Cover of Aunt Dimity's death

Aunt Dimity's death

the first two books in the beloved series

  • 1992 first published
  • 244 pages
  • 2 editions

Aunt Dimity's death is a 1992 ghost story novel by Nancy Atherton. The story is set in England and Cotswold, in 1992 +. It features Lori Shepherd and Female Detective. Readers will find themes of Aunt Dimity, inheritance and succession, women detectives and americans.

7 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.

At about 244 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • 1992 +

Characters

  • Lori Shepherd
  • Female Detective

Subjects

  • Aunt Dimity
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Women detectives
  • Americans
  • Ghost stories
  • Family
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Dimity, aunt
  • England
  • Traditional mystery & detective
  • Ghost
  • Cornwall, England : county
  • Women sleuths mystery & detective

Quick answers

Who wrote Aunt Dimity's death?

Aunt Dimity's death was written by Nancy Atherton and first published in 1992.

What genre is Aunt Dimity's death?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.

How long is Aunt Dimity's death?

The median edition has 244 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Aunt Dimity's death?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Christmas Carol, The Hollow Boy and The Power of Darkness.

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