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Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery)
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Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Author: Nancy Atherton
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Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery) Description
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780140178401
ISBN: 0140178406
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 256
Publication Date: 1993-11-01
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780140178401
ISBN: 0140178406
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 256
Publication Date: 1993-11-01
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Editorial Review of Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery)
Customer Reviews of Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Too sweet
Review: I 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.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Utterly charming, such a likable character!
Review: Absolutely 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.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: If you're going to start reading this series ...
Review: I've just finished reading the first 10 "Aunt Dimity" mysteries, and I have a few points you may want to know if you're going to read this series. (No plot spoilers here.)
(1) If at all possible, you should read the books in order. There are many characters who change in a lot of ways.
(2) The author writes very well. There are a few plot gaps and inconsistencies here and there, but she makes up for them by being an outstanding story-teller.
(3) These are true cozies. There is little or no overt sex or violence. In fact, most of the mysteries aren't about murders at all. Instead, they're about interesting puzzles, like where certain jewels may be hidden, why someone acted in a certain way many years ago, etc.
(4) The author doesn't seem to have made up her mind if she wanted to write mystery novels or romance novels. Most of the books are really combinations of both genres.
(5) Finally, that leads to the one point that may put off a lot of readers. In a normal romance novel, the heroine is unmarried. Here, however, the heroine is married and the mother of young children. But that doesn't stop her from meeting a different good-looking man in each book, and becoming strongly attracted to him, both physically and emotionally.
This heroine has a serious problem with monogamy, at least her own. In fact, as one reader commented here on one of the books, maybe the best thing her long-suffering husband can do after the first few books is to take the children back to America and file for divorce!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Light Mystery
Review: The Dimity mystery novels began with this volume. I have thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment and escape Aunt Dimity provides. I have read several of these books since reading the first one. I am ready for the next as soon as I finish one. I just hope Nancy Atherton can keep it up!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Slightly trepid
Review: As endearing as the characters of Lori and Aunt Dimity are, the story sadly lacked a lot of spark. Sorely lacking in suspense, as the heroine was never in danger and only forced to confront painful trauma at times with a minimal effect, there was nothing earth shattering. I enjoyed seeing her re-evaluate her mother's emotions, even if it only appeared a bit to be something to fill in the gaps. Her view of her mother was a little unrealistic, and while interesting it just wasn't enough to fill in all those pages and make up for the lack of suspense elsewhere.
A very light and cozy read with a wonderful ending, it just didn't have enough pizazz to capture attention in a gripping fist. It's a very 'sweet' book, almost like in another world. I did love that they included the recipe in the back, too. I made those cookies after finishing, but mine didn't turn out that well. Drats!
Review Summary: Too sweet
Review: I 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.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Utterly charming, such a likable character!
Review: Absolutely 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.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: If you're going to start reading this series ...
Review: I've just finished reading the first 10 "Aunt Dimity" mysteries, and I have a few points you may want to know if you're going to read this series. (No plot spoilers here.)
(1) If at all possible, you should read the books in order. There are many characters who change in a lot of ways.
(2) The author writes very well. There are a few plot gaps and inconsistencies here and there, but she makes up for them by being an outstanding story-teller.
(3) These are true cozies. There is little or no overt sex or violence. In fact, most of the mysteries aren't about murders at all. Instead, they're about interesting puzzles, like where certain jewels may be hidden, why someone acted in a certain way many years ago, etc.
(4) The author doesn't seem to have made up her mind if she wanted to write mystery novels or romance novels. Most of the books are really combinations of both genres.
(5) Finally, that leads to the one point that may put off a lot of readers. In a normal romance novel, the heroine is unmarried. Here, however, the heroine is married and the mother of young children. But that doesn't stop her from meeting a different good-looking man in each book, and becoming strongly attracted to him, both physically and emotionally.
This heroine has a serious problem with monogamy, at least her own. In fact, as one reader commented here on one of the books, maybe the best thing her long-suffering husband can do after the first few books is to take the children back to America and file for divorce!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Light Mystery
Review: The Dimity mystery novels began with this volume. I have thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment and escape Aunt Dimity provides. I have read several of these books since reading the first one. I am ready for the next as soon as I finish one. I just hope Nancy Atherton can keep it up!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Slightly trepid
Review: As endearing as the characters of Lori and Aunt Dimity are, the story sadly lacked a lot of spark. Sorely lacking in suspense, as the heroine was never in danger and only forced to confront painful trauma at times with a minimal effect, there was nothing earth shattering. I enjoyed seeing her re-evaluate her mother's emotions, even if it only appeared a bit to be something to fill in the gaps. Her view of her mother was a little unrealistic, and while interesting it just wasn't enough to fill in all those pages and make up for the lack of suspense elsewhere.
A very light and cozy read with a wonderful ending, it just didn't have enough pizazz to capture attention in a gripping fist. It's a very 'sweet' book, almost like in another world. I did love that they included the recipe in the back, too. I made those cookies after finishing, but mine didn't turn out that well. Drats!