Mysteries of Silver Peak

When a Denver-based investment company claims that it owns the rights to a multitude of properties in Silver Peak, it’s up to Sadie and her friends to investigate how legitimate these claims are. Will Sadie lose the land that her family has lived on for generations? Meanwhile, an anonymous blogger creates a post stating that Sadie and Edwin are engaged! Embarrassed by the publicity of the rumor, Sadie sets off to uncover the blogger and discover why anyone would want to put her personal life in the spotlight. Will Sadie be able to use her intuition to set her story straight, or is her reputation to be tarnished forever?

When Sadie buys an old trunk at an estate liquidation, she discovers a beautiful, handwritten poem in the lining. Who wrote the artfully crafted poem, and what is the secret behind the trunk? Meanwhile, Sadie’s daughter, Alice, encounters a mystery of her own when she consistently receives a new chapter from a sophisticated adult novel every day on her computer. Will Alice deduce who the anonymous author is, or does the writer not want to be uncovered? As if the aforementioned adventures were not enough, when Sadie offers a young woman a ride, she also picks up another mystery! Sadie’s compassion leads her on an exploit that brings faith and hope to family in need on the brink of collapse.

When Sadie holds a sidewalk sale featuring many of the items she purchased at a recent auction, many customers mysteriously begin to fall ill! Could this be the fault of the food vendors, or is it something less obvious? Meanwhile, Sadie embarks on a quest to discover the identity of a beautiful woman depicted on one of the portraits she won at the auction. Her adventure leads her to a forgotten narrative in Silver Peak’s history about a murder and deceit; what is the secret behind the individual formerly known as the Black Widow? 

When Sadie leaves her shop momentarily to help Luz at her coffee shop next door, Sadie’s deposit bag mysteriously disappears from the Antique Mine! What happened to the money, and could its disappearance have anything to do with the late stragglers in Sadie’s shop—as well as the unexplained sound she heard after hours? Simultaneously, Sadie discovers a false bottom in an antique armoire that she is restoring for a client! What secrets could the hidden compartment reveal?

Mysteries are abounding at Marwicke Manor, the new ski resort in Silver Peak! When Sadie and Edwin, as well as Lou and Maggie Price from the Market, are invited to a sneak preview of the resort before the grand opening, nothing is quite as it seems. An unanticipated event forces everyone to stay at Marwicke Manor longer than they wanted, and a series of sinister acts has everyone suspicious of one another. Can Sadie solve the mystery, or will even friendship prove to be too little to resolve the accusations?  

When an unusual instrument belonging to the Silver Peak library is stolen and found with an irreparable amount of damage, Sadie must discover who is behind the mischief before the library’s Thanksgiving exhibit is threatened further. Meanwhile, someone has been giving large donations to the library’s food drive, except they are being dropped off when the library should be locked up and closed! As Sadie investigates the matter further, she uncovers a story of compassion and charity that no one could ever have imagined.