Aunt Dimity and the Buried Treasure (Aunt Dimity Mystery)

Two seemingly unrelated stories in Lori Shepherd's life converge into a charming, subtly humorous call to our better styles. The whole Village and it's unique characters learn metal detectoring from a new resident. This is looking for buried treasure with a metal detector. Lori finds an old treasure of Aunt Dimity's and is sent on a detecting mission of her own.

I read this in one sitting. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I've been reading the Aunt Dimity books many years. They are told from the view point of Lori Shepherd, an American woman who resides with her husband and children in a quaint cottage in Finch. Finch is a quaint village in the remote English countryside. These books are not the usual mystery genre but center on the lives and secrets of the inhabitants of Finch. Aunt Dimity left the cottage to Lori when she died. They have a unique way of communicating from the beyond. This is one of the best in the series.

Read it straight through! Couldn't put it down. I read the first two books of this series 20 years ago. Stumbled on Aunt Dimity & the Buried Treasure, at the Library, as a new large print book. Took it home and suspended my life for the next 24 hours. English Village Cozy Mystery with tragic WWII love story, rejected and misunderstood new relationship, memories galore, and a regret that needs to be explained and made right.. A touch of the supernatural, and the merriment that a metal detector can bring to an English Country Village. Great characters and all too human reactions to a new couple moving into their world. Loved the early story of an unhappy war weary Aunt Dimity, and how her new friend turned her life around by sending her on adventures to the library, museum and musical events. Life changing advice for everyone that needs to expose themselves to new places, ideas and people and take their minds off what is causing them to feel bad. Add to that helping someone less fortunate, and you have the perfect recipe for a happier life. How can you not love a story that is family centered, filled with hope, love, kindness and mystery? A word of warning. If you are responsible for feeding others, it may be a good idea to fill your crockpot and plug it in before you pick up the book and start reading.

Sometimes, all one needs is an adorably-written lighthearted mystery that sweeps you away to a tiny English village where everyone gets into everyone else's business.

I was introduced to this series at book #20, Aunt Dimity and the Summer King, and instantly fell in love. Reading this second novel in the series (which is book #21) allows me to feel as if I'm a member of this small cluster of people with all their unique quirkiness. Added to this community are newcomers James and Felicity Hobson. Their arrival to Finch has the regulars in a tizzy. Before they even know who the Hobsons are and what they do, the people of Finch are determined that there's an issue that needs to be taken care of IMMEDIATELY.

Enter Lori and her adorable baby, Bess, and she easily has a way to enter the Hobson's residence to find out who they are and what they're up to. What Lori doesn't expect is how one simple, friendly visit turns into an even bigger mystery involving her Aunt Dimity, a possibly stolen artifact, and unrequited love.

As I already mentioned, I love this series. It's lighthearted, the mysteries aren't scary, and everything usually works out well for everyone in the end. If you want a feel-good book to help you escape your life for a while, then this series is just for you and I highly recommend it.

*A physical copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Very thin. The main storyline -- the "mystery" -- involves little more than Aunt Dimity asking Lori to find a person with nothing more to go on except that he frequented a tea shop in Bloomsbury more than 60 years ago. Lori goes to London to the place where the tea shop used to be, asks a few questions, waits for some regulars to show up, and a few days later, voila! She finds her man. Not much to hang a book on. Would have made a better short story.

The rest is fluff and filler. The storyline of the newcomers to the village is a non-starter. I am perplexed as to why Lori doesn't know the name of a "metal detector," and how unfamiliar she is with it. (Are we really expected to believe that the entire village would show up for a demonstration of how one works?)

Most of the rest of it is filled with mind-numbingly dull bits of information about metal detecting, the years immediately after WWII, Anglo-Saxon history, the baby's diaper again (surely Lori would have referred to them as 'nappies,' not 'diapers' as she has lived in England over 10 years, and all her children born there. She calls a 'buggy' a 'pram,' right?), and how enchanted the entire village continues to be with a baby who spends her days being picked up and passed around whenever Lori encounters a group of people.

Lori, frankly, has grown into a dull thing . . . a bit of a ninny actually. I'm surprised her dashingly handsome, well-educated, career-oriented husband hadn't cut strings fled years ago.

I re-read earlier works in the series now and then, and continue to find them as enchanting and captivating as ever.

This installment of a once-beloved series, however, is dry as toast. Very little to recommend it except perhaps to pass the time in a doctor's waiting room ... unless the magazines are miraculously up to date, whereby you might want to opt for the magazines.

My library surprised me with notification that an e-copy was available. I enjoyed a visit with Aunt Dimity and Lori, her family and the Village of Finch. Newcomers bring a metal detector to the village. It is now a major topic and activity of the village. Lori discovers a bracelet hidden behind a chest in the attic while searching for an item. Lori is startled by Aunt Dimity's response to the I formation. Aunt Dimity tells Lori of an individual she believes she hurt shortly after World War Two. She asked Lori to find the man and let him know that he helped her recover her life after the war. The twists and turns the story takes will relax you. The ending is pleasing. I highly recommend this book.

I borrowed an audio version from our library. The latest episode in this delightful series has precious insights into personal sacrifice during war. A new neighbor with a metal detector opens the door to sweet story lines weaving the past into the present. This is one of my favorite installments and can stand alone because the character descriptions are so good. Most of the story takes place outside of the village so it's not difficult to slip into the gentle rhythm of this plot. I do wish the author would cease the petulant outbursts of the main character. It's childish, unnecessary to the story, and unbecoming to the character.

A buried treasure, unrequited love, and a small English village create another lovely story for Aunt Dimity and Lori. The adventure begins with new neighbors moving into the village and a broken blender. Yes, a broken blender leads you to the buried treasure and Lori to London to solve yet another mystery for Aunt Dimity. The characters, as always are honest, caring, and charming.

“Aunt Dimity’s Christmas” and this book are my favorites in this series because they both emphasize the loving family ties, a well-connected community, endearing friends, and what happens to heroic people who serve their countries after they come back home. It is a feel-good and heartwarming story in which Lori tries to find one of Aunty Dimity’s friends from her youth and ends up making a lot of friends. Five stars all around.

Another enjoyable book about Aunt Dimity. Lori finds a bracelet behind an old trunk in the attic and writes to Aunt Dimity to find out about it. Turns out to be the bracelet of an old friend and Aunt Dimity want Lori to find him, even though she doesn't know his real name. With trying to find the friend and keep the village happy after a newcomer brings a metal detector into town, Lori is busy.

I really enjoy the Aunt Dimity stories, but I just can't warm to Lori. She is SO self–righteous and knows that she knows it all. But she is more than ready to assume the worst of everyone else. I plain don't like her. Yet I continue to get the books from the library. I do like the gentle mysteries, and particularly ones where there is a search through the past for the solution.

I've read nearly the entire Aunt Dimity series and love them all for being interesting without being grotesque. I can't help but love the characters, the settings and the simple but clever plots. If you love a good cozy without guts and gore, give them a try. This one's a peach.

I've been reading the Aunt Dimity books many years. They are told from the view point of Lori Shepherd, an American woman who resides with her husband and children in a quaint cottage in Finch. Finch is a quaint village in the remote English countryside. These books are not the usual mystery genre but center on the lives and secrets of the inhabitants of Finch. Aunt Dimity left the cottage to Lori when she died. They have a unique way of communicating from the beyond. This is one of the best in the series.

Ms. Atherton is a fine story teller. This new novel of the series is delightfully light hearted, and a joy you read.
Lori and village get new neighbors and havoc ensues in the village, combine this with a London adventure for Lori who is helping dimnity first ding a lost part of her history you have a lovely read.