 Plucky guardian angel, Augusta Goodnight, returns to the small town of Angel Heights After the sudden death of her husband, Minda Hobbs returns to Angel Heights, S.C., the home of her forebears, to seek peace and purpose in her life. Instead she finds her ne'er-do-well cousin as cold as stiff as yesterday's grits. Who killed Cousin Otto in the ladies' room at historic Minerva Academy? And why, over eighty years earlier, did a circle of young women calling themselves the Mystic Six, create a quilt hiding a shocking secret? Now, someone wants Augusta's charge, Minda Hobbs, out of the way as they piece together the puzzle of an age-old mystery. 
"This is a delightful cozy that can be taken completely at face value and enjoyed, or, if the reader needs
something deeper, can provide heavenly food for thought...Mignon Ballard has written two other Augusta
Goodnight mysteries, and we can only hope there will be several more. They are well-plotted, quick moving,
and leave the reader with a divine feeling of well-being!" ---Cozies, Capers and Crimes "The terrific first sentence clues us in to the tone: 'Things got off to a rotten start when I found Cousin Otto dead in the ladies' room.' Humor, gentility, and understatement are the order of the day." --Booklist "By the end Augusta Goodnight fans are sure to have built up an appetite for the next book in the series..." --Publisher's Weekly "...a delightful and whimsical cozy with a protagonist that fans will like and sympathize with as well as her charming guardian angel. Augusta discreetly nudges Minda in the direction she wants her to go. The mystery itself is a cerebral teaser that will confound most readers but the joy in this novel is not the answer but the quest to find it." --Harriet Klausner - I Love A Mystery "...a pleasant mix of nostalgia, lots of cooking, and the sort of celebration of the day-to-day that readers also love in Jan Karon's books." --The Charlotte Observer "The appealing dialogue advances a checkered-cloth whodunit with a nostalgic Southern flavor. Ballard has concocted a mystery that readers will find almost as tempting as a loaf of Augusta's date-nut bread." --The State - (Columbia, SC) 'Shadow of an Angel' is the third in the series and they keep getting better...there's always that letdown feeling when you finish a book with characters you're just beginning to know. Ballard and her publisher willing, we'll see more of Augusta Goodnight..." --Spartanburg Herald-Journal "...a heartwarming cozy with the right mix of wacky characters and small town charm...Ballard has created a delightful mystery that spans several decades. History and genealogy buffs will find themselves drawn into the past along with Minda and Augusta. Fans of the Augusta Goodnight series will be pleased with this latest edition." --Southern Scribe "I just finished the third Augusta Goodnight book, Shadow of an Angel, this morning on the commuter bus to work. It was fabulous, and I love this series! I have the next one on hand already, and can't wait for your newest one..." Reader...MB "Mignon, I just finished reading Shadow of an Angel and thoroughly enjoyed Augusta Goodnight and the way you presented your characters in this wonderful, compelling mystery. I couldn't wait to pick the book back up and continue reading during my breaks at work and when I got home. This is the first book I've read of yours and now I am getting ready to order the others...I have become a huge fan! Call me a visionary, but I can see your books becoming a television mystery series on some cable network. Augusta Goodnight could surely draw people to watch! Just curious, but who do you think would be perfect for the part? When I was reading Shadow of an Angel, I imagined Augusta to look and act something like Charlotte Rae on the Facts of Life sitcom from the 80's...don't even know if she is still alive or not..." Reader...CE Available now in Kindle Edition Back to the top |