Miss Dimple Disappears

A Mystery

Mignon F. Ballard

Minotaur Books

Download Image Mignon F. Ballard Miss Dimple Disappears
Buy it now

Available Formats

BookeBook

Meet Miss Dimple

It is 1942, and most of the men in the town of Elderberry, Georgia, have gone to war. One frosty morning just before Thanksgiving, young schoolmistress Charlie Carr and her fellow teachers are startled to find that the school custodian, Wilson “Christmas” Malone, has neglected to stoke the furnace or empty the wastebaskets—and then is found dead in a broom closet, the apparent victim of a heart attack. But when Miss Dimple Kilpatrick, who is as dependable as gravity and has taught Elderberry first graders—including Charlie—for nearly forty years, disappears the following day, town residents are shaken down to their worn, rationed shoes. Knowing that Miss Dimple would never willingly abandon her students, Charlie and her friend Annie begin sleuthing—and uncover danger surprisingly close to home.

Connect with the Author

Mignon F. Ballard

Official Sites

Related Links

Sign Up for
Author Updates

Macmillan Newsletter

Sign up to receive information about new books, author events, and special offers.

Sign up now

Reviews

Praise for Miss Dimple Disappears

“Ballard’s series launch offers plenty of wonderful nostalgia and the heartbreak that only war can bring.” –Library Journal

 “Ballard writes with great warmth and sassy humor.” –Publishers Weekly

 “The details of small-town life are completely engaging. Genre veteran Ballard fills her story with wonderful characters and warm humor.” –Booklist

Reviews from Goodreads

Back

About the Author

Mignon F. Ballard

MIGNON F. BALLARD, who grew up in a small town in Georgia, is the author of seven mysteries featuring angelic sleuth Augusta Goodnight, and The War in Sallie’s Station, a novel set in rural Georgia during World War II. She lives in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Visit her on the Web at www.mignonballard.com.

Mignon F. Ballard

© Richard Johnson
Mignon F. Ballard

Official Sites

Related Links

Back

Community

Criminalelement.com

Latest Blog Posts

5/28/2012 8:15:00 PM
In Pursuit of Spenser: Love Him, Like This Facebook Sweepstakes!
5/28/2012 1:00:00 PM
False Negative: New Excerpt
5/28/2012 10:30:00 AM
Fresh Meat: Return of the Swallows by Aileen Baron
More Blog Posts
 

Latest on Facebook

Latest on Twitter

Back

Buy the Book

Available Formats and Book Details

Miss Dimple Disappears
A Mystery
Mignon F. Ballard

Trade Paperback

Trade Paperback
St. Martin's Press
Minotaur Books
September 2011
Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780312626822
ISBN10: 0312626827
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 272 pages
$14.99
Buy

Hardcover

Learn more about this edition
Hardcover
St. Martin's Press
Minotaur Books
November 2010
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780312614744
ISBN10: 0312614748
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 272 pages
$24.99
Buy

e-Book Agency

Learn more about this edition
e-Book Agency
St. Martin's Press
Minotaur Books
November 2010
e-Book Agency
ISBN: 9781429947374
ISBN10: 1429947373
272 pages
$9.99
Back

From The Publisher

Minotaur Books

Latest on Facebook

Latest on Twitter

Back

{ About }

{ Services }

{ Store }

{ Publishers }

Education

Children's

© 2011 Macmillan