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Title details for Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil by Nancy Atherton - Available

Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil

#6 in series

by Nancy Atherton
Christina Moore
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Nancy Atherton is beloved for her cozy mysteries featuring endearing characters who seem like close friends. In Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil, she crafts a modern ghost story enriched with an engrossing tale of deeply buried family secrets. When Lori Shepherd journeys to northern England's Wyrdhurst Hall to evaluate a rare book collection, she falls under the spell of the old building. As she digs through the volumes, Lori unearths a story of forbidden passion during World War I that may explain the not-so-friendly spirit who seemingly haunts Wyrdhurst. But Lori also has a ghost on her side-Aunt Dimity-who is always available for guidance and comfort. With plenty of romance, an abundance of intrigue, and a few good scares, Atherton weaves the sort of delightful tale her fans adore. Narrator Christina Moore captures both the spooks and joys of this warm novel.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Aunt Dimity

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 14, 2001

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781449871697
      • File size: 191466 KB
      • Duration: 06:38:53

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Aunt Dimity, who is a ghost, seems somewhat less involved in this adventure with mortal Lori Shepherd than in previous installments of this series. But there's another ghost, and therein lies the tale. Shepherd leaves her husband in charge of the twins and journeys to northern England to a Victorian heap called Wyrdhurst Hall. Wyrdhurst is definitely weird, with plenty of strange happenings to enliven the damp scenery. Narrator Christina Moore, who, like Lori, is an American, navigates the British accents of with a mid-Atlantic approach. This actually works better than when some of the Brits try on their American caricatures. B.H.B. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 2, 2000
      "Plucky women long for action," asserts Lori Shepherd, who finds plenty of mischief, both ghostly and human, at Wyrdhurst Hall in her action-packed sixth supernatural cozy. Leaving husband Bill at home in the Cotswolds with their 18-month-old twin boys, Lori drives to a remote spot near the Scottish border to evaluate an old library for the new residents of Wyrdhurst, newlyweds Jared and Nicole Hollander. Alas, she takes a wrong turn in a rainstorm on the high Northumberland moors and narrowly escapes a landslide that washes her car off the road. Brought unconscious by handsome writer Adam Chase to his isolated hut, Lori later feels strangely attracted to her rescuer. The next day she learns from army captain Guy Manning that she'd driven on to a restricted military area because someone had left open a gate that should have been locked. Her accident may have been no accident. Finally arriving at Wyrdhurst, she has to wonder about her hosts, ascetic Jared and meek Nicole, who admits to Lori that Jared has yet to consummate their marriage. Investigating the library, Lori uncovers love letters between Claire Byrd, daughter of Wyrdhurst's formidable first owner, and Edward Cresswell, a soldier who died in WWI, that point to past tragedy. In the present, Captain Manning moons over Nicole, Adam remains a dangerously attractive presence and Lori's late Aunt Dimity provides sound advice from the beyond. What might be merely silly or ridiculous in lesser hands, Atherton here pulls off with irresistible flair and charm. 4-city author tour.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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