Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton (1993, Mass Market)

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TITLE: Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity No. 1). Until the Dickensian law firm of Willis & Willis summons her to a reading of the woman's will. AUTHOR: Atherton, Nancy. PUBLISHER: Penguin Books. Date: 1993.

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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140178406
ISBN-139780140178401
eBay Product ID (ePID)79157

Product Key Features

Book TitleAunt Dimity's Death
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMystery & Detective / Cozy, Thrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective / Traditional
Publication Year1993
FeaturesReprint
GenreFiction
AuthorNancy Atherton
Book SeriesAunt Dimity Mystery Ser.
FormatMass Market

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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight5 oz
Item Length6.7 in
Item Width4.1 in

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LCCN92-054081
ReviewsPraise for Nancy Atherton and the Aunt Dimity series "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, Praise for Nancy Atherton and the Aunt Dimity series "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
Dewey Edition20
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Series Volume NumberNo. 1
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Grade ToUP
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisThe debut that kicked off twenty-two books (and counting...) of the bestselling, beloved Aunt Dimity series. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom , coming in July 2018 from Viking 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., The debut that kicked off twenty-two books (and counting...) of the bestselling, beloved Aunt Dimity series. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom , coming in July 2018 from Viking! 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.
LC Classification NumberPS3551.T426A94 1992

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