Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin Review

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(More customer reviews)Why five stars? Because Nancy Atherton promises a light-hearted romp -- what I call airplane reading, something to take our minds off where we are and what we're supposed to be doing.We don't ask a lot of those books: just smooth writing, comfortable setting, likeable characters and enough interest to keep the pages turning.
And that's exactly what Atherton serves up here. Visiting a nursing home, Lori befriends Ms. Beacham, legal secretary who dies almost immediately. Lori learns that this unassuming woman has left legacies to all sorts of people, including herself. And she agrees to take on a quest for Ms. Beacham's next of kin.
Atherton breaks a number of mystery conventions with this book, leaving us with plot that's gentle even by cozy standards. Even MC Beaton wreaks more havoc in her country villages! A novice writer probably wouldn't be allowed these lapses. Still, Atherton plays fair with the readers, and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting the characters.
As a newcomer to the Aunt Dimity series, I plan to go back and read more. After all sometimes we don't want a meaty tome: we're satisfied with an airy, exquisitely baked puff pastry.

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