozy mystery genre this one is a good choice. We have of course the mystery, a dab of the paranormal and a nice little romance all going at the same time and all skillfully blended to create a very cozy read.
This was a library find.
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
Aunt Dimity has given me many happy, peaceful hours. They are full of the "ahh " factor, or books that leave you with a smile on your face and in your heart. I normally avoid paranormal literature like the plague. It's just too ridiculous for me, but Aunt Dimity is entire fun and believable. I also love the characters that are so well portrayed. I would love to live in Finch!
“The stories featured a heroine who was, like Beth, blessed with the gift of easy laughter. They were tales of commonplace courage and optimism, for I knew from my own experience that everyday virtues endure best, and that quiet courage is worth more than the grandest derring-do. Thus “Aunt Dimity” was born, a heroine for the common woman.”
Lori is summoned to the opulent Boston mansion/law offices of Willis and Willis and told of Dimity's passing and has been bequeathed a sizable estate. The trouble is there is several conditions to be met before the estate can be settled, and here is where Lori's journey and the solving of the mysteries begins.
The Aunt Dimity series revolves around an American woman named Lori Shepard, who inherits Aunt Dimity's estate, and gets into predicaments that she has to solve to help the people in Finch. From hunting down a long-lost relative, to historical treasure hunts, or even helping a new neighbor hide from stalkers, Lori will welcome these trials to help those around her. Part of what makes this series so engaging, is that Dimity left Lori a blue journal with blank pages. It is through this journal that Lori is able to meet and learn about Aunty Dimity. Literally.
In Aunt Dimity's Death, we meet the book's namesake, Dimty Westwood, who is a dear friend of Lori's late mother from World War II. Lori grew up thinking that Aunty Dimity was a character from a series of stories that her mother made up when she was younger. Upon learning that Dimity was a real person, and that she did leave her in the will, Lori heads to England's small town of Finch to fulfill Aunt Dimity's final request. Her wish is for Lori to create a children's book of stories, based on those tales of Aunt Dimity she heard while growing up, in a month's time.
However, a letter from her late mother also gives her the task of finding out the truth behind a photo left by Dimity, and the heartache it left behind. Lori travels through the town, meeting the people that Dimity lived with, and also through past historical places around England, to learn the truth of Dimity's loss and to set her heart at peace.
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Finished it in a day, which is a feat by itself as I have hardly been able to read the last few (Covid19) months.
On to book 2.
This is in the genre of supernatural mystery, but it is warmer than most. The ghost here is a sweetheart, who cares very much for other people. It was easy to identify with the protagonist, an under-employed young divorcee, to the extent that some very Cinderella-like elements in the plot were accepted without a qualm. In spite of both supernatural assistance and Cinderella romance, the protagonist used her own skills, intelligence, courage, and love to solve the mystery.
There is romance, but, unlike most modern mysteries that weave romance into the plot, the story remains as clean and pure as a baby's conscience. The man is as gentlemanly as the chimney sweep in Mary Poppins, while the woman is eager for love but not in any unseemly way. The language is also clean enough for a fairy tale. (For conservative Christians, I have to acknowledge that one comment implies that they did consummate their love before marriage.)
As an adult who still reads children's literature because (a) it's clean and readable, and (b) it offers some real meaning instead of just frivolous entertainment, I would consider this book to be an adult form of children's literature. That is a major compliment from me, but those who would see it otherwise may take heed. If you want frivolous writing filled with foul words and pornographic scenes, you will not find it here.
As for that "real meaning," there are levels of meaning here. There is the surface level, where we learn that love and life are worth a little risk; there is the next level, where we learn that love can rise above pain and sorrow; then the third level, where we learn that love is greater than death; and the fourth level, where we look at the carnage and misery imposed on people by the tragedy of war and begin to glimpse the unsinkable human spirit rising above it, like dandelions growing through asphalt. I would not discount the possibility of yet deeper levels. Like all good children's literature, this book just keeps on giving.