Aunt Dimity and the Buried Treasure {+ Giveaway}

It’s always exciting when a new installment is released in a long-running series so it’s with glee that I tell you bestselling author Nancy Atherton’s AUNT DIMITY AND THE BURIED TREASURE, the 21^st book in her cozy mystery series about the paranormal detective Aunt Dimity (Viking) goes on sale Tuesday, May 24.

Thanks to Emma and the wonderful folks at Viking/Penguin Books, I have a copy of this fun series to giveaway. Please see the end of the post for more details.

Atherton’s fans have been eagerly awaiting this next entry, in which a fascination with buried treasure spreads like wildfire through the village, while Lori Shepherd travels to London to uncover Aunt Dimity’s old flame. It’s a perfect summer read for fans of cozy mysteries.

Writing for BookPage about the last Aunt Dimity book, Aunt Dimity and the Summer King (now out in paperback from Penguin Books), Atherton said:

“When I wrote my first book, Aunt Dimity's Death, I didn’t think it had a snowball’s chance of being published. At the time, there was no known market for a nonviolent, non-vulgar novel that was sort of a mystery and sort of a love story, with a supernatural element, some gardening, a bit of military history, a pink flannel bunny and a recipe thrown in because, what the heck, why not? The plot couldn’t be summarized in a simple catchphrase, and the story didn’t fit neatly into an established genre. It was a very strange little book—a marketing nightmare! —and I was absolutely convinced that it would remain forever in a box on a shelf in my closet, unseen by any eyes but mine.”

Luckily for Aunt Dimity’s many fans, Atherton was quickly proven wrong—and her books continue to be bestsellers and mystery favorites.

ABOUT THE BOOK: 

AUNT DIMITY AND THE BURIED TREASURE gives fans a glimpse Aunt Dimity’s past. In this new adventure, a fascination with buried treasure spreads like wildfire through the village, while Lori Shepherd travels to London to uncover Aunt Dimity’s old flame. As Lori searches for answers, she discovers an unexpected link between the buried treasure in the village and the treasure buried in Aunt Dimity’s heart.

According to Publishers Weekly, “Atherton smoothly blends history, village life, and the otherworldly” for another charming addition to the Aunt Dimity series.

Author Nancy Atherton Photo by Greg Taylor

Nancy Atherton is the bestselling author of twenty other Aunt Dimity mysteries. The first book in the series, Aunt Dimity's Death, was voted “One of the Century's 100 Favorite Mysteries” by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.

She lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado. For more on Atherton and her writing, visit her website.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

Thanks to Emma and the wonderful folks at Viking/Penguin Books, I have a print copy of AUNT DIMITY AND THE BURIED TREASURE by Nancy Atherton to giveaway. The giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. only and will end at 12 a.m. (EST) on Tuesday, May 31.

To enter the giveaway, just click on the Rafflecopter widget below and follow the instructions. The widget may take a few seconds to load so please be patient. A winner will be selected by the Rafflecopter widget and I’ll send an email with the subject line “Thoughts in Progress Giveaway.” The winner will have 72 hours to reply to the email or another winner will be selected. PLEASE be sure to check your spam folder from time to time after the giveaway ends to make sure the notification email doesn’t end up there. If you win and you’ve already won the book somewhere else or you just decided for whatever reason you don’t want to win (which is fine), once again PLEASE let me know.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I enjoy helping to spread the word when a new release is coming out. Are you a fan of the Aunt Dimity series or is this your first introduction? Are do you just enjoy books that blends a variety of genres together?

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