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Miss Dimple Suspects by Mignon F. Ballard. A Miss Dimple Kilpatrick Mystery.
Review summary: Miss Dimple makes for an engaging amateur sleuth, and the rural Georgia setting at a time of unrest in the country makes for an interesting backdrop to her investigation. The subject of prejudice is deftly handled here, as is the development of the murder mystery plot. A different sort of crime novel, but a good one nonetheless. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Miss Dimple Suspects
Mignon F. Ballard
A Miss Dimple Kilpatrick Mystery
Minotaur Books (January 2013)
Publisher synopsis: With the country in the midst of World War II, you can be sure 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 search 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. But she finds Peggy too sick to walk and it’s too dark for Miss Dimple to find her way back.
Luckily, she comes upon the home of an elderly artist, Mae Martha, and her young companion, Suzy, who helps 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 seen as 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 to discover danger where they least expect it.
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