Nancy Atherton

It's almost Christmas in the small English village of Finch--and everyone is sick. Though many of the villagers regretfully decline their invitations to Emma and Derek Harris's annual Christmas bash, Lori Shepherd has no intention of missing it. When the winter weather takes a turn for the worse, it's agreed that none of the guests will leave until morning. There's general merriment as the Christmas party becomes a pajama party--until a car appears...

"Nancy Atherton's twenty-second cozy mystery in the beloved, nationally bestselling Aunt Dimity series. It's early April in the small English village of Finch. Lori Shepherd's husband and sons are spending Easter break camping, and Lori is perfectly happy to be left at home with Bess, spared a week of roughing it with a curious toddler. The two attend a village events committee meeting and Lori is astonished when the elderly, soft-spoken widow Mrs....

"Lori, the heroine of Aunt Dimity's Death, married to a workaholic attorney, finds herself and Aunt Dimity searching for her missing father-in-law and her pink flannel bunny, only to discover a centuries-old secret about her husband's family."--Amazon.com

"In the twenty-fifth installment of the bestselling Aunt Dimity series, when an inscrutable newcomer arrives in Finch, Lori is determined to befriend him--and in the process discovers Finch's own heart-wrenching past. It's early May in the small English village of Finch and the air is crackling with excitement: a newcomer is about to move into Pussywillows, a riverside cottage with a romantic reputation. Will the cottage's newest resident prove yet...

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.

"Als ich von Tante Dimitys Tod hörte, war ich fassungslos. Nicht weil sie tot war, sondern weil ich bis dahin nicht wusste, dass es sie gegeben hatte." Lori Shepherd ist frisch geschieden und pleite. Als auch noch ihre geliebte Mutter stirbt, glaubt sie vollends den Boden unter den Füßen zu verlieren. Da erhält sie die Nachricht von einer Anwaltskanzlei: Lori soll das Erbe ihrer Tante Dimity antreten. Hat es Tante Dimity, die Figur aus den Gutenacht-Geschichten...

An einem stürmischen und verregneten Tag macht sich Lori Shepherd auf dem Weg nach Wyrdhurst Castle, einem geheimnisvollen Landhaus im Hochmoor von Northumberland. Im Auftrag ihres ehemaligen Chefs soll sie sich die wertvolle Bibliothek genauer ansehen. Beim Durchstöbern der Privatsammlung entdeckt Lori ein Bündel mit Briefen aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Diese offenbaren eine verbotene Liebesgeschichte, deren Erinnerung immer noch auf der Familie...