When her twin boys come home with a tale of a vampire in the woods, Lori is skeptical. She shouldn't be; the sighting holds the clue to strange happenings in the area.
Lori Shepherd and her twin five-year-olds, Will and Rob, are back at home in England after their less-than-relaxing vacation in Colorado (as described in Aunt Dimity Goes West). The boys are starting school and that brings a whole new set of problems and anxieties. Not only is Lori worried that something will happen to them while they are away from her, but the school officials are upset with the stories the boys are telling the other students. What the teachers don't realize is that the stories are true (a fact to which readers of the Aunt Dimity series can attest).
A Vampire in their Midst
When the school calls telling Lori and her husband that the boys have been frightening the other children with tales of a vampire in the woods, she thinks that they have crossed the line from truth to fantasy. She shouldn't have been so skeptical, however. When she decides to check out their story, with the assistance of her friend, Kit Smith and her late (but not departed) Aunt Dimity, she finds evidence that their tale might just be true. Soon her quest leads them to find Leo, a vagabond that has returned to the area after a 40-year self-imposed exile and to Lizzie Black and her stories about the DuCarals of Aldercot Hall, a family that Lori has never met. Could there really be vampires in the neighborhood?
The DuCarals of Aldercot Hall
When Lori and Kit visit Aldercot Hall, they find a dark, dreary mansion that has evidently seen better days. The mistress of the hall is dressed in black and reticent about her family. Plus, there's a locked door to the attic and strange sounds coming from above.
Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter continues the series of cozy mystery novels featuring the likeable American living in Britain, Lori Shepherd and her family. That Dimity consults with Lori via a "magic" book is just whimsical enough to be fun without being ridiculous. Like the previous novels, Vampire Hunter is an enjoyable read, ideal for the Halloween season.
About Nancy Atherton
Nancy Atherton is the author of 14 Aunt Dimity mysteries, the first of which, Aunt Dimity's Death, was voted one of the century's top 100 favorite mysteries by the Independent Mystery Bookseller's association. Unlike her fictional counterpart, Ms. Atherton is American and lives in Colorado Springs.
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