Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #10)

the Next Page-turning Installment In The Phantom-detective Mystery Series That Has Won The Hearts Of Cozy Mystery Fans Everywhere feeling A Touch World-weary, Lori Shepherd Decides To Become A Volunteer At The Radcliffe Infirmary, Where She Can Spread A Little Good Cheer. There She Meets Elizabeth Beacham, A Kind, Retired Legal Secretary With No Family, Except A Brother Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared. But After Only A Few Visits, Miss Beacham Suddenly Passes Away, Leaving Lori To Tie Up The Loose Ends Of Her Late Friend's Life. Lori Soon Discovers That Hidden Among Miss Beacham's Belongings Are Clues That Lori Believes Her Friend Left For Her To Discover. Armed With The Generous Help Of A Handsome Neighbor And, As Always, Aunt Dimity's Supernatural Skills, Lori Begins To Unearth Miss Beacham's Secrets And, Ultimately, The Surprising Truth About Her Next Of Kin. “atherton's Series Is For Those Who Like The Puzzle Of A Mystery Minus The Corpses. . . . Put On The Teakettle And Enjoy.” — rocky Mountain News “a Charming Mystery, Filled With Warmth And Affection.” — deadly Pleasures publishers Weekly in Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity And The Next Of Kin, The 10th Entry In Her Warm British Cozy Series Featuring U.s. Ex-pat Lori Shepard And Her Ghostly Aunt (after 2004's Aunt Dimity: Snowbound), Lori's Fondness For Elizabeth Beacham, A Retired Legal Secretary Whom She Meets While Volunteering At Oxford's Renowned Radcliffe Infirmary, Leads The Amateur Sleuth On A Quest, After Her New Friend's Sudden Death, To Find The Woman's Lost Brother. From The Maze Of Oxford Streets To Miss Beacham's Elegant Flat, Where The Reader Can Almost Smell The Aroma Of Her Special Raisin Bread (recipe Included), Atherton Creates A World In Which We Would All Like To Live. Agents, Meg Ruley And Annalise Robey At The Jane Rotrosen Agency. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. Lori Shepherd, feeling a touch world-weary, decides to become a volunteer at the Radcliffe Infirmary, where she can spread a little good cheer in the community. There she meets Elizabeth Beacham, a kind, retired legal secretary with no family except a brother who has mysteriously disappeared. Lori is saddened when Miss Beacham passes away suddenly after only a few visits. But when she receives an envelope containing a set of keys and a letter Miss Beacham wrote to her just a few days before her death, it becomes clear that there was much more to the gentle invalid than met the eye. Notices start arriving around the village of the large bequests made before her death. And Lori finds that Miss Beacham's flat is filled with priceless antiques--an inheritance too precious to remain unclaimed. Armed with a few clues and Aunt Dimity's help, Lori begins to unearth Miss Beacham's secrets and, ultimately, the surprising truth about her next-of-kin Hidden among her belongings are clues that Lori feels certain Miss Beacham wished to be discovered after her death. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse , coming in May 2017 from Viking! Feeling a touch world-weary, Lori Shepherd decides to become a volunteer at the Radcliffe Infirmary, where she meets Elizabeth Beacham, a kind, retired legal secretary. But after only one visit, Miss Beacham passes away, leaving behind no family except a brother who has mysteriously disappeared. Armed with the generous help of a handsome neighbor and, as always, Aunt Dimity's supernatural skills, Lori begins to unearth Miss Beacham's secrets--including the surprising truth about her next of kin. Full of delightfully surprising twists and turns, Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin is another page-turning installment in the mystery series that has won the hearts of cozy mystery fans everywhere. Hidden among her belongings are clues that Lori feels certain Miss Beacham wished to be discovered after her death. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom, coming in July 2018 from Viking!Feeling a touch world-weary, Lori Shepherd decides to become a volunteer at the Radcliffe Infirmary, where she meets Elizabeth Beacham, a kind, retired legal secretary. But after only one visit, Miss Beacham passes away, leaving behind no family except a brother who has mysteriously disappeared. Armed with the generous help of a handsome neighbor and, as always, Aunt Dimity's supernatural skills, Lori begins to unearth Miss Beacham's secrets--including the surprising truth about her next of kin. Full of delightfully surprising twists and turns, Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin is another page-turning installment in the mystery series that has won the hearts of cozy mystery fans everywhere.