Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree
作者: Nancy Atherton 著
出版社:Penguin 2012年2月
简介: Cozy lovers' favorite otherworldly detective cracks a classiccountry-house case. In Atherton's sixteenth mystery, Lori Shepherd returns from DownUnder to her normal life in the village of Finch. But Lori's normalquickly becomes anything but. Her debonair father-in-law has moved to town and is renovatingFairworth House, a grand estate nearby. William Sr. expects aquiet, small-town life, but among the spinsters vying for hisattention, shifty servants, and the discovery of a mysteriouspainting of a family tree in Fairworth's attic, he discovers thatlife in Finch is anything but quiet. On top of it all, Lori andWilliam are embroiled in a case of deception and false identity byone of Finch's own. It's nothing the plucky Lori can't handle, butonce things get truly peculiar at Fairworth-moving furniture,strange sounds, and mysterious visitors-she calls on Aunt Dimityfor her otherworldly guidance and uncovers the shadowy past beneaththe estate's magnificent surface. Nancy Atherton's titles continue to delight fans who eagerlyanticipate each new book. Her latest will draw cheers and bring newreaders to this charming series.