Aunt Dimity: Snowbound [Mass Market Paperback]

Nancy Atherton (Author)

Book Description

Series: Aunt Dimity Mystery | Publication Date: February 1, 2005

Lori Shepherd and the phantom Aunt Dimity have become one of the mystery genre’s most celebrated detective duos. In their latest adventure, a pleasant woodland stroll through the English countryside is rudely cut short by the blizzard of the century, forcing Lori to take shelter in Ladythorne Abbey—an old pile still haunted by the presence of the madwoman whose prison it once was. But the abbey’s greatest secret is the priceless jewel it conceals somewhere within its cloisters—an heirloom that hides a treacherous past that Lori’s fellow guests can’t wait to get their hands on. Only Aunt Dimity’s indispensable wisdom can help Lori unravel a mystery that is considerably thicker than the accumulating snow in this page-turning treat.

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Atherton is simply a wonderful writer. (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) Witty and engaging... just the thing when life gets to be too much, and you want to escape into a book. (The Lincoln Journal Star)

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Nancy Atherton is the author of nine Aunt Dimity novels.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); First Edition edition (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0143034588
• ISBN-13: 978-0143034582
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True to Aunt Dimity, April 22, 2004

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Joann Fantina "Three Nephews" (Bernardsville, NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aunt Dimity Snowbound (Hardcover)

Another fun Aunt Dimity mystery story. If you are looking for an Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes type mystery this is not for you. But if you want a good fun read with a little mystery and adventure this is a must. Fun and fast reading.
Lighthearted and happy story.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SUMMER DIVERSION, June 30, 2004

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Sandy Rhoad "Insatiable reader" (Branchville, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aunt Dimity Snowbound (Hardcover)

There are 9 books in this series - short, under 300 pages all, but the kind of book you take on vacation and want to read the rest, so take them all. They are funny, interesting, nostalgic - and although the main character, Lori, sometimes irritates with her roving eye, the books are fun to read and great for a day in the sun, or curled up on a sofa in the mountains. Read them, you won't be sorry.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming and funny, April 5, 2004

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This review is from: Aunt Dimity Snowbound (Hardcover)

When her friend persuades her to break her post-Christmas funk with a hike, Lori Shepherd figures on a pleasant five hours walking through the beautiful English countryside, possibly watching lambs gamboling (whatever that is). But when she takes a wrong turn and England is hit by the blizzard of the century, Lori finds herself snowbound in a strange house--deserted except for an ancient caretaker with a shotgun, and two fellow Americans, similarly caught by the unexpected snowfall. Those, along with her stuffed rabbit and the notebook that contains the spirit of Lori's Aunt Dimity.

The odds of three Americans being caught by snow in one small building don't seem high and Lori is suspicious. She gets even more suspicious when Catchpole, the caretaker, tells the tragic story of the late owner of the building--and her hatred for anything American. Following Aunt Dimity's advice, Lori starts a treasure hunt for whatever the building's owner supposedly lost--or had stolen. But Lori isn't the only person hunting and her suspicions quickly turn to Wendy--the American backpacker who just happens to have a crowbar in her pack.

Author Nancy Atherton serves up a fun light mystery. The ghostly Aunt Dimity serves up hints for both Lori and the reader but Lori uses her own common sense and judgment as well. Wendy and Jamie, along with Catchpole are interesting and well developed characters. Lori has an unfortunate habit of being terribly attracted to one of the suspects in each of the Dimity mysteries and this is no exception. Jamie turns out to be exactly the tall handsome and intelligent types that get Lori going--husband and children not-withstanding. In this book, Lori's little weakness (which she womanfully suppresses) adds rather than detracting from the narrative.

Fans of light English-set cozies will definitely want to grab this one.