Yay! Finally! This Aunt Dimity was pretty good!

Not much mystery in this one, but the story was believable so that's GOOD! In fact, the story line hit a little close to home with the truth that there's the family you're born into and the family you choose. I'm so thankful for my little village of chosen family!

Lori's irritating moments were limited in this story and the inconsistencies were few. I've got books 11-14 now to read through and then I'll have tackled all this library has to offer in the way of Aunt Dimity. Can I do it? Yes I can! ( )

Lori befriends a terminally ill woman called Lizzie. After Lizzie’s death, Lori discovers there was more to Lizzie than met the eye, and Lori finds herself on a quest to find Lizzie’s mysteriously absent brother.

This book is notable for the fact that the mystery does not involve a murder which is quite a refreshing change of pace.

It was an ok read—not terrible, but not particularly good either. I doubt I will read any more of the Aunt Dimity series. The Aunt Dimity ghost character seems superfluous. ( )

Lori Shepherd decides she needs an extra-curricular activity to her busy life of wife and mother to two busy five year-old twin boys. She becomes a volunteer at the Radcliffe Infirmary. Instead of assisting the staff, she creates a job of freelance visitor. Pushing a book-cart with a varied selection, she visits the patients. Her specialty is the ones who have no family or friends visiting them. She spends time listening and talking with them.

When she meets Elizabeth Beacham, something clicks and a friendship is born. Miss Beacham turns the tables and is more interested about hearing of Lori’s life than talking about her own. Lori is more than happy to talk about life with twin boys, a husband and life in a small village.

When Lori returns for a fifth visit, she finds Miss Beacham has passed away. She is also contacted by Miss Beacham’s solicitor regarding the estate.

Lori learns that Miss Beacham has a brother, but where he is or why he hasn’t come to visit is a puzzle. It turns out to be a part of a larger puzzle — one that Miss Beacham has asked Lori to solve.

A missing brother, a missing Hamish — whatever that is, an unexpectedly elegant estate and the story of Miss Beacham’s life — a life that is decidedly not what Lori expected.

Lori searches for the pieces and puts them together with help from Aunt Dimity and Dimity’s blue journal.

Another delightful, cozy read from the Aunt Dimity series. ( )

Lori Sheperd, mother of 5 yr old twins, wife of lawyer Bill, and owner of Aunt Dimity's English cottage, volunteers at the hospital. She takes books to patients, especially to patients who appear to have no one who cares. Such a patient was Miss Lizzie Beacham, a retired legal secretary. Lori enjoyed her visits with Miss Beacham. And one day, Lori arrived at the hospital to find that Miss Beacham had died an hour earlier. Lori finds herself in charge of finding Miss Beacham's brother Kenneth. Lori finds many surprises and meets the many people in Miss Beacham's life. A sweet little story of a quiet albeit mysterious life. ( )

Despite my misgivings about the stuffed animals, I have to say this was a delightful way to pass the time. What I like best about this series is that there's none of the silly plot devices that annoy me so much. No car chases, no damsel in distress. Just a nice, light mystery. ( )