Miss Dimple Suspects, Mignon F. Ballard
Miss Dimple Suspects, Mignon F. Ballard
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Miss Dimple Suspects

Author: Mignon F. Ballard

Narrator: Pam Ward

Unabridged: 7 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/29/2013


Synopsis

With the country in the midst of World War II, you can be sure that the small town of Elderberry, Georgia, will pull together to find a missing child. And you can be equally certain that first-grade teacher Miss Dimple Kilpatrick will be in the rescue party - especially since Peggy Ashcroft is one of her students. Miss Dimple carves out a search path all her own and, once again, the sharp-as-a-tack teacher is right on point. She finds Peggy in the woods, but the child is too sick to walk and it's too difficult for Miss Dimple to navigate the uneven terrain in the dark. Luckily, she comes upon the home of an elderly artist, Mae Martha, and her young companion, Suzy, who help ensure that Peggy returns home safe and sound. A few days later, however, Miss Dimple receives a frantic call from Suzy: Mae Martha has been murdered and Suzy is considered the most likely suspect because her family is Japanese. Miss Dimple and her fellow teachers, Annie and Charlie, don't buy it and set out to prove Suzy's innocence, only

About Mignon F. Ballard

Mignon F. Ballard grew up in a small town in Georgia. She is the author of Miss Dimple Disappears and Miss Dimple Rallies to the Cause, along with seven mysteries featuring angelic sleuth Augusta Goodnight, and The War in Sallie's Station, a novel about growing up in rural Georgia during World War II. She lives in Fort Mill, South Carolina, with her husband, Gene.


Reviews

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on November 26, 2016

Christmas is coming and everyone is looking forward to the season. When little Peggy Ashcroft goes missing, it puts a damper on the festivities and sets into motion a mystery that Miss Dimple has to solve. Newly adopted Peggy ran off after her cat and while everyone believes Peggy returned to the si......more

Goodreads review by Ruth on December 07, 2019

I like the pluckiness & bravado of the characters in this cozy WWII novel.......more

Goodreads review by Karen on February 04, 2013

Miss Dimple and her friends are back to their detecting in the World War II town of Elderberry, GA. With almost all of the men gone, it's up to the school teachers to help out the county's sheriff. In this adventure, a new resident to the area, artist Mae Martha Hawthorne is murdered. Suspicion imme......more

Goodreads review by Sallee on September 15, 2015

This is definitely a Southern cozy, laid back and slowly paced taking place during WWII. A teacher, Miss Dimple and her friends find themselves involved in several murders after Miss Dimple takes refuge with a lost child in the cabin of an artist. As the story moves along we take part in the era in......more

Goodreads review by Gretchen on January 04, 2021

A generous bookstore owner gave me this new book on New Year's Day. Historical fiction and mysteries are genres I enjoy so was prepare to find this an easy, charming, and informative read. What I didn't realize was that it was the third book in a series and that put me at a disadvantage. It seemed t......more