Miss Dimple Suspects (Miss Dimple Mysteries) - Hardcover

Ballard, Mignon Franklin

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356 ratings by Goodreads

9781250009678: Miss Dimple Suspects (Miss Dimple Mysteries)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1250009677 ISBN 13: 9781250009678

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2013

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Miss Dimple Suspects With the country in the midst of World War II, the small town of Elderberry pulls together to find a missing child. First-grade teacher, Miss Dimple Kilpatrick, is in the search party--especially since the missing child 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. Full description

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Review:

"A cozy should make you feel good, and this one does. Characters who are good friends, a strong sense of community and a satisfying outcome make this a winner." --"RT Book Reviews

""Ballard complicates the generally heartwarming tone of her gently nostalgic mysteries by dramatizing a shameful episode in the country's history." --"Kirkus Reviews

""Mignon Ballard has woven a story...with both charming and menacing characters." --"New York Review of Books"

"The wartime setting will appeal to a wide range of readers [with] strong female characters of all ages." --"Booklist

""Engaging." --"Library Journal"

A cozy should make you feel good, and this one does. Characters who are good friends, a strong sense of community and a satisfying outcome make this a winner. "RT Book Reviews"

Ballard complicates the generally heartwarming tone of her gently nostalgic mysteries by dramatizing a shameful episode in the country's history. "Kirkus Reviews"

Mignon Ballard has woven a story...with both charming and menacing characters. "New York Review of Books"

The wartime setting will appeal to a wide range of readers [with] strong female characters of all ages. "Booklist"

Engaging. "Library Journal""

A cozy should make you feel good, and this one does. Characters who are good friends, a strong sense of community and a satisfying outcome make this a winner. RT Book Reviews

Ballard complicates the generally heartwarming tone of her gently nostalgic mysteries by dramatizing a shameful episode in the country's history. Kirkus Reviews

Mignon Ballard has woven a story...with both charming and menacing characters. New York Review of Books

The wartime setting will appeal to a wide range of readers [with] strong female characters of all ages. Booklist

Engaging. Library Journal

"A cozy should make you feel good, and this one does. Characters who are good friends, a strong sense of community and a satisfying outcome make this a winner." --RT Book Reviews

"Ballard complicates the generally heartwarming tone of her gently nostalgic mysteries by dramatizing a shameful episode in the country's history." --Kirkus Reviews

"Mignon Ballard has woven a story...with both charming and menacing characters." --New York Review of Books

"The wartime setting will appeal to a wide range of readers [with] strong female characters of all ages." --Booklist

"Engaging." --Library Journal

-A cozy should make you feel good, and this one does. Characters who are good friends, a strong sense of community and a satisfying outcome make this a winner.- --RT Book Reviews

-Ballard complicates the generally heartwarming tone of her gently nostalgic mysteries by dramatizing a shameful episode in the country's history.- --Kirkus Reviews

-Mignon Ballard has woven a story...with both charming and menacing characters.- --New York Review of Books

-The wartime setting will appeal to a wide range of readers [with] strong female characters of all ages.- --Booklist

-Engaging.- --Library Journal

About the Author:

MIGNON F. BALLARD grew up in a small town in Georgia and received a degree in journalism from the University of Georgia. She is the author ofMiss Dimple Rallies to the Cause and Miss Dimple Disappears, along with seven mysteries featuring angelic sleuth Augusta Goodnight, andThe War in Sallie's Station, a novel about growing up in rural Georgia during World War II. She lives in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

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