Synopses & Reviews
Cozy mystery lovers favorite paranormal sleuth is back with her nineteenth otherworldly adventure When a strapping young Australian named Jack MacBride arrives in Finch to wrap up his late uncles affairs, heads turn in the sleepy English village. But when Lori volunteers to help Jack clear out his uncles overgrown garden, they discover something even more shocking than a stranger turning up in Finch.
After Lori laughingly tosses a coin into the gardens old well and makes a wish, she is baffled to find that the wish seems to have come true. Word spreads, and the villagers turn out in droves to make wishes of their own. But as they soon learn, one persons wish is another persons worst nightmare and the village is thrown into chaos.
As more and more wishes come true, Lori resolves to find out whats really going on. Is handsome Jack somehow tricking his neighbors? Or are they fooling themselves? With Aunt Dimitys otherworldly help, Lori discovers that the truth is even more marvelous than a magical wishing well.
Review
Nancy Atherton is a simply wonderful writer. (
The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
A charming mystery, filled with warmth and affection. (Deadly Pleasures)
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Praise for Nancy Atherton and the Aunt Dimity series:
AUNT DIMITY AND THE VILLAGE WITCH
“Atherton is a superb writer who brings a lot of charm and wit to her story.”
—Suspense Magazine
AUNT DIMITY AND THE FAMILY TREE
“Cozy and charming as a cup of Earl Grey, Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree is a novel to be savored.”
—Bookpage.com
AUNT DIMITY DOWN UNDER
“Always a charming read, the Aunt Dimity series is just right for when life gets too hectic and you need to slow down a bit.”
—Deadly Pleasures Magazine
AUNT DIMITY SLAYS THE DRAGON
“Let Nancy Atherton and Aunt Dimity remind you of the reason you got hooked on books in the first place. I promise you will be scouring bookstores for more of the series after you give it a taste.”
—CrimeCritics.com
Synopsis
The eleventh cozy mystery featuring everyones favorite phantom-detective Nancy Atherton s Aunt Dimity novels have enchanted thousands of readers, and this new addition to the series is likely to broaden the spell. A series of death threats sends Lori Shepard to a remote island off the Scottish coast and to a fabulous castle restored by an eccentric friend of her husbands. But she finds herself drawn into an elaborate whodunit that may involve smugglingor worse. Why has a human skull washed up on the beach? Is a desolate island really the best place to hide from a murderer? As Lori draws once more on Aunt Dimitys supernatural aid, Atherton whips equal measures of whimsy and suspense into an irresistible confection.
Synopsis
The latest in the New York Timesbestselling series, featuring the original paranormal detective In this New York Times bestseller, dashing Australian Jack McBride arrives in the village of Finch to wrap up his reclusive late uncles affairs. While helping Jack clear out his uncles overgrown garden, Lori finds a long-forgotten wishing well. As a joke, she makes a wishand it comes true! Word spreads, and soon the entire village besieges the well with wishes of their own. As more and more wishes come true, chaos ensues, and Loriwith Aunt Dimitys otherworldly helpraces to prove theres something other than magic at work before her beloved village implodes.
About the Author
Nancy Atherton is the author of six Aunt Dimity novels: Aunt Dimity’s Death, Aunt Dimity and the Duke, Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed, Aunt Dimity Digs In, Aunt Dimity’s Christmas, and Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil (all available from Penguin). She lives next to a cornfield in central Illinois.