Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree (#72) is the perfect way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon on the beach or in a hammock. It's hard to believe that this is the sixteenth book in this delightful English cozy Aunt Dimity series by Nancy Atherton.
There have been some changes lately in the tiny Cotswold village of Finch. Chief among them is the purchase of the run-down estate Fairworth House by Lori Sheperd's wealthy widowed father-in-law and doting grandfather to her twin sons. The neighborhood is all agog to see what Willis, Sr. has done with the place and Lori is keeping her fingers crossed that he will soon find a suitable live-in couple to take care of the place.
During the restoration, some antique items are found hidden away in the stable. A blackened painting is stolen from the art restorer's studio and the other objects and the furniture keep re-arranging themselves at night. What could be going on, and are the new seemingly perfect employees involved? Not to mention that Lori is aiding her father-in-law in pulling off the largest deception in Finch's history (all for a good cause, of course!). Lori is kept busy as usual covering their tracks and trying to solve the mysterious goings-on at Fairworth House, all with the supernatural help of Aunt Dimity.
Not a lot of heavy lifting involved, but a very pleasant way to spend an afternoon indeed.
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