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Aunt Dimity Goes West (An Aunt Dimity Mystery #12)
Everyones favorite sleuth heads to the Rocky Mountains in the twelfth installment of Nancy Atherton's cozy mystery series.
Lori Sheppard barely survived her last adventure in Scotland before she's off on her next. This time in the mountain town of Bluebird, Colorado. No sooner than she's arrived do things start to go amiss. Someone has mysteriously disappeared, a charming a...more
Lori Sheppard barely survived her last adventure in Scotland before she's off on her next. This time in the mountain town of Bluebird, Colorado. No sooner than she's arrived do things start to go amiss. Someone has mysteriously disappeared, a charming a...more
Hardcover, 240 pages
Published
February 15th 2007
by Viking Adult
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Aunt Dimity does it again! This is such a sweet, fun enjoyable series, and I get the next Aunt Dimity when I just want something light and unique with a bit of a mystery. Nancy Atherton never disappoints me!
Having survived her near-death encounter with a crazed mad-man on a secluded Scottish island, Lori is back in Finch but dealing with severe post-traumatic stress disorder. Troubled by nightmares, terrified of thunderstorms and barely able to function, Bill decides a drastic change of scenery...more
Having survived her near-death encounter with a crazed mad-man on a secluded Scottish island, Lori is back in Finch but dealing with severe post-traumatic stress disorder. Troubled by nightmares, terrified of thunderstorms and barely able to function, Bill decides a drastic change of scenery...more
There's nothing "great literature" about the Aunt Dimity books, but they do what they do very well.
Aunt Dimity Goes West is not my favorite of the series, however. Maybe that's because we move out of the English countryside and into an area that I know much better, so the stereotypes are more jarring and the setting less exotic. Also, Ms. Atherton brings in an additional ghost (or whatever Aunt Dimity is), and I find that stretches my willing suspension of disbelief to the edge of breaking. Too...more
Aunt Dimity Goes West is not my favorite of the series, however. Maybe that's because we move out of the English countryside and into an area that I know much better, so the stereotypes are more jarring and the setting less exotic. Also, Ms. Atherton brings in an additional ghost (or whatever Aunt Dimity is), and I find that stretches my willing suspension of disbelief to the edge of breaking. Too...more
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In her twelfth case, Lori Shepherd travels to Bluebird, Colorado, to try to escape the memories of her last adventure where she was shot and almost killed by a madman. Lori, her five-year-old twins, and their nanny Annelise will spend the summer at the Aerie, a luxurious log cabin owned by a friend of Lori’s husband, Danny Auerbach. When they arrive, they find the caretaker has left unexpectedly, and a 21-year-old college student, Toby, is to take his place. Lori soon learns the site is supposed...more
No matter where this woman goes, she can't help finding trouble!
I'm enjoying the changes in Lori. She still jumps to conclusions, but they're of a less cynical sort. She's usually quick to acknowledge when she's been rude or presumptuous. And though she's never been one to shy away from possible danger, she's now proven herself as quite fierce when the situation calls for it. She and the sensible, insightful Dimity continue to make a grand team, whether at home at Finch or while visiting its Col...more
I'm enjoying the changes in Lori. She still jumps to conclusions, but they're of a less cynical sort. She's usually quick to acknowledge when she's been rude or presumptuous. And though she's never been one to shy away from possible danger, she's now proven herself as quite fierce when the situation calls for it. She and the sensible, insightful Dimity continue to make a grand team, whether at home at Finch or while visiting its Col...more
I thought the prospect of solving mysteries with otherworldly guidance would be an interesting twist to a classic genre. Sadly, I was mistaken. The book was filled with typographical errors (publisher's issue, in my view). So, that was annoying. But the more irritating part was that the book was more of a modern day Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys mystery. Personally, I believe these books should be relocated from the mystery section of bookstores to the young adults section. I guess I should not be too h...more
After being shot by Abbadon in Scotland, Lorrie continues to have nightmares. Bill arranges for Lorrie, Anneleise, and the twins to go to a cabin, the Aerie, in Colorado. The caretaker, James Blackwell, has suddenly left, and young Toby Cooper is very knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly. The view is spectacular; the cabin is wonderful; the twins love hiking, fishing, and riding horses at the nearby ranch. However, something mysterious is going on; the locals claim there is a curse on the Aerie,...more
I am certainly enjoying this series. Each book is a fun quick read. I do feel that the relationships between Lori and the "male" counterpart, in each of the books, is a bit unrealistic because of the speed with which she develops this close bond and camaraderie. I don't think things happen that quickly in real life.
One quote I enjoyed in this book hails back to Shakespeare. One of the characters tells Lori that "I created an atmosphere of tranquility and security in which you found it easier to...more
One quote I enjoyed in this book hails back to Shakespeare. One of the characters tells Lori that "I created an atmosphere of tranquility and security in which you found it easier to...more
After a harrowing, near death experience, Lori Shepherd (along with her two young sons travel from their home in England to a small, mountain town in Colorado, to recuperate. Through the caretaker, Toby, Lori finds out that the previous caretaker has vanished. The town gossip has it that the house they are staying in is haunted. Lori is aided by Aunt Dimity, the deceased friend of her mother's, who assures her that the house is not haunted. Of course, Aunt Dimity is long dead and communicates by...more
Perhaps it's just me, but I'm finding the Aunt Dimity books to be going rather downhill. They are growing painfully formulaic, and what sympathy I once had for Lori is about gone. She's become an idiot, and Bill should dump her into a sanatorium for an extended stay.
I may pick up some others when they're on the cut-out shelves and cheaper than paperbacks, but unless Atherton suddenly starts producing plots that make suspending disbelief a little more tempting, I may just go immerse myself in sci...more
I may pick up some others when they're on the cut-out shelves and cheaper than paperbacks, but unless Atherton suddenly starts producing plots that make suspending disbelief a little more tempting, I may just go immerse myself in sci...more
May 08, 2011
Mailis Viiand
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Now i was really close to giving this four stars, because Atherton picked Lori and her children up and whisked them away to wild wild west just to fill a whole new village there with the same people she has inhabited Finch with. After a while that game of oh my god he/she is exactly like you know who back home gets tiresome. Only about two chapters till the end i was thinking that this is a tad disappointing and i guess she felt that way too when writing this book, because she decided to end wit...more
I picked this book, and another Aunt Dimity, up in a sale and had never hear do her. I was pleasantly surprised by both books and enjoyed their quite different gentler mysteries. The Aunt Dimity character is certainly an original.
I would recommend this series of books to anyone who wants a light entertaining read with no gore or distress, though there was a touch of scary spookiness in both the books, the other was Aunt Dimity: Snowbound: Snowbound (Aunt Dimity Mystery), that I have read.Aunt Di...more
I would recommend this series of books to anyone who wants a light entertaining read with no gore or distress, though there was a touch of scary spookiness in both the books, the other was Aunt Dimity: Snowbound: Snowbound (Aunt Dimity Mystery), that I have read.Aunt Di...more
In the twelfth installment of this cozy mystery series, Lori and her sons go to Colorado to spend the summer and get involved in an old mining mystery.
I thought the book was fine, the usual cozy fluffiness, until the end. There's a thin line between amusing and silly and the ending crossed it. It felt like the author got to the end and didn't really have a good way to finish the book off so threw in a ridiculous twist and called it good. This was definitely not the best in the series.
I thought the book was fine, the usual cozy fluffiness, until the end. There's a thin line between amusing and silly and the ending crossed it. It felt like the author got to the end and didn't really have a good way to finish the book off so threw in a ridiculous twist and called it good. This was definitely not the best in the series.
I love the Aunt Dimity series because there is something so heartwarming about it. But then, I also love to watch Murder She Wrote, and in my imagination, Aunt Dimity looks like Angela Lansbury and that Lori is a younger Angela, playing Jessica Fletcher's British cousin Emma. If that made sense to you, and you read these books, you understand why I enjoy the series. Here's the thing, though. I was reading, getting the same general happy vibe I get reading the latest Aunt Dimity, and yet somethin...more
Not the best book in the series. Not terrible, but not particularly attention-holding either. Lorie is vacationing with her boys in the Colorado Rockies to recuperate from her near miss with death in the previous book. There's really no mystery to solve, no moral dilemma to resolve, and not much of a plot. It's almost as though the author was recuperating too!
I thought it was too cheesy this time. the story preimise was okay, if trite. But the blatant town and character substition using phonetic similarities was ridiculous. I hope the author isn't running out of ideas and just turning out books piecemeal. A cozy is one thing, but don't insult me.
Always a fun read, just plain enjoyment! This time Lori and family go on vacation to the Colorado Rockies. Of course, it wouldn't be an Aunt Dimity story if there weren't a mystery involved, as well as an element of the supernatural. It's such a pleasure to read these books!
I still enjoy this series but they are similar in nature. I do enjoy the concept of her getting advice from Aunt Dimity who is dead and communicates through her journal. This book also had another dead person who wrote in the journal.
Typical Aunt Dimity fun, but I found I really didn't like the book taking place in America. I like reading about the English countryside and learning little things about it. It just didn't jive as well as her other books.
Most Aunt Dimity books are entertaining this one was boring. It was more of a sequel to Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sed. If I had not read that one first I would have been very puzzled at parts. Oh well better luck next time.
This was my 1st experience with this series (#12 of her series). I am interested in trying an earlier work. I thought it was a fun read --- I consider this a beach or before bed book.
Fortunately I went to the library the day before a storm knocked out power for 39 hours. This was a great way to pass the time sitting in the mall to stay cool.
This is a fun quick read. All of the Aunt Dimity books have been great so far. They're good for light entertainment. I like to take them on airplanes.
Another in the adventures of Lori Shepherd and her ghost Aunt Dimity. Lori is still recovering from her near death escape in the last novel and to help her recover from the mental aspects, her husband sends Lori, twin sons, and governess to a remote small town in the Colorado Rockies. Lori finds that several people in the small town resemble people in her English town of Finch. This recurring part of the story is a bit hard to take.
The novel's mystery is a curse on the mine which the house Lori...more
The novel's mystery is a curse on the mine which the house Lori...more
Atherton is a vivid storyteller with a knack for bringing a setting to life. I was lassoed to my chair and guessing to the last page.
This installment was slow and a little boring. It wasn't as much fun to read as some installments of this series which I have read.
Interesting to have the story set in the US instead of England. Both funny and weird about the "doubles" in this story. Real or imagined?
Away from the village of finch Lori and aunt dimity have an adventure in colorodo. It was an enjoyable read and adventure.
This is a nice quick read for light entertainment. I enjoy the Aunt Dimity series. This one had less excitement and a bit more "drama". Still fun to read.
I hate that I am coming back SOOO late after reading this book! It was good, and I tried the recipe of course....
Ok for what it was, but I was expecting a little more meat. Some actual mystery would've been nice, too.
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Nancy Atherton is not a white-haired Englishwoman with a softly wrinkled face, a wry smile, and wise gray eyes, nor does she live in a thatched cottage behind a babbling brook in a tranquil, rural corner of the Cotswolds.
She has never taken tea with a vicar (although she drank an Orange Squash with one once) and she doesn't plan to continue writing after her allotted time on earth (though such pla...more
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She has never taken tea with a vicar (although she drank an Orange Squash with one once) and she doesn't plan to continue writing after her allotted time on earth (though such pla...more
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