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Guideposts
Pub. Date
c2014.
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English
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Just when Sadie Spears learns that her pen pal Donelle's church roof has collapsed, she comes across a stash of antiques in Campfire Chapel's attic. Among the valuables are a gorgeos, old leather Bible, notated with a series of cryptic markings, and a signed vintage menue from a Memphis, Tennessee, diner tucked inside. Sadie immediately sees the potential for selling the items to help her friend's stuggling Appalachian church. But when she tries to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Sadie Speers has been asked to act as a historical consultant for a TV series called American Treasure Chest. They are examining the story of a star-crossed love affair involving a prominent mining family that ended in a rumored murder more than fifty years ago. Along with the arrival of the film crew, a recently discovered skeleton in a nearby mine revives the old mystery and the town is abuzz with speculation. Sadie's granddaughter, Sara, joins...
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"It's a peaceful day of horseback riding for Sadie, her daughter, and her grandchildren, until a squall sends them scurrying to a rustic shelter built by her late husband, T.R. When lightning damages a nearby tree, it reveals a long-kept secret: a rusty old tin with an ornate ring and a handwritten love poem hidden inside. The discover sends Sadie on a journey of remembrance and reflection of a pivotal moment as she tries to understand how the objects...
Author
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Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
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As the Aspens turn to gold in the hills surrounding Silver Peak, Sadie and her daughter, Alice, set out to reach a lofty goal: climbing Manitou Springs's challenging Incline trail. And when Sadie purchases an antique trunk at an estate sale, she discovers it comes with an intriguing bonus. Tucked away in the liner is a handwritten poem, signed "Charlotte Bronte." Could Sadie have stumbled upon a lost literary masterpiece? Alice discovers her own literary...
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Silver Peak, a jewel of a town nestled high in the rugged grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. Behind its rustic charm, Silver Peak has a rough-and-tumble past full of mysteries, and Sadie Speers has a knack for uncovering them, using her love of antiques and Colorado history.
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The registered letter that arrives in Sadie's mailbox contains a bombshell: a Denver investment company claims that it owns mineral rights to the land her family has occupied for generations, and it wants to begin drilling almost immediately. Skeptical but galvanized by the shocking correspondence, she sets out to discover if her grandfather truly did sell the rights and learns that her neighbors, too, are being pressured by this same company to...
7) Wildfire
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Sadie Speers's friend Virginia asks her to help research the history of Silver Peak's first schoolhouse for a presentation at a fund-raiser. The historic one-room structure dated back to the early days of the mining town's boom years but was destroyed by a fire in 1964. The authorities deemed it an accident, but Virginia isn't so sure. She calls Sadie one evening, eager to report on a tantalizing piece of information that she's found. But before she...
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Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"During a restoration of Silver Peak's historic opera house, where famous people such as Buffalo Bill and Sarah Bernhardt graced the stage in its boomtown heyday, workers discover an old, ornate pedestal safe that's been sealed in the walls. How long has the safe been there? And why would someone seal it away from sight in the opera house? Sadie can't wait to examine the rare antique and discover what treasures might wait inside. If it is as valuable...
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
c2015.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Silver Peak, a jewel of a town nestled high in the rugged grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. Behind its rustic charm, Silver Peak has a rough-and-tumble past full of mysteries, and Sadie Speers has a knack for uncovering them, using her love of antiques and Colorado history.
10) Things unseen
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Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
c2016.
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English
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At the end of a busy day at the Antique Mine, Sadie Speers tallies her sales and sets down her deposit bag as a few latecomers trickle in. She stops for a moment to help Luz, owner of Arbuckle's, the coffee shop next door, as she waits for the stragglers to finish their browsing. But when everyone leaves, she discovers the bag has disappeared. Who stole it? And what was that strange sound she heard after they had all left? As she tries to figure out...
11) Piece by piece
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Silver Peak, a jewel of a town nestled high in the rugged grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. Behind its rustic charm, Silver Peak has a rough-and-tumble past full of mysteries, and Sadie Speers has a knack for uncovering them, using her love of antiques and Colorado history.
12) Sleight of hand
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Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 22
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Summer in Silver Peak is set to kick off with the arrival of the Blake County Fair, and Sadie is thrilled that Roz has booked a world-renowned illusionist named Ainsley Rodin as the star performer. Roz joins Ainsley as his assistant and participates in a vanishing act. But when she reappears, she is shaken and bruised. Meanwhile, Edwin has purchased a valuable Native American pipe, which does its own disappearing act. Who took it? And more important,...
13) The watcher
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Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 23
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Sadie is excited for her friends Ardis and Mabel Fleagle, who have just purchased an amazing old "painted lady" Victorian house, with plans to restore it to its original glory. But almost immediately, mysterious letters signed by "The Watcher" begin arriving, describing the Fleagles' everyday lives and personal interactions in eerie detail. As Sadie begins looking into the matter, she uncovers not only a web of deceit and intimidation, but also the...
14) Empty saddle
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
Description
When Sadie Speers's granddaughter, Sara, goes horseback riding by herself, Daisy returns to the stable missing a shoe and Sara! Sadie and her daughter, Alice, along with Edwin, Sheriff Mac Slattery and friends from the community of Silver Peak spring into action to find the girl. Sadie uses her sleepless hours to delve into the story behind an old doctor's bag and medical implements that she purchased at an auction. She traces the objects back to...
15) Reunion dance
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Sadie Speers is helping a local family restore a venerable old house to its original splendor. When her friend Ann arrives from California to help plan their upcoming high school reunion, Ann confides that she's actually there for something more : she's just learned that her DNA does not match her parents! As they consider the implications, a strange necklace slips out from Ann's collar. Sadie immediately recognizes the design as a match for a distinctive...
Author
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 10
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
c2015.
Language
English
Description
"When Sadie places the winning big on a Steiff bear at an estate auction, she is excited to add the beautiful old stuffed animal to her collection at the Antique Mine. But it soon becomes clear that the bear brings nothing but trouble, The vintage teddy isn't as innocent as it seems, for tucked within it is a stash of valuable counterfeit coins stolen from a local collector. Sadie, who was the last person to have seen the bear, is the authorities'...
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"When Sadie Speers meets Roscoe and Roz at their hardware store, the three are shocked to discover a set of muddy footprints inside the shop that have no apparent origin. There's no sign of a break-in, though some tools are missing. But later, when Roscoe's antique hand-carved chess set also vanishes, Sadie begins to wonder if the Solomons, an old Silver Peak family, might somehow be involved -- especially when a young woman arrives in town to claim...
18) Time will tell
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"When Silver Peak reopens an abandoned rail line as the Mountain Crest Railroad, it kicks off a week long festival to celebrate the new tourist attraction ... Sadie Speers discovers a stunning antique pavé diamond men's watch lodged behind her seat cushion. But when the train's lights go our momentarily, the watch vanishes. What happened? ..."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 13
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Just as news comes that a cult sci-fi motion picture is being remade in Silver Peak, fifty years after the original was filmed there, Sadie and Edwin see a UFO! While they're skeptical that it has unearthly origins, they can't deny what they saw. Is it just a publicity stunt related to the movie or something more mysterious? Meanwhile, Sadie's best friend Roz Putnam is in the doldrums when she hears about the project. It stirs up terrible memories:...
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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"With Sadie's assistance, the town library is gearing up for an annual Thanksgiving exhibit on the area's rich Native American history. After years of being asked, an old Silver Peak family has finally agreed to display a family heirloom: an unusual stringed instrument of native origin. Spike Harris has been practicing on it so he can play it at the exhibit's closing, but the irreplaceable instrument goes missing, then is found -- apparently vandalized...
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