Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom
Written by Nancy Atherton
Narrated by Christina Moore
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About this audiobook
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.
Nancy Atherton
Nancy Atherton is the bestselling author of the Aunt Dimity mysteries. The first book in the series, Aunt Dimity's Death, was voted One of the Century's 100 Favorite Mysteries by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. She lives in Colorado Springs.
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Reviews for Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Aunt Dimity are the epitome of the cozy mystery genre, there is always a mystery, and no one is dead, well except for Dimity but that’s beside the point. The latest book takes place not in Finch, but in the close-knit community of Shepney, where Lori is stranded by a extratropical storm. This is full of twists, turns, ghost stories, and a well- stocked bookstore.Free review copy.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lori Shepherd, an American living in England, is on her way to meet husband Bill for a romantic getaway without the children when she’s side-tracked in the village of Stepney. A sudden storm leaves much of the village flooded and the local church, located on high ground, becomes the center of rescue operations. It looks as if Lori isn’t leaving anytime soon, so she pitches in to help. The village is well-prepared and very organized but housing for stranded tourists is tight. Lori winds up in a dusty attic room in the King’s Ransom, an inn very near the church. The inn keepers’ young daughter believes the attic room is haunted – she’s heard noises there. The idea of a resident ghost doesn’t alarm Lori one whit – she communicates regularly with the ghost of Aunt Dimity through a magic journal. While she’s in Stepney, Lori meets an elderly gent, Christopher, and the two become fast friends. There is work to do and mysteries to solve and our fearless twosome is up to the task. But things aren’t what they seem. Or are they?I LOVE this series – it's as cozy as cozy can get -- and have been reading it since Day One. Lori is an absolutely delightful heroine and the stories never fail to be uplifting and positive. It’s great to live in Lori’s world, even for a few hours. Aunt Dimity and the King’s Ransom is #23 in the series.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nice book. A little too samey-same with the other books in the series. A mystery that seems serious at first but then turns out to be harmless. Lori jumping to conclusions but then taking a step back to check her reasoning with some evidence (a small change from previous plots). But it's an OK cozy mystery, just a little too milky.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Quick formulaic read of the latest adventures of Lori and the deceased Aunt Dimity who communicates through writing in a special blue journal from the beyond. This time Lori is stranded in Stepney during a massive cyclone, befriends a retired bishop, Christopher Wyndham and finds herself pursuing some ancient ghosts and a not so ancient possible smuggler. Easy, entertaining read.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I didn't finish this book. It wasn't awful, I just lost interest-. Couple plan a weekend get-away and the wife drops her husband off Friday morning and travels on to the B&B but a storm comes up with tornado type winds and floods. She decides to get off the road and shelter in place at a church where she meets a retired bishop who insists she come with him to an inn where there's no vacancy. People are nice and put her up in a make-do attic. Lots of strange characters and ghosts.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A charming cozy without much of a mystery, and with only occasional appearances by Aunt Dimity. It was worth reading for the history, the interesting architecture, and the food, but if you’re looking for suspense even of the tamest sort, I suggest you look for it elsewhere. I enjoyed reading it nonetheless.