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Mignon F. Ballard

Review: Miss Dimple and the Slightly Bewildered Angel by Mignon F. Ballard

By Angie Barry

August 1, 2016

In Miss Dimple and the Slightly Bewildered Angel by Mignon F. Ballard—the 5th in the Miss Dimple mysteries—guardian angel Augusta Goodnight, an earlier series character, suddenly finds herself assigned to Phoebe Chadwick's rooming house in the small Georgia town of Elderberry. (Available August 2, 2016). …Bob Robert gripped his hands to keep them from shaking.…

Miss Dimple and the Slightly Bewildered Angel

Miss Dimple and the Slightly Bewildered Angel: New Excerpt

By Mignon F. Ballard

July 30, 2016

In Miss Dimple and the Slightly Bewildered Angel by Mignon F. Ballard—the 5th in the Miss Dimple mysteries—guardian angel Augusta Goodnight, an earlier series character, suddenly finds herself assigned to Phoebe Chadwick's rooming house in the small Georgia town of Elderberry. (Available August 2, 2016). October, 1944. It has been a challenging season for Elderberry's…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: August, 2016

By Crime HQ

July 15, 2016

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, it was nothing but fireworks with July's releases; this month, beat the heat with August's cool reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to read next!…

History as Mystery: Part I

By Jeannette de Beauvoir

February 10, 2016

What’s so great about the past? It’s true that historical mysteries are rarely the most popular crime fiction sub-genre, but I’m a dreamer—I’d like to change all that. There are amazing mysteries to be plumbed; stories already pre-assembled and ready to be told. When you read a historical mystery, you’re not just looking into the…

Miss Dimple Picks a Peck of Trouble by Mignon F. Ballard, a WWII-era traditional mystery

Fresh Meat: Miss Dimple Picks a Peck of Trouble by Mignon F. Ballard

By Terrie Farley Moran

February 4, 2014

Miss Dimple Picks a Peck of Trouble by Mignon F. Ballard is the fourth mystery featuring a first-grade teacher in small-town Georgia in 1944, who'll marshal other faculty members to find the killer of a missing teen girl (available February 4th, 2014). The Depression and World War II stand out as two back-to-back periods of…

Fresh Meat: Miss Dimple Suspects by Mignon F. Ballard

By Terrie Farley Moran

January 21, 2013

Miss Dimple Suspects by Mignon F. Ballard is the third book in the traditional mystery series set in Georgia during World War II (available January 22, 2013). Author Mignon F. Ballard has written nearly twenty books, including a number of stand-alones, seven books in the highly entertaining Augusta Goodnight series and, to my great joy,…

Perfect china for the cozy lover

What is a Cozy Mystery? A “Traditional” Mystery?

By Terrie Farley Moran

January 5, 2012

If you, loyal mystery fan, are weary of reading books dripping with blood and gore, stuffed with violence and vulgarity, cozy novels are likely to be your cup of tea. Can’t you picture yourself snuggled by the fire, an afghan tossed casually across your lap? Perhaps a kitten nestles across the top of the chair…

Fresh Meat: Mignon F. Ballard’s Miss Dimple Rallies to the Cause

By Terrie Farley Moran

November 7, 2011

Mignon F. Ballard has long entertained readers with her cozy mysteries featuring Augusta Goodnight, a temporary guardian angel. Last year, in the highly acclaimed cozy, Miss Dimple Disappears, Ballard introduced us to another affable series character, Miss Dimple Kilpatrick, a no-nonsense first grade teacher in a small southern town during World War Two. In Miss…

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