Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton (1993, Paperback, Reprint)

In the story, Lori and Bill's efforts to discover the secret behind Aunt Dimity's spirit staying behind was well worth their quest. As a child Lori's mom would make up "Aunt Dimity" stories for her and Bill visited an "Aunt Dimity" in England when he was smaller and she told him stories about one day meeting a girl named Lori. It began like a Cinderella story, a few years after Lori's mom died and she was broke with little to get by on. She received a strange letter asking that she meet with this lawyer. No reason was given. It plays out like a fairy tale after that. Bill and his dad are the wealthy lawyers that have been taking care of Aunt Dimity's estate after her death. Aunt Dimity was Lori's mom's best friend during WWII. Lori's mom was stationed in London and met Dimity and their friendship lasted through her coming home to America, but she never told Lori that Dimity was real....but the crazy stories about Dimity's adventures were very real. The whole story was similar to a treasure hunt with the beautiful English background as the setting. I guess stories like this prove that love can conquer all. Very charming, a real delight! I could hardly put the book down!