Book Review: The Aunt Dimity series by Nancy Atherton

The Aunt Dimity series

by Nancy Atherton (Atherton)

 

The Aunt Dimity series, written by Nancy Atherton, is a cozy mystery series that takes place in the fictional village of Finch in the Cotswolds of England (in the southwestern area of the island). When one hears Mysteries one usually thinks Murder Mysteries but in this series the vast majority of the mysteries are everything from locating Great Grandmother’s stolen necklace and possibly clearing the name of the accused thief, to finding a specific item before a deadline or the current resident loses title to the familial lodgings, to the occasional untimely death.

 

As in any good cozy mystery series, we meet the villagers — some of whom become our friends — who continue to roam through the subsequent books, while our main characters become involved in the mysterious goings-on.

 

We meet Lori, one of our main characters. She inherits a cottage from her late mother’s best friend, Dimity who lived in Finch — and is a ghost. They communicate via a blue journal. Lori writes in it and Dimity’s handwriting appears in response.

 

This is a fun, low-key, cozy mystery series that has published its 25th title in 2022 (Aunt Dimity and The Enchanted Cottage). Start with the first book, Aunt Dimity’s Death. All titles are available as physical books and as downloadable books, a few on Hoopla Audio, and a handful are on CD as well.

 

( official Aunty Dimity andl Nancy Atherton web site )

 

Recommended by Charlotte M.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service

 

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If you're a mystery fan, join us for this month's Just Desserts meeting tonight, January 26th, at 6:30 p.m. in the 4th floor auditorium of the Bennett Martin Public Library downtown at 14th & "N" St. -- this mystery-themed discussion group meets on the last Thursday of each month, January through October. This month's book assigned topic of discussion is the three different mystery series all written by British author Rhys Bowen.

 

Even if you haven't read anything for this specific discussion, you can still participate, and learn about great new mysteries to try! For more information, check out the Just Desserts schedule at https://lincolnlibraries.org/bookguide/book-groups/#justdesserts