A rose covered Cotswold cottage set in a tiny village that has hardly been touched by time. What could be cosier? That's what Mrs. Amelia Thistle thinks, at least until her stalkers show up in Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch (#203). (See my posts of 7/27/11 and 5/22/11 for other entries in the Aunt Dimity, The Paranormal Detective series.)
The main sport in Finch is gossip, but it's not her new neighbors that have Mrs. Thistle worried; she also happens to be the renowned botanical artist Mae Bowen with an unwanted cult following. And Mrs. Thistle has arrived in the village with a very specific mission to accomplish. Her quest eventually involves just about everyone else in Finch, including Aunt Dimity who weighs in on the progress of their search with her own opinions in Lori Shepherd's notebook. A surprising twist leads to a satisfying conclusion with Mrs. Thistle nicely settled into Finch's cast of permanent characters.
A mystery, to be sure, but with no bodies, make this sweet series a delight to read, and the characters, especially the deceased Aunt Dimity who only appears as entries in a mysterious notebook which fade away as soon as Lori Shepherd, daughter of her best friend, has read them, fun to re-visit. A perfect way to while away an afternoon by the pool with a tall iced tea at hand.
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