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Aunt Dimity's Good Deed

de Nancy Atherton

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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. HTML:The third in the bestselling and beloved Aunt Dimity series. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom, coming in July 2018 from Viking!

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 Atherton's fans, new and old, will savor a masterpiece of old-fashioned fun.… (mais)
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Of the four Aunt Dimity books I've read, this was definitely my least favorite. The plot and "big surprise" at the end were both predictable from almost the very beginning. But more than that, there was some things that really irritated me about the author's take on certain things.

#1: Nell. Nell is a 12 year old friend of the family. We learn about her in book two when we're introduced to the unimaginable character of 5 year old Nell. At 12, she's even more unbelievable. I'm a mother of 9. I've known a LOT of 12 year old kids. None of them think, react, or reason the way Nell does. At times, she's more mature than I am. By no stretch of the imagination can her character possibly be believable and that makes every encounter with her extremely irritating.

#2: Lori. Newly married Lori can't seem to see that her husband's "workaholic" behaviour is for her. Because that's what guys who are supporting their families on one income do---they work hard. Further, it's extremely hypocritical, immature, and self-centered of her to be galavanting all over England and making out with other guys while reaming out her hard-working husband at every opportunity. If this author is trying to endear me to her characters, she's doing a sucky job of it.

#3: Stuffed Animals. What is it with the stuffed animals? Why does adult Lori feel the need to take her stuffed rabbit everywhere? Why, if super-mature Nell is so much more enlightened than the rest of the cast of characters, does she still carry her bear everywhere, dress him up, and talk to him as if he were human? Why do the other adults indulge this by talking to her through the bear? Then there's the English nobleman...with a stuffed giraffe. PLEASE.

I disliked this book so much that if I hadn't already read bad reviews on the first few books in the series by people who said the later ones get way better, I'd probably abandon the series right here. I do have books 4-6 sitting here from the library but I have something else to read first for a review. I'm almost welcoming the break. ( )
  classyhomemaker | Dec 11, 2023 |
Good deed, indeed. This installment was enjoyable only for my love of the characters and the charm of making one believe again in childhood things. Things just got a little too goody-goody this time, even for a cozy. Regardless for my love of Nancy Drew, I don't like to see such fluff in an adult mystery. It reminds me of ND hunting down a clock.
No dead bodies this round, just Lori on a ridiculous quest to hunt down her father in law via a long chase. Next time call ahead, Lori, and save a good deal of trouble. ( )
  StephLaymon | Jan 26, 2016 |
I didn't like this one at all. The protagonist is a brainless twit, there isn't really a mystery, and it was so slight I wonder why the author even bothered. The only good thing about this book was the butterscotch brownie recipe at the end, which I made this evening, and they turned out pretty well. ( )
  gailo | Jun 6, 2014 |
I had fun with this. It fit my mood. A very quick read. Solutions easily sussed early on. ( )
  njcur | Feb 13, 2014 |
I have read about 10 of the books from this series, and if this book was the first one I had read, it would have been my last. Nothing happens. It is a serious non-event. YAWN. ( )
  Djupstrom | Apr 6, 2013 |
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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. HTML:The third in the bestselling and beloved Aunt Dimity series. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom, coming in July 2018 from Viking!

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 Atherton's fans, new and old, will savor a masterpiece of old-fashioned fun.

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