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The world's original paranormal detective returns for the twelfth installment in the New York Times bestselling series. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom, coming in July 2018 from Viking!Nancy Atherton 's Aunt Dimity series has charmed its way into the hearts of mystery fans everywhere, finding a larger audience with each new book. In Aunt Dimity Goes West, Atherton's vivid storytelling and knack for bringing a setting to life will have fans show more lassoed to their chairs. Lori Shepherd, still recovering from her most recent adventure, is taking a vacation with her family in the beautiful mountain town of Bluebird, Colorado. But there's something amiss at their seemingly perfect vacation home. Is the place cursed or is a sinister human hand shaping its eerie reputation? With Aunt Dimity's help, Lori sets out to solve a hundred- year-old mystery and discovers that sometimes the strangest places can seem the most like home. show less
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This is the second Aunt Dimity that I've actually abandoned at partially through. I read to about page 80 but I'm so sick of Lori's extramarital wanderings that I had to let it go. Lori's crush on 21 year old Toby is not cute, funny, or endearing. It's disgusting---for many reasons, but most obviously because this whole vacation was her faithful husband Bill's idea in the first place. We're not dealing with a silly school girl...isn't she like 40 or something? Please. Any concessions I gave Lori in the last book---one I actually enjoyed---have now been revoked. In this story, Lori has found a "clone" for every Finch person in those she meets in Colorado. I think introducing a clone for her husband is going a little too far---especially show more since the author has created these people as church-going people of faith. Ugh. I think I need another break from this series. show less
This series is a funny read - Lori, the heroine, is far from perfect and she has some pretty wacky adventures, stumbling along in her own crazy, imperfect style and I think that's why I enjoy these so much. Just wacky reading!
Fun, cozy mystery. An easy read that really got me flipping pages fast at the end. This is the 12th book in the series but the first I've read. It was good enough to convince me to read more.
Lori Shepherd has been suffering nightmare's since her last encounter with a mad man. Her husband feels a long stay at a Colorado mountain cabin will help, so the twins and their nanny, Annelise, head out. At first the altitude takes some getting used to but soon the boys are enjoying the outdoors and riding at a neighboring ranch. Then a reported curse attached to the cabin begins having suspicious results and Lori begins investigating. Fun story and characters.
Giddyap! Lori Shepherd and her clan are in the Rockies to recover (well, the twins hardly need that) in a small town very similar to Finch. Nice cozy read.
Wholesome mystery that kept me interested from start to finish. I love the recipe at the end, and I plan on testing it out.
I love Aunt dimity. Once again a mystery is solved. You also learn a liitle bit of history.
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Nancy Atherton is the author of the popular Aunt Dimity mysteries. The bestselling series describes the humorous adventures of Lori Shepherd and her family, who reside in the English countryside. The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association voted Atherton's first book, Aunt Dimity's Death, as "One of the Century's 100 Favorite Mysteries." The show more author resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has visited England many times. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Aunt Dimity Goes West
- Original publication date
- 2007-02-15
- People/Characters
- Lori Shepherd; Bill Willis; Toby Cooper; Dimity Westwood (Aunt Dimity); Will Willis; Rob Willis (show all 11); Annalise Sciaparelli; James Blackwell; Dick Major; Rose Bunting; Abaddon
- Important places
- Bluebird, Colorado, USA
- Dedication
- For
my friends in the Colorado Mountain Club,
who've taken me to new heights - First words
- Thunder rolled and lightning stabbed the sky.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"After all, I'm not really leaving it behind."
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