The Greenhouse Murder
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Young Wendy Baily is warned in a frightening letter from her grandmother, included in her grandmother’s will. She feels that Wendy may be threatened by gangsters who are descendants of those who had been engaged in Prohibition bootlegging with Charlie Bailey, Wendy’s grandfather. Canadian gold coins were supposed to be shared, but Charlie hid them at his Lake Placid bed and breakfast. The bootleggers searched, but could not find the gold. In frustration, they killed Charlie. Now the gangster family, who are convinced they are owed the gold, attempt to get it from Wendy, who has inherited the bed and breakfast. She and her brother find the gold. She sells it to support a local Adirondack charity. She makes many local friends. Her faith in God grows and she realizes that her bed and breakfast is not just a business, but it is a mission through which she may bring others to God.
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At her bed and breakfast in Lake Placid, NY, Wendy Baily, her brother and friends confront criminals determined to force her to give them Canadian gold coins they feel were stolen from them during Prohibition by Wendy’s grandfather. She finds the coins, sells them and gives the funds to aid an local ecumenical charity group. She makes friends with local Adirondackers, who try to protect her when she is threatened. Her commitment to God grows throughout her ordeal. She realizes that her business is in reality a mission to win others to God.
About the Author
Sybil Jayne Bath grew up on Long Island, New York, graduated from State University of New York at New Paltz, with a major in English and a minor in Environmental Geology. She and her husband live in Lake Placid, N.Y. with their four children. She attends the Adirondack Community Church.