Aunt Dimity's Death

By: Nancy Atherton

Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden

Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Down-on-her-luck Lori learns she's about to inherit a sizable estate - if she can discover the secret hidden in a treasure trove of letters in Dimity's English country cottage. What begins as a fairy tale becomes a mystery - and a ghost story - in an improbably cozy setting, as Aunt Dimity's indominable spirit leads Lori on an otherworldly quest to discover how, in this life, true love can conquer all.

©1992 Nancy T. Atherton (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

A good story spoiled by a poor performance.

I love this story. It's a "cozy" -- a mystery without murder, without violence, and with a cast of likable characters. I was so excited to see it on Audible. And so sad that I have to grit my teeth to listen to it. To be fair, it's a challange for the narrator -- the accents range from American Midwest, to an elderly Boston brahmah, to English uppercrust, to English cockney -- you get the idea. But Terri Clark Linden does a terrible job. Almost any British actress would do a better job. Please get someone else to record this!!

Love Love Love Aunt Dimity and all the characters!

If you could sum up Aunt Dimity's Death in three words, what would they be?

Endearing, sweet and quirky!

What did you like best about this story?

The story of Lori Shepherd, her mother's friendship with Dimity Westwood and Bill and the Harris' is just unforgettable. I can't wait to catch up with all the stories.

Have you listened to any of Teri Clark Linden’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but I really like her narration.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

No special moment other than every minute!

Any additional comments?

I've been a fan of Nancy Atherton's Aunt Demity books for years and had been introduced to the series via the 1st two books which I got from the library. I just found an email I had written her in 2010 pleading for Audible books. She replied that "apparently, they didn't sell well enough to inspire Recorded Books to make more recordings." I also implored Audible to record them and YEA -- they have. Thank you, Thank you!

Narration Makes a Delightful Story Tedious

I love the Aunt Dimity stories--so much that I decided to get the Audible versions even though I've already read them.

If I'd never read the books, there's no way I'd like them after listening to this narrator. She seems obsessed with enunciation. She makes slang sound ridiculous, Her accented characters (Scots, Bostonians, British) sound awful.

I am planning on buying the next book in the series...but if the narration hasn't improved, I'll return it.

Book is aweso.e..first in series

I love this book, have read many times.. Reader good voices but has odd pace.

nice story

The story was a nice little story. I’d like to read more in the series but the narrator almost stopped me finishing this one. I could not bear the exaggerated annunciation, nor the accents, especially poor old Andrew - oh my gosh !
Anyway, I’ll read more myself, or perhaps listen if read by someone else.
Audible- why do you feel the need to have different voices and accents? Just a book being read normally would be great.

Fluffy G-rated romance

Lots of willing suspension of disbelief required, which I don't mind in my light reading. I did really like the characters. However, the reader was not, for me, easy to listen to. You might want to listen to a sample first.

Excellent book

The voice actor is amazing at accents, but talks in an overenunciated, robotic tone. Regardless, the story is good enough to overlook her voice.

Narration "fixed"

What did you love best about Aunt Dimity's Death?
The story is delightfully different and fun.

What about Teri Clark Linden’s performance did you like?
I too found she was speaking very slowly and I was annoyed as I so wanted to like this story. So, I experimented and changed the narration speed to 1.25X. Voila! That was it,
I now know the secret and am happily await more in this series, by this same narrator.

So Glad Audible is providing Aunt Dimity!

I had listened to Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity's first story years ago and always remembered how charming it was. So many years had gone by that I decided to listen to the first one again. It was as I remembered. Delightful! I have listened to the second book and it is equally enjoyable. These books are of a certain ilk, that if you don't listen well into the first one and understand the premise, you won't enjoy it or the next one. They are perhaps only for the kind of person who is looking for a charming book with funny moments. an enjoyable light mystery, and little or no violence. I have thoroughly enjoyed the first two books and am looking forward to more, Thanks Audible for the new format for coming soon books.

Love the book, hate the audio book

I have come to enjoy listening to my favorite books on Audible but cannot get past the stilted performance and Siri-esque diction in the Aunt Dimity audio books. sorry, but I will not be purchasing any more in the series.