Aunt Dimity: Snowbound (Aunt Dimity Mystery Book 9)
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (538 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00256Z2D2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 441 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She lives next to a cornfield in central Illinois. Nancy Atherton is the author of six Aunt Dimity novels: Aunt Dimity’s Death, Aunt Dimity and the Duke, Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed, Aunt Dimity Digs In, Aunt Dimity’s Christmas, and Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil (all available from Penguin).
"She added coals to the fire" according to Anne Phillips. Another death in sleepy Finch! The generally disliked Prunella "Pruneface" Hooper is found dead one fine morning by her landlady laying in full view by the window of her cottage. Lots of people had plenty of reason and time to do away with her - thankfully, Lori was in America with her family at the time, otherwise she would have joined the circle of suspects. The grapevine is humming, suspicions fall on everybody. Not unexpectedly, Lori comes to the rescue with the help of Aunt Dimity. First, she volunteers to look after Nick, V. A charming book. What a charming book! Lori Shepherd learned that a woman she thought of as a fictional character was real, had passed away, and had left her a cottage in England. She only knew that "Aunt Dimity" was the supposed author of stories her mother had told her when she was a little girl. Her mother had also passed away and Lori felt very alone in the world, and guilty because she had not been at her mother's side when she died. Her aunt's attorney tracked her down and informed her of her inheritance and she has a chance to solve the my. "Find out about Derek and Emma!" according to Kati Runkle. I've been on an Aunt Dimity kick. I have read the books out of order but have enjoyed the vast majority of them. This is a great addition to the series as it doesn't have Lori or Bill. This book shares the story of Emma and Derek and how they came together. It's great to see the peripheral characters fleshed out more.
Lori Shepherd and the phantom Aunt Dimity have become one of the mystery genre’s most celebrated detective duos. In their latest adventure, a pleasant woodland stroll through the English countryside is rudely cut short by the blizzard of the century, forcing Lori to take shelter in Ladythorne Abbey—an old pile still haunted by the presence of the madwoman whose prison it once was. Only Aunt Dimity’s indispensable wisdom can help Lori unravel a mystery that is co
("The Lincoln Journal Star") . ("The Cleveland Plain Dealer") Witty and engaging just the thing when life gets to be too much, and you want to escape into a book. Atherton is simply a wonderful writer