From Publishers Weekly
Aunt Dimity, the ghost with the flowing handwriting, returns for a fourth outing with her living partner, Lori Shepherd, in this fluffy village cozy. Now living in England, Lori and her lawyer husband, Bill Willis, have welcomed twin boys, swelling the mostly retired population of Finch. Living in the cottage left to Lori by her mother's close friend, Dimity Westwood, Lori is thankful for the arrival of the local and unmarried Francesca Sciaparelli to aid with the double joys of motherhood. In this corpseless tale, the mystery concerns a document stolen from the vicarage. Finch has become divided over the apparent Roman treasure trove discovered by archeologist Adrian Culver in a village field. An obscure 19th-century document, proving the find is a hoax, is the stolen item. Asked to resolve the dilemma, Lori, a rare book expert, is aided by Aunt Dimity who communicates with her ghostly handwriting in a special blue journal. Atherton produces a diverse cast of villagers, especially the formidable Peggy Kitchen, a veritable locomotive who is determined to chuck Culver and his archeological miscellany out of the schoolhouse before her well-planned Harvest Festival. Featuring Lori's cherubic twins, a number of stuffed animals and the triumph of true love, Atherton delivers pure cozy entertainment. Mystery Guild selection; author tour. (Mar.) FYI: Viking will simultaneously publish Aunt Dimity's Good Deed in paper.
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From Booklist
Atherton's Aunt Dimity series is cozy as a warm fire and soothing as a hot cup of tea. Aunt Dimity has been dead for years, of course, but her spirit lives on in the rose-covered cottage and the blue notebooks she's bequeathed to her niece Lori. Whenever Lori's baffled, she opens the magic notebooks, and Aunt Dimity's handwriting appears, offering pithy advice. Lately, Lori has her hands full with her four-month-old twin sons. Fortunately, a nanny appears on her doorstep just when Lori's amateur sleuthing skills are in demand: the vicar discovers a valuable document missing from his study, townsfolk report witches in the meadow, a visiting archaeologist digs up some malicious gossip, and an all-out war among the Harvest Festival planners seems imminent. Fortunately, Lori's gift for unraveling even the most challenging mystery pays off, leaving villagers at peace and the new nanny happily in love. Sweet, heartwarming fare for all British cozy fans.
Emily Melton
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by Nancy Atherton
by Nancy Atherton
by Nancy Atherton
by Nancy Atherton
by Nancy Atherton
