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The Mystery of Lorenzo and the Runaway Wagon

by Donna L. Ray

ISBN: 1-4241-5992-X

Luke Robbins is a Christian teen with a desire for the truth.

A strange object sticking out of the sinkhole in Cranberry Pond leads Luke and his best friend, Jake, to unravel a fifty-year old mystery. They learn about Lorenzo Rodrigues who was accused of setting fire to Dellsville’s Feed Mill and stealing a cash box full of money. During his getaway, Lorenzo drives his horse-drawn wagon wildly through the woods and taking a wrong turn plunges to his death into Cranberry Pond.

Luke discovers Lorenzo was a man with true Christian character who was blamed because of his Mexican heritage. Luke begins to doubt the story. With his twin sister, Lara, and their friends, Grace and Jake, they are determined to find the truth.

What really happened to Lorenzo? How did the ill-fated wagon end up in the sinkhole? Why is it showing up now, after fifty years?

The Mysterious Disappearance of Maddy Raymond

by Donna L. Ray

ISBN: 1-60703-463-8

Maddy Raymond disappeared when she was two years old. No one, not even her grandmother, knows the truth about what happened to her. Maddy’s father, James Raymond, died in a terrible car accident. Was Maddy in the car with him? Did she drown in the icy cold water? Why did people stop looking? Why is there no record of her death?

Luke Robbins and his friends, the Cranberry Creek Gang, discover a hidden treasure in an abandoned farmhouse with a connection to Maddy Raymond. Luke knows he must find the truth about Maddy’s disappearance. Deeply hidden family secrets, some in his own family, push Luke onward as he relies on his strong Christian faith to seek answers.

Does the secret cemetery hold the answers Luke is looking for? Can Luke and his friends find the little girl who has been missing for twenty-five years? Is she still alive?