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Pub. Date
©2014.
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
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
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
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
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 1
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...
Author
Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 2
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...
Author
Series
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
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 1
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 22 cm.
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.
7) Wildfire
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 22 cm.
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
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 11
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sadie Speers has volunteered to step in as the director of Silver Peak's annual Silver Festival which celebrates and honors the area's mining history and heritage. The position is rumored to be cursed because bad things have befallen virtually every director including the woman Sadie replaced. The most famous evidence for the purported curse involves the twenty-year-old mystery surrounding a director who disappeared after the close of his festival....
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Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 10
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'...
10) Empty saddle
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Series
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
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.
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Series
Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 15
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
252 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's December, and Silver Peak is preparing for its annual Victorian-themed Holly & Ivy Days celebration. Sadie Speers is asked to gather antiques and Christmas memorabilia to display during the opera house's presentation of a one-man staging of A Christmas Carol. Among the treasures she plans to display is Edwin Marshall's signed first-edition copy of the book. But when it vanishes without a trace, a stricken Sadie desperately sets out to find it...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sadie's employee, Julie, is helping her grandmother clear out her house after she enters a nursing home. When Julie finds a candlestick hidden under the floorboards, she is shocked to notice some residue on it that resembles blood. Julie's grandfather was killed decades before and no one was ever arrested, though his wife suffered the silent accusations of many Silver Peak residents. Could the candlestick be the weapon that killed him? Julie turns...
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Series
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
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:...
Author
Series
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...
17) Reunion dance
Author
Series
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
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...
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Series
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...
20) Dangerous beauty
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Series
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.
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