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1) Wildfire
Author
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 4
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...
Author
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 25
Publisher
Guideposts
Physical Desc
269 pages ; 22 cm.
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...
Author
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 3
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 22 cm.
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
[2015]
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 19
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
©2016.
Physical Desc
267 pages ; 22 cm.
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
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 18
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
©2015.
Physical Desc
267 pages ; 22 cm.
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
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 20
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
©2016.
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
©2016.
Physical Desc
258 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
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
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 13
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 22 cm.
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:...
10) Sleight of hand
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
©2016.
Physical Desc
267 pages ; 22 cm
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,...
Author
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 1
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Known as Silver Peak's "Antique Lady", Sadie Speers loves owning and running her shop, the Antique Mine. When her high school sweetheart shows her an old wedding dress he found in his attic, Sadie guesses the dress belonged to her great aunt Rachel Wright, Silver Peak's famous runaway bride, who was assumed to have died in 1897. But that's not all Edwin reveals: there's a hole in the bodice of the dress and a pistol inscribed with the initials of...
12) Time will tell
Author
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 1
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 weeklong 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.
13) Nobody's safe
Author
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 2
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 22 cm.
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...
14) Dangerous beauty
Author
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 21
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
©2016.
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 22 cm.
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
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 12
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 22 cm.
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...
16) Reunion dance
Author
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 9
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 22 cm.
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
©2015.
Physical Desc
258 pages ; 22 cm.
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'...
18) Empty saddle
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm
Language
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...
Author
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 16
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Physical Desc
252 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 11
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sixty-two-year-old Sadie Speers agrees to direct Silver Peak's annual Silver Festival honoring the area's mining history, and she begins to wonder if rumors are true that the festival directors are cursed when the antique silver pieces for the exhibit she planned are stolen.
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