Miss Dimple Picks a Peck of Trouble, Mignon F. Ballard
Miss Dimple Picks a Peck of Trouble, Mignon F. Ballard
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Miss Dimple Picks a Peck of Trouble

Author: Mignon F. Ballard

Narrator: Pam Ward

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/04/2014

Synopsis

It's the summer of 1944 and the world seems mired in a war that will never end. Even with a war on, the peaches are ripe for picking. As veteran teacher Miss Dimple Kilpatrick and her colleagues work in the orchard, they hear frantic calls for help. An eighteen-year-old girl, Prentice, has been missing - and is later found murdered. Miss Dimple and her fellow teachers-turned-sleuths are determined to find the killer. Although Prentice had recently broken up with her boyfriend, the most obvious suspect isn't always the right one: Prentice may have been keeping some secrets; and a local woman claims to have witnessed the whole abduction. Figuring out what really happened to Prentice is sure to be a challenge. But Miss Dimple has never been daunted by a challenge.

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 Linda on March 07, 2017

I dearly love this book...it is so good. I give this book 5/5 Stars here on Goodreads.......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on July 28, 2020

Despite the title this book is a serious mystery. It takes place during World War II in a small Georgia town where two people are murdered. More than the mystery however I enjoyed the depiction of the town, especially the rooming house, where the women band together to get through difficult times.......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on February 17, 2025

There is a nice tale in the book and a satisfying mystery. But....I have the book on audiobooks, and it is just too much to listen to. Although likely if I had a print or ebook copy, I would have skipped most of it and just read the ending. This book is a very slow, extraordinarily (or excruciating)......more

Goodreads review by Arnetta on August 23, 2020

This was a really good book with fascinating characters. Set during WWII gave it an added storyline as women worrying about their husbands and few men around in this small Georgia town. Kept me guessing till the end which always makes for a good mystery. Will be reading more of Miss Dimple's mysteri......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on January 28, 2019

This book is set in 1944 with everyone worried about their loved ones and what is happening. Miss Dimple and her fellow former teachers are picking peaches when they hear a scream, a local girl is missing and found murdered. The boyfriend she just broke up with is the main suspect. Miss Dimple is su......more

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