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Zusatztext Praise for Nancy Atherton and the Aunt Dimity series "Atherton smoothly blends history! village life! and the otherworldly." — Publishers Weekly "Every scene is superbly crafted to perfection. Even if you have not read all the books in this series! I have not! you can enjoy and immerse yourself in this cozy mystery.” — Open Book Society "I love the graceful style... the sense of tight-knit community! characters who aren’t afraid to be themselves! and! the unique paranormal element...I only wish I had learned about this series earlier." —Gotta Write Network "In the realm of the cozy mystery! there are few series that can hold a candle to Atherton's Aunt Dimity series." —everydayebook.com "Atherton is a superb writer who brings a lot of charm and wit to her story." — Suspense Magazine "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 "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 Informationen zum Autor Nancy Atherton Klappentext The eighth installment of the beloved and bestselling Aunt Dimity series. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom, coming in July 2018 from Viking! When Lori Shepherd's husband, Bill, is summoned to the reading of a will at the resplendent country estate of Earl Elstyn, Lori jumps at the chance to come along. She didn't expect, however, to find herself entangled in a messy-and dangerous-family dispute. The aristocratic earl has called together the entire Elstyn family to disclose the beneficiaries of his fortune, and all present will be affected. But someone has a grudge against the Elstyns and will stop at nothing for revenge. A burning topiary, a suspicious maid, family secrets, and threatening notes lead Lori to seek her phantom Aunt Dimity's help in identifying the culprit before he or she can torch the whole house-with the guests in it. Zusammenfassung The eighth installment of the beloved and bestselling Aunt Dimity series. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest! Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom ! coming in July 2018 from Viking! When Lori Shepherd’s husband! Bill! is summoned to the reading of a will at the resplendent country estate of Earl Elstyn! Lori jumps at the chance to come along. She didn’t expect! however! to find herself entangled in a messy—and dangerous—family dispute. The aristocratic earl has called together the entire Elstyn family to disclose the beneficiaries of his fortune! and all present will be affected. But someone has a grudge against the Elstyns and will stop at nothing for revenge. A burning topiary! a suspicious maid! family secrets! and threatening notes lead Lori to seek her phantom Aunt Dimity’s help in identifying the culprit before he or she can torch the whole house—with the guests in it. ...
