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Title details for Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom by Nancy Atherton - Available

Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom

#23 in series

by Nancy Atherton
Christina Moore
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On a dull and dreary October day, Lori Shepherd and her husband set off for a quiet weekend without the kids. But before they go, he must pay a visit to a reclusive client. After Lori drops him off, a storm that's been brewing intensifies, and she ends up stranded in an ancient, rambling inn named for a king's ransom in smuggled goods that passed through the village in ages past. When Lori begins hearing footsteps and strange noises, Aunt Dimity reminds her that the inn is almost certainly haunted but that not all ghosts are interested in harming the living. But the longer Lori is stuck at the inn, the stranger things seem. Are the noises she hears the spirits of smuggling's past? Or should Lori be more concerned with the living inhabitants of the inn, like the hulking, grizzled cook, an ex-con who seems to be everywhere at once? Joining forces with her new friend Bishop Smallwood, Lori sets out to discover once and for all who—or what—is haunting the King's Ransom.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Aunt Dimity

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 24, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666585421
      • File size: 190335 KB
      • Duration: 06:36:31

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 28, 2018
      Atherton’s genial 23rd paranormal cozy (after 2017’s Aunt Dimity and the Widow’s Curse) finds American Lori Shepherd and her husband, Bill, setting off from the English village of Finch for a romantic getaway from their three children. Plans go awry before they reach their destination of Rye when a coastal storm maroons Lori in an unfamiliar town miles away from Bill. Taking refuge in a dimly lit church, Laurie fears for her life when a strange man garbed in dark clothing approaches her. So begins a series of quick judgments and mishaps that lead Lori and her new friend, a retired bishop, on a quest to discover why the local King’s Ransom Inn is haunted. The inn—filled with stranded travelers, including Lori—was once a smugglers’ haven. Is the cook, a surly ex-con, using the inn’s tunnels and secret passages for criminal pursuits? Is a particularly unpleasant guest a criminal, too? And is the inn truly haunted? Aunt Dimity, a ghost who communicates with Lori through a journal, assists in the sleuthing. Fans of sweet mysteries will be well satisfied. Agent: Annelise Robey, Jane Rotrosen Agency.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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