<b>The debut that kicked off twenty-two books (and counting...) of the bestselling, beloved Aunt Dimity series. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, <i>Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom</i>, coming in July 2018 from Viking </b> <p/>Lori Shepherd thought Aunt Dimity was just a character in a bedtime story... <p/>...Until the Dickensian law firm of Willis & Willis summons her to a reading of the woman's will. Down-on-her-luck Lori learns she's about to inherit a siazable estate--if she can discover the secret hidden in a treasure trove of letters in Dimity's English country cottage. What begins as a fairy tale becomes a mystery--and a ghost story--in an improbably cozy setting, as Aunt Dimity's indominable spirit leads Lori on an otherworldly quest to discover how, in this life, true love can conquer all.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Nancy Atherton<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Books<br><b>Published:</b> 11/01/1993<br><b>Pages:</b> 256<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.28lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.84h x 4.18w x 0.69d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780140178401<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Nancy Atherton is the bestselling author of twenty-two Aunt Dimity Mysteries. The first book in the series, <i>Aunt Dimity's Death</i>, was voted One of the Century's 100 Favorite Mysteries by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. She lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.</p>