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More copies of this ISBN:Other titles in the Augusta Goodnight Mysteries series:Hark! the Herald Angel Screamed: An Augusta Goodnight Mystery (with Heavenly Recipes) (Augusta Goodnight Mysteries)by Mignon Ballard
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Its Christmastime in the seemingly tranquil town of Stones Throw, South Carolina, but amid all the caroling, cookies, and cheer, a murderer casts a not-so-jolly pall on the holiday season. Augusta Goodnight, guardian angel, sometime sleuth, and welcome boarder with longtime resident Lucy Nan Pilgrim, comes to the aid of her friends when, as Lucy Nan is searching for the perfect Christmas tree on her grandmothers abandoned estate, a mysterious stranger plummets to his death from the mansions balcony. Lucy Nan cant shake off childhood stories of the ghost of a girl who fell from the same spot long ago---has the ghost come back to haunt the living, or is there an all-too-human murderer at work? Mysterious events are soon heating up faster than spiced punch left on the burner, and it will take Augustas help, not to mention some celestial Southern cooking, for peace to be restored and Christmas lights to shine once again in the little town of Stones Throw. Review:"At the start of Ballard's sweet seventh mystery to feature Lucy Nan Pilgrim and her guardian angel, Augusta Goodnight (after 2006's The Angel and the Jabberwocky Murders), the folks of Stone's Throw, S.C., are preparing for Christmas when Dexter Clark, a not very nice man with a criminal record, falls to his death from a balcony at Willowbrook, Lucy Nan's grandmother's plantation home. Then someone drugs Idonia Mae Culpepper, who'd begun dating town newcomer Melrose DuBois, and steals a locket DuBois had given her. Later, Opal Henshaw, DuBois's landlady, breaks her neck in a fall from a church balcony. Might Opal have known too much about the locket's provenance? Could Melrose be a thief and a killer? Augusta as always makes a delightful earthbound angel in a Southern cozy fragrant with holiday spices and, yes, a selection of enticing recipes." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:“Ballard writes with great warmth and sassy humor.” --Publishers Weekly “Ballards warmth and compassion for her characters makes this series a must for readers who like their mysteries on the cozy side.” --Publishers Weekly “Light, bouncy prose, small-town Southern perspective and characters, and a most fetching angel...” --Library Journal “[Ballard] keeps you reading with an offbeat succession of small-town characters and Augustas quirky warmth.” --The Charlotte Observer “Mignon Ballard creates an entrancing world suffused with cozy Southern charm, female friendships, and intrigue…but the best is the strawberry-scented guardian angel Augusta, who adds a touch of wisdom and wit---not to mention killer desserts.” --Sarah Strohmeyer, author of Sweet Love “Augusta has got to be one of the cleverest and wittiest angels ever to grace a cozy mystery!” --The Baldwin [Kansas] Ledger “Ballards inspiring series, featuring guardian angel Augusta Goodnight, deserves a golden halo.” --Carolyn Hart, author of the Death on Demand Mysteries Synopsis:As Augusta Goodnight and Lucy Nan Pilgrim are searching for the perfect Christmas tree in the tranquil town of Stone's Throw, South Carolina, a stranger plummets to his death off an abandoned mansion. Could the death somehow have been caused by the ghost of a girl who had fallen from the same spot long ago? What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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