The gentle spirit’s sixteenth adventure is a New York Times bestseller and as “cozy and charming as a cup of Earl Grey” (Bookpage.com). And watch out for Nancy Atherton’s latest, Aunt Dimity and the Widow’s Curse, coming in May 2017 from Viking! After a dizzying time Down Under, Lori Shepherd returns to Finch and finds that her wealthy father-in-law, William Willis, Sr., has just purchased a … William Willis, Sr., has just purchased a splendid ten-acre estate nearby. While William fends off local ladies intent on romance, Lori oversees the painstaking restoration of a peculiar painting found during renovations. It’s nothing Lori can’t handle-until moving furniture, strange sounds, and the theft of the painting prompt her to call on Aunt Dimity for help uncovering the estate’s shadowy past.
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