The series follows the adventures of American Lori Shepherd and her growing family as she resolves mysteries with the help of her deceased benefactor, Aunt Dimity, who communicates with her from the spirit world by means of a blue leather-bound writing journal. The primary setting is the fictitious village of Finch in the Cotswolds of England and includes most of the population in supporting roles, but several books are set in other locales in the United Kingdom or abroad.
Each book contains a recipe for a bread or pastry which is integral to the story.[2]
Listed in chronological order (except for Aunt Dimity and the Duke, which serves as a series prequel) and by Series No. of Publication:[3][4]
Aunt Dimity and the Heart of Gold (2019) 240 pages New York Viking (June 18, 2019) ISBN978-0525522683.
Aunt Dimity and the Enchanted Cottage (2022) 256 pages New York Viking (May 3, 2022) ISBN978-0593295779.
Also: Introducing Aunt Dimity, Paranormal Detective (2009, New York: Viking Press ISBN978-0-14-311606-6), an omnibus edition reprinting the first two books in the series (Aunt Dimity's Death and Aunt Dimity and the Duke)[5]
Other works
She has also contributed to one novel, titled Naked came the farmer: a round-robin rural romance and murder mystery (Paperback). Elmwood, Illinois: Mayfly Productions. 1998. ISBN9780962461378. along with thirteen other authors.[6]