bOn the heels of two bestsellers, everyone's favorite paranormal detective embarks on her eighteenth cozy adventure. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, ibAunt Dimity and the Widow's Cursebi, coming in May 2017 from Viking bbrpIt's a cold, dreary February in the sleepy village of Finch and Lori Shepherd has two stir-crazy kids on her hands. So she leaps at the chance to visit Skeaping Manor, a bizarre Jacobean-house-turned-museum. There she meets Daisy Pickering, a sweet, but strange little girl from a poor family who spins a wild tale about the Russian aristocrats who once owned the priceless silver pieces on display. A few days later, Daisy's shabby pink parka turns up at Lori's thrift shop--with a silver sleigh figurine in the pocket. Lori tries to track down the Pickering family, only to find that they've disappeared without a trace.ppA delightful whodunit stretching back to the Russian Revolution, iAunt Dimity and the Lost Princei will beguile new and longtime fans. p p