Nancy Atherton is an American writer and author of the Aunt Dimity

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series, which presently extends to twenty-five volumes. Atherton lives in

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Aunt Dimity series

The series follows the adventures of American Lori Shepherd and her growing family as she resolves mysteries with the help of her deceased benefactor, Aunt Dimity, who communicates with her from the spirit world by means of a blue leather-bound writing journal. The primary setting is the fictitious village of Finch in the

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and includes most of the population in supporting roles, but several books are set in other locales in the United Kingdom or abroad. Each book contains a recipe for a bread or pastry which is integral to the story. ''Listed in

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(except for ''Aunt Dimity and the Duke'', which serves as a series prequel) and by Series No. of Publication:'' # ''Aunt Dimity's Death'' (1992) New York:

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USA ; . Voted "One of the Century's 100 Favorite Mysteries" by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. Featured recipe
Beth's Oatmeal Cookies
# ''Aunt Dimity and the Duke'' (1994) nominated for the

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by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association, New York: Penguin USA 1995 ; . Featured recipe
Nell's Strawberry Tarts
# ''Aunt Dimity's Good Deed'' (1996) New York: Penguin USA ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity Digs In'' (1998) New York: Penguin Group ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity's Christmas'' (1999) New York: Penguin Group USA ; ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil'' (2000) New York: Penguin Group USA ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity: Detective'' (September 30, 2001) New York:

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; . Featured recipe
The Pym Sisters' Gingerbread.
# ''Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday'' (May 4, 2003) New York: Viking ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity: Snowbound'' (June 23, 2004) City: Penguin (Non-Classics) ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin'' (2005) New York: Viking, ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea'' (2006) New York: Viking ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity Goes West'' City: Penguin (Non-Classics) (2005) ; ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter'' (2008) New York:

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; . Featured recipe
Charlotte's Jammy Biscuits.
# ''Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon'' (2009) New York: Viking Press ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity Down Under'' 224 pages New York: Viking Adult (February 18, 2010) ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree'' 229 pages New York: Viking Adult (February 17, 2011) ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch'' 232 pages New York: Viking Adult (April 26, 2012) ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince'' 256 pages New York: Viking Adult (April 18, 2013) ; . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well'' 288 pages New York: Viking (April 17, 2014) . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity and the Summer King'' 240 pages New York: Viking (April 14, 2015) . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity and the Buried Treasure'' 231 pages New York: Viking (2016) . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse'' (2017) 240 pages New York: Viking (2017) . Featured recipe

# ''Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom'' (2018) 240 pages New York: Viking (2018) . Featured recipe

#''Aunt Dimity and the Heart of Gold'' (2019) 240 pages New York Viking (June 18, 2019) . #''Aunt Dimity and the Enchanted Cottage'' (2022) 256 pages New York Viking (May 3, 2022) . Also: ''Introducing Aunt Dimity, Paranormal Detective'' (2009, New York: Viking Press ), an omnibus edition reprinting the first two books in the series (''Aunt Dimity's Death'' and ''Aunt Dimity and the Duke'')

Other works

She has also contributed to one novel, titled along with thirteen other authors.

Bibliography

Footnotes

References

External links

''Aunt Dimity's World'', Nancy T. Atherton home page.
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