Part of Aunt Dimity Mystery, book 21
First published 2016
Lori Shepherd climbs into her cottage attic near the English village of Finch and discovers a gold and garnet bracelet that once belonged to Aunt Dimity. The jewelry stirs painful memories for Aunt Dimity of a failed romance in postwar London. She asks Lori to complete a task she never could: return the bracelet to her former suitor. Lori sets off through London to close this chapter of Aunt Dimity's past. Back in Finch, new residents arrive with metal detectors, sparking a village-wide treasure hunting craze. The villagers dig up mostly garbage and embarrassing artifacts until someone uncovers a trinket that might connect to Aunt Dimity's bracelet. Questions multiply as Lori investigates. Could the bracelet be stolen national treasure? Was Aunt Dimity's suitor actually a thief? How can Lori tell Aunt Dimity such devastating news? Her search for answers reveals an unexpected connection between the village's buried treasure and the memories buried in Aunt Dimity's heart.
Genres: fiction, mystery, contemporary, cozy-mystery
Vibes: cozy, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: England, Finch, London
Period: Postwar, 20th-Century
231 pages · Hardcover · Viking