Miss Dimple Suspects: A Mystery: 3 (Miss Dimple Mysteries 3)

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 its 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 dont buy it; and set out to prove Suzys innocence only to discover danger where they least expect it.. Bringing warmth and nostalgia for small-town life Mignon F. Ballard continues her winning (Publishers Weekly) cozy mystery series with Miss Dimple Suspects. Quick thinking and loyal to a fault Miss Dimple is an amateur sleuth who will always stand up for whats right.