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Aunt Dimity's Good Deed

Nancy Atherton (1996)

SubgenreCozy Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesAunt Dimity #3
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.94

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Cheating

Protagonist archetypes

Ghost / Undead Protagonist

Synopsis

Nancy Atherton?s growing number of fans will certainly be delighted by Aunt Dimity?s latest appearance in the honey-colored English cottage she bequeathed to her "niece," Lori Shepherd. Thanks to Aunt Dimity, Lori?s life has taken on fairy-tale proportions: she?s financially set for life and happily married?or so she thinks. When Lori?s plans for a second honeymoon to England with her workaholic husband fall through, she begrudgingly takes along her father-in-law?who promptly disappears, leaving behind a mysterious note. Inspired and guided by the ghost of Aunt Dimity and her inimitable blue journal, Lori?s search for the elderly gentleman turns into a harrowing mission to uncover a centuries-old family secret?complicated by mistaken identities, falsified deeds, family feuds, and Lori?s unseemly attraction to her husband?s beguiling English cousin. In a delightful chase that takes her all over the English countryside, Lori discovers the true meaning of marital bliss, and Nancy...

Is Aunt Dimity's Good Deed appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A gentle paranormal cozy featuring a ghost mentor, a missing father-in-law, and a protagonist navigating marital difficulties including an attraction to another man. No graphic content, focuses on mystery and personal growth.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include cheating.

Publisher age: Adult·Our content rating: 13+

Publisher ages reflect reading level; our rating reflects content maturity — they can differ.

Who'll love this

Adult readers will enjoy the charming English countryside setting, gentle supernatural guidance, and the warm mystery at the heart of a family secret.

Tags

Cozy MysteryParanormalWomen's FictionContemporary Fantasy