Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery)
Penguin (Non-Classics) - Penguin (Non-Classics)
Release date: 1993-11-01
Mass Market Paperback
Author: Nancy Atherton
Fiction, Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Mystery/Suspense, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective - Series, Mystery & Detective - Traditional British, Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective - General
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Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery)
Date undefinedThis is the first in a long running series featuring the late Dimity Westwood. These gentle stories are a blend of several genres, fantasy, cozy mystery and romance and could be made into Disney films with no altering or censoring.
As the story opens Lori Shepherd is suffering through a prolonged stretch of misfortune, her marriage has failed, her old job is gone leaving her to attempt to survive as temp worker and then her mother died unexpectedly, which only further depressed Lori. Things began to change for her though when she was contacted by a prominent legal firm concerning an inheritance from 'Aunt' Dimity who had been a friend of Lori's mother. Lori was shocked by the bequest, particularly so since she had thought that Aunt Dimity had only existed in her mother's bedtime stories, not as a real person. Lori, and a member of the law firm, are dispatched to Dimity's cottage in the English countryside to attend to some stipulations of the will. Once at the cottage though odd things begin to happen, leading to Lori on a journey far stranger than she could ever imagine.
In many ways this story, and the others in the series, are reminiscent of the stories that appeared in 'ladies' magazines of the '50's and '60's. The stories are heavy on romance, but without any sexual content, there are mysteries but no dead bodies, and the paranormal aspects are completely non threatening. There are also holes in the plot big enough to drive a truck through. So why then a five star rating? Because the stories are totally charming little tales that create a world that while the reader knows quite well does not exist wishes it did. The overall story arc of this series is quite pronounced so the reader should begin at the beginning and proceed in order.
Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery)
Date undefinedI read this first title in the series thinking the ghost would be the crime-solver, and was disappointed to find she was not. The main character is Lori Shepherd, the first person to have dealings with the ghost of Dimity, and the book is largely from her perspective.
The author has a very pleasant style, but this is primarily a romance, and I don't like romances. That I finished it is sort of a tribute to the author, but it was soooo sweet, so very very sweet, that I think it left a cavity in my left frontal lobe and I need a reverse lobotomy. I'll have to pass on others in the series.
Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery)
Date undefinedAbsolutely engaging mystery with a loving touch of supernatural. Nostalgic, without being sappy. Lori's character was so sympathetic, and I fell in love with all the other characters as well, especially the father & son of the lawfirm.
