Aunt Dimity and the family tree

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Title:

Aunt Dimity and the family tree

Author:

Atherton, Nancy, author.

Series:

Aunt Dimity ;

Series Number:

16.

Summary:

Lori Shepherd, back in the village of Finch after a visit to Australia, must call on Aunt Dimity's otherworldly wisdom for help when her father-in-law moves to town in search of quiet and finds a mysterious family tree in the house he is renovating, and she and her husband get caught up in a case of deception and false identity.

Audience:

Adult Follett Library Resources

General Note:

"The paranormal detective"--Dust jacket.

Physical Description:

229 p. ; 22 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Subject Term:

Aunt Dimity (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Women detectives -- Fiction.

City and town life -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

England -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Viking,

Publication Date:

2011

ISBN:

9780670022434

Publication Information:

New York : Viking, 2011.

Call Number:

ATHERTO

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Cozy lovers' favorite otherworldly detective cracks a classic country-house case.

In Atherton's sixteenth mystery, Lori Shepherd returns from Down Under to her normal life in the village of Finch. But Lori's normal quickly becomes anything but.

Her debonair father-in-law has moved to town and is renovating Fairworth House, a grand estate nearby. William Sr. expects a quiet, small-town life, but among the spinsters vying for his attention, shifty servants, and the discovery of a mysterious painting of a family tree in Fairworth's attic, he discovers that life in Finch is anything but quiet. On top of it all, Lori and William are embroiled in a case of deception and false identity by one of Finch's own. It's nothing the plucky Lori can't handle, but once things get truly peculiar at Fairworth-moving furniture, strange sounds, and mysterious visitors-she calls on Aunt Dimity for her otherworldly guidance and uncovers the shadowy past beneath the estate's magnificent surface.

Nancy Atherton's titles continue to delight fans who eagerly anticipate each new book. Her latest will draw cheers and bring new readers to this charming series.

Author Notes

Nancy Atherton is the author of the popular Aunt Dimity mysteries. The bestselling series describes the humorous adventures of Lori Shepherd and her family, who reside in the English countryside. The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association voted Atherton's first book, Aunt Dimity's Death, as "One of the Century's 100 Favorite Mysteries."

The author resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has visited England many times.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

After touring New Zealand in 2010's Aunt Dimity Down Under, amateur sleuth Lori Shepard returns to Finch, her Cotswolds village, in Atherton's entertaining 16th paranormal mystery. Lori's Boston Brahmin father-in-law, T. William Arthur Willis Sr., who's retired as head of the family law firm, has relocated to Fairworth House, an old estate, to be near his grandchildren and son and daughter-in-law. After much renovation, Lori helps her father-in-law to hire a live-in couple to cook and look after the grounds and to host a welcome party for the locals. When odd things begin to happen at Fairworth, including moving furniture and strange sounds, Lori turns to ghostly Aunt Dimity for assistance. Some readers may find the lack of murder and mayhem disappointing, but series fans will delight in the antics of familiar characters, in particular Finch's single ladies, and the charming portrayal of English village life. 5-city author tour. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.