Mystery and the Minister's Wife Books
About the Mystery and the Minister's Wife series: Escape to the charming town of Copper Mill, Tennessee. Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Copper Mill is a place of tradition and tranquility. But when Kate Hanlon and her husband Paul move in, they discover that small town life is anything but boring. The mysteries Kate uncovers are puzzling, but she always uses her quick mind and the help of her dear friends to figure out the answer. See how faith can solve life's mysteries in the Mystery and the Minister's Wife series. When Paul's old flame enlists Kate's help in finding her grandmother's missing will, Kate has to face her toughest adversary yet: jealousy in Where There's a Will . When Kate enrolls in an art course at a community college, she discovers that her teacher, Ellen Carruthers, was Paul's college sweetheart. Kate is wary of the woman, but soon Ellen has enlisted Kate's help to solve an old family squabble. Ellen's family owns an abandoned mining town on High Hoot Ridge, but unless she can prove her claim on the land, it will be sold to a paper company, and the region's rich history -- along with her family memories -- will be lost. A series of old paintings holds clues to Ellen's grandfather's missing will, but can Kate track down the paintings and decipher the clues in time? As Kate wrestles with these mysteries, Ellen's relationship with Paul raises questions of a whole different kind. And Paul has been invited to join the Chamber of Commerce, but his plans to revitalize the local economy only lead to frustration. Can he find a way to preserve the town's history and still make sure it has a future? Can they all find a way to make sense of the past?
Book Club Edition. A lovely book that clearly is unread: Illustrated hard boards; 263 pages crisp binding; no reader's creases; no external or internal marks; no chips, tears, or creases; text block is bright and clean.
The dog days of summer are anything but boring when the Harrington County Dog Show comes to Copper Mill. Proud pooches and their owners will stop at nothing to take home "Best in Show." With only a few weeks until the big event, Renee Lambert has a serious shock: Her pocket-pup Kisses has been dognapped! While Renee mourns the loss of her faithful companion, Kate sets out to find the missing Chihuahua, but a series of pranks, a heated argument and a suspicious auction throw her off the trail. Can she bring the dog home? Meanwhile, Paul organizes a car-care clinic to reach out to needy families in the area and ends up serving a woman who wants nothing to do with the church. Can the Hanlons reach out to her without turning her away for good? Can they help everyone to realize that trophies have nothing to do with the biggest prize of all? Mystery and the Minister's Wife Series Overview: Dog Days is the eighth book in the Guideposts original series, Mystery and the Minister's Wife, which transports you to the charming town of Copper Mill, Tennessee. Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Copper Mill is a place of tradition and tranquility. But when Kate Hanlon and her husband, Paul, move in, they discover that small-town life is anything but boring. The mysteries Kate uncovers are puzzling, but she always uses her quick mind and the help of her dear friends to figure out the answers. See how faith can solve life's mysteries in Mystery and the Minister's Wife.
The historic Copper Mill Coin is stolen, and Kate sets out to prove her good friend isnt the culprit but is telling the truth. Digging up secrets can be dangerous When Kate Hanlon discovers that the Copper Mill Coin, a valuable and cherished memento from the towns historic mining days has been stolen, shes alarmed to learn that her dear friend, Skip, is the prime suspect. Kate resolves to prove Skips innocence, although his recent nervousness and strange disappearances are making it rather difficult to do. What is he up to? Could it be possible hes actually involved? Meanwhile, the disappearance of her husband Pauls personal coin collection raises even more questions. As Kate searches for answers, she is reminded that sometimes the truth is found where you least expect it.
A mystery dealing with the reasons behind the burglaries, break-ins and disappearances of objects when a group of Civil War re-enactors arrive in Copper Mill, Tennessee
While hiking in Copper Mill Park, taking nature photographs for a stained-glass project, Kate thinks she hears yelling in the distance. She can't clearly make out he noise, so she dismisses it. Soon enough, however, news broadcasts report that Sonja Weaver, a new member of Faith Briar Church, has gone missing from the park.
A church camping trip leads to revelations that cause Kate and Paul Hanlon's daughter to question everything she thought she knew about love. Kate and Paul are delighted when their daughter Rebecca arrives for a surprise visit with her new boyfriend Marcus, but something about her handsome actor beau doesn't seem quite right. Rather than cancel his camping trip with men from the church, Paul brings Marcus along. But what starts out as a good time of bonding soon turns into disaster when Paul and Marcus end up lost in the wilderness. Meanwhile, two mysterious men from Marcus' past show up at the Hanlon residence, leaving everyone to wonder what Marcus is hiding. Kate, desperate for answers, must use all of her detective skills to bring her husband home alive. With time running out, the community is reminded that faith is their best guide.
Copper Mills is buzzing with excitement over the opening of a new museum that features art donated by one of the town's great success a man named Davis Carr who spent a meaningful part of his childhood there. Carr has even made sure that the museum is equipped with a high-tech surveillance system run by security guru Clive Garfield. But when Paul's mentor Nehemiah Jacobs comes across the security feed of the museum, he sees more than just a few priceless paintings.
