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Aunt Dimity's Good Deed (Aunt Dimity Mystery) Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780140258813
ISBN: 0140258817
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 288
Publication Date: 1998-03-01
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780140258813
ISBN: 0140258817
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 288
Publication Date: 1998-03-01
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Editorial Review of Aunt Dimity's Good Deed (Aunt Dimity Mystery)
Nancy Atherton's growing number of fans will certainly be delighted by Aunt Dimity's latest appearance in the honey-colored English cottage she bequeathed to her "niece," Lori Shepherd. Thanks to Aunt Dimity, Lori's life has taken on fairy-tale proportions: she's financially set for life and happily married--or so she thinks. When Lori's plans for a second honeymoon to England with her workaholic husband fall through, she begrudgingly takes along her father-in-law--who promptly disappears, leaving behind a mysterious note. Inspired and guided by the ghost of Aunt Dimity and her inimitable blue journal, Lori's search for the elderly gentleman turns into a harrowing mission to uncover a centuries-old family secret--complicated by mistaken identities, falsified deeds, family feuds, and Lori's unseemly attraction to her husband's beguiling English cousin. In a delightful chase that takes her all over the English countryside, Lori discovers the true meaning of marital bliss, and Nancy Atherton's fans, new and old, will savor a masterpiece of old-fashioned fun.
Customer Reviews of Aunt Dimity's Good Deed (Aunt Dimity Mystery)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Endearing characters & engaging stories!
Review: This is my third Aunt Dimity novel. They truly keep getting better! Each one more enjoyable than the last. I can't wait to read the next in the series. Great characterizations! The author has you empathizing with every characater, she draws them with a very full brush. They are all so interesting and unique!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Here's Looking Up the Old Family Tree
Review: In this the third entry in the Aunt Dimity series both of the central families finally unite to solve a mystery. In the first book we were introduced to Lori Shepherd and the Willis clan and in the second we meet Emma and her family. The author uses the first two books to set up the friendship and collaboration between these two families that will apparently be the hallmark of the series from here on out. Because of that and the fact that the author takes very little time to explain what had happened previous to this book I would highly recommend that anyone new to the series start with the first book and go forward from there.
As this book opens Lori has been planning a second honeymoon for her and her husband Bill but at the last minute he cancels and she is instead to be accompanied by her father-in-law to her English cottage. Lori is obviously not happy with the situation and she soon finds that Bill, Sr. isn't too happy with her husband either. She doesn't find this out though until Bill, Sr. disappears and she is left wondering how in the world she could have lost her father-in-law.
What follows is a merry old chase across England as Lori and Emma's delightful step-daughter Nell try to catch up with Bill, Sr. as he digs into Willis family history and threatens to open up a can of worms that Aunt Dimity has warned would better be left closed. As the two travel they pick up clues not only about the whereabouts of the missing Willis but also about the family mystery that Aunt Dimity warned about. The whole chase is great fun as the two bloodhounds always come up just short of finding their query but despite their bad luck they meet some very interesting members of the Willis family.
By the time that the book ends it turns out that there were several mysteries that had to be solved and in the end they all are tied up very nicely. One small mystery that runs through the entire book is one that everyone except the person it most involves has figured out long before the end and if you read carefully you will figure it out too.
This author has a great talent for running several threads along through the book that may or may not have anything to do with the main plot but in the end she always makes it work. The characters are great fun and Aunt Dimity's appearances, although rare always liven things up. Aunt Dimity by the way is a ghost who communicates by writing in a notebook and in one instance she uses up several pages while chewing out one of the central characters. The writing in this book as in the previous two is highly imaginative and it doesn't take long for this author to draw you completely in to her story. So much so that it is often very hard to put the book down. I hope that Aunt Dimity will be around to keep me company for a long time to come.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: As Comforting As A Stuffed Bunny
Review: Though it is the third in the series, it is the last one that I read and I am going through withdrawal symptoms. I read all the books out of order, starting with Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin, and it really doesn't matter because each one of these books is complete in itself. However, it was fun seeing how the characters came together originally and their histories. If someone had described this series to me, I would have thought it a bit twee. After all, what adult or adolescent child carries around their favorite stuffed animal and even talks to it and about it as if it were alive. But somehow Nancy Atherton gets away with it and I can't wait to read the next installment.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Aunt Dimity's Good Deed
Review: The third book in the Aunt Dimity series, Aunt Dimity's Good Deed has been my favorite so far. They seem to keep getting better as the series continues. I rated it 3 stars, but 3.5 is a closer rating for me. I truly enjoyed the book and finished it in a weekend.
We find Lori back again in this book, 2 years after Aunt Dimity's Death. A new family mystery has her travelling in England and meeting many new members of the Willis family. With her trusty sidekicks,Nell and Reginald,she goes in search of Willis, Sr. who has disappeared!
These cozy mysteries keep me coming back to the Aunt Dimity series. Although I always read series in order, each of these books stand apart quite well.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Fun, Fun, Fun!!!
Review: What a great series! More fun than one could expect from a book. And, love the recipes in each book!
Review Summary: Endearing characters & engaging stories!
Review: This is my third Aunt Dimity novel. They truly keep getting better! Each one more enjoyable than the last. I can't wait to read the next in the series. Great characterizations! The author has you empathizing with every characater, she draws them with a very full brush. They are all so interesting and unique!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Here's Looking Up the Old Family Tree
Review: In this the third entry in the Aunt Dimity series both of the central families finally unite to solve a mystery. In the first book we were introduced to Lori Shepherd and the Willis clan and in the second we meet Emma and her family. The author uses the first two books to set up the friendship and collaboration between these two families that will apparently be the hallmark of the series from here on out. Because of that and the fact that the author takes very little time to explain what had happened previous to this book I would highly recommend that anyone new to the series start with the first book and go forward from there.
As this book opens Lori has been planning a second honeymoon for her and her husband Bill but at the last minute he cancels and she is instead to be accompanied by her father-in-law to her English cottage. Lori is obviously not happy with the situation and she soon finds that Bill, Sr. isn't too happy with her husband either. She doesn't find this out though until Bill, Sr. disappears and she is left wondering how in the world she could have lost her father-in-law.
What follows is a merry old chase across England as Lori and Emma's delightful step-daughter Nell try to catch up with Bill, Sr. as he digs into Willis family history and threatens to open up a can of worms that Aunt Dimity has warned would better be left closed. As the two travel they pick up clues not only about the whereabouts of the missing Willis but also about the family mystery that Aunt Dimity warned about. The whole chase is great fun as the two bloodhounds always come up just short of finding their query but despite their bad luck they meet some very interesting members of the Willis family.
By the time that the book ends it turns out that there were several mysteries that had to be solved and in the end they all are tied up very nicely. One small mystery that runs through the entire book is one that everyone except the person it most involves has figured out long before the end and if you read carefully you will figure it out too.
This author has a great talent for running several threads along through the book that may or may not have anything to do with the main plot but in the end she always makes it work. The characters are great fun and Aunt Dimity's appearances, although rare always liven things up. Aunt Dimity by the way is a ghost who communicates by writing in a notebook and in one instance she uses up several pages while chewing out one of the central characters. The writing in this book as in the previous two is highly imaginative and it doesn't take long for this author to draw you completely in to her story. So much so that it is often very hard to put the book down. I hope that Aunt Dimity will be around to keep me company for a long time to come.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: As Comforting As A Stuffed Bunny
Review: Though it is the third in the series, it is the last one that I read and I am going through withdrawal symptoms. I read all the books out of order, starting with Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin, and it really doesn't matter because each one of these books is complete in itself. However, it was fun seeing how the characters came together originally and their histories. If someone had described this series to me, I would have thought it a bit twee. After all, what adult or adolescent child carries around their favorite stuffed animal and even talks to it and about it as if it were alive. But somehow Nancy Atherton gets away with it and I can't wait to read the next installment.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Aunt Dimity's Good Deed
Review: The third book in the Aunt Dimity series, Aunt Dimity's Good Deed has been my favorite so far. They seem to keep getting better as the series continues. I rated it 3 stars, but 3.5 is a closer rating for me. I truly enjoyed the book and finished it in a weekend.
We find Lori back again in this book, 2 years after Aunt Dimity's Death. A new family mystery has her travelling in England and meeting many new members of the Willis family. With her trusty sidekicks,Nell and Reginald,she goes in search of Willis, Sr. who has disappeared!
These cozy mysteries keep me coming back to the Aunt Dimity series. Although I always read series in order, each of these books stand apart quite well.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Fun, Fun, Fun!!!
Review: What a great series! More fun than one could expect from a book. And, love the recipes in each book!