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Mignon F. Ballard Books in Order

Mignon F. Ballard has written 23 books, published between 1978 and 2021. The first book is Aunt Matilda's Ghost (1978) and the newest is No Word for Goodbye (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1978–2021
Pages on record
3,184 in 14 of 23 books
Reading time
53–80 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,184 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

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Mignon F. Ballard, born in 1934, grew up in a small Georgia town and lives in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Ballard writes mysteries with women sleuths in two series, Augusta Goodnight and Miss Dimple Kilpatrick. Guardian angels, elementary school teachers and the Second World War are among the subjects. Aunt Matilda's Ghost (1978) opens a 23-book list that includes An Angel to Die For (2000). No Word for Goodbye (2021) is the last.

How many Mignon F. Ballard books are there?

Mignon F. Ballard has 23 books, released between 1978 and 2021. They include 2 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.

Mignon F. Ballard Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Mignon F. Ballard books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Aunt Matilda's Ghost by Mignon F. Ballard (1978)
  2. Cover of Deadly Promise by Mignon F. Ballard (1988)
  3. Cover of The Widow's Woods by Mignon F. Ballard (1991)
  4. Cover of Minerva Cries Murder by Mignon F. Ballard (1993)
  5. Cover of Angel at Troublesome Creek by Mignon F. Ballard, book 1 of the Augusta Goodnight series (1999)
  6. Cover of An Angel to Die For by Mignon F. Ballard, book 2 of the Augusta Goodnight series (2000)
  7. Cover of Shadow of an Angel by Mignon F. Ballard, book 3 of the Augusta Goodnight series (2002)
  8. Cover of The Angel Whispered Danger by Mignon F. Ballard, book 4 of the Augusta Goodnight series (2003)
  9. Cover of The Angel and the Jabberwocky Murders by Mignon F. Ballard, book 6 of the Augusta Goodnight series (2006)
  10. Cover of The Christmas Cottage by Mignon F. Ballard (2007)
  11. Cover of Hark! The Herald Angel Screamed by Mignon F. Ballard, book 7 of the Augusta Goodnight series (2008)
  12. Cover of Miss Dimple Disappears by Mignon F. Ballard, book 1 of the Miss Dimple Kilpatrick series (2010)
  13. Cover of Miss Dimple Suspects by Mignon F. Ballard, book 3 of the Miss Dimple Kilpatrick series (2013)
  14. Cover of How Still We See Thee Lie by Mignon F. Ballard (2013)
  15. Cover of Miss Dimple Picks a Peck of Trouble by Mignon F. Ballard, book 4 of the Miss Dimple Kilpatrick series (2014)
  16. Cover of Miss Dimple and the Slightly Bewildered Angel by Mignon F. Ballard, book 5 of the Miss Dimple Kilpatrick series
  1. 1
    Aunt Matilda's Ghost1978 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978136
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  2. 2
    Raven Rock1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  3. 3
    Cry at Dusk1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  4. 4
    Deadly Promise1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  5. 5
    The Widow's Woods1991 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991224
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  6. 6
    Final Curtain1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  7. 7
    Minerva Cries Murder1993 · 239 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993239
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  8. 8
    Angel at Troublesome CreekAugusta Goodnight #11999 · 211 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999211
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  9. 9
    An Angel to Die ForAugusta Goodnight #22000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  10. 10
    Shadow of an AngelAugusta Goodnight #32002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  11. 11
    The Angel Whispered DangerAugusta Goodnight #42003 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003234
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  12. 12
    The War in Sallie's Station2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  13. 13
    Too Late for AngelsAugusta Goodnight #52005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  14. 14
    The Angel and the Jabberwocky MurdersAugusta Goodnight #62006 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006262
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  15. 15
    The Christmas Cottage2007 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200796
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  16. 16
    Hark! The Herald Angel ScreamedAugusta Goodnight #72008 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008248
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  17. 17
    Miss Dimple DisappearsMiss Dimple Kilpatrick #12010 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010262
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  18. 18
    Miss Dimple Rallies to the CauseMiss Dimple Kilpatrick #22011 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011272
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  19. 19
    Miss Dimple SuspectsMiss Dimple Kilpatrick #32013 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013260
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  20. 20
    How Still We See Thee Lie2013 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013216
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  21. 21
    Miss Dimple Picks a Peck of TroubleMiss Dimple Kilpatrick #42014 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014262
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  22. 22
    Miss Dimple and the Slightly Bewildered AngelMiss Dimple Kilpatrick #52016 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016262
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  23. 23
    No Word for Goodbye2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Mignon F. Ballard books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Augusta Goodnight in order

7 books
  1. 1. Angel at Troublesome Creek
  2. 2. An Angel to Die For
  3. 3. Shadow of an Angel
  4. 4. The Angel Whispered Danger
  5. 5. Too Late for Angels
  6. 6. The Angel and the Jabberwocky Murders
  7. 7. Hark! The Herald Angel Screamed

Miss Dimple Kilpatrick in order

5 books
  1. 1. Miss Dimple Disappears
  2. 2. Miss Dimple Rallies to the Cause
  3. 3. Miss Dimple Suspects
  4. 4. Miss Dimple Picks a Peck of Trouble
  5. 5. Miss Dimple and the Slightly Bewildered Angel

Standalone books

11 books

11 Mignon F. Ballard titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Mignon F. Ballard books in order?

You only need to read Mignon F. Ballard books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Mignon F. Ballard

Start with Aunt Matilda's Ghost (1978), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mignon F. Ballard book?

No Word for Goodbye (2021) is the newest Mignon F. Ballard book released so far.

Is there a new Mignon F. Ballard book coming?

No next Mignon F. Ballard book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Mignon F. Ballard at a glance

Paused
No new Mignon F. Ballard title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Mignon F. Ballard books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,184 pages across the 14 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 244 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mignon F. Ballard books, 8 of 23, were published in the 2000s.

What the Mignon F. Ballard books are about

17 of the 23 Mignon F. Ballard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 6 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.