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Aunt Dimity's Death
Lori Shepherd is a divorced woman, on her own, trying to forge her way in the world. She works as a temp for many different companies, trying to pay the bills. She knows of no real luxury in her life. The only thing that brings her real comfort is remembering the stories her mother told her about a character named Aunt Dimity, realistic stories that amused her as a child. Unexpectedly, her mother dies and Lori is thrown into despair. Soon after, t...
Aunt Dimity: Detective
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Aunt Dimity: Snowbound
Viking, Feb 2004, 22.95, 226 pp. ISBN: 0670032786 Being the mother of four year old terror twins, the holidays wore out Lori Shepherd, who looks forward to the post Yuletide blues with elation. Needing time alone, Lori takes a solo hike in the nearby woods on a warm winter's day. Suddenly out of nowhere the weather changes and an underdressed Lori is caught in a blizzard with no chance of getting home. She finds shelter at Ladythorne Abbey, re...