Best Selling Books by Lee Roddy

"Laurel has promised to take one more assignment as a Pinkerton Detective before she marries Ridge. But before she can start a new case involving the building of the transcontinental railroad, she discovers the murder of someone extremely close to her. She vows to find the murderer and bring him to justice.Could the murder be connected to Laurel''s war-time spying? And who could have learned her carefully held secret? She''s told only three people what she did--and now one of them is dead. As Laurel searches for the killer, she also struggles over her love for Ridge. Is love enough to overcome the bitter wartime memories of a Northerner and a Southerner?Her aunt says that there comes a time when no one can help except God. What will it take for Laurel to reach that point? And will God answer her prayer when she hasn''t been on very good terms with Him?"

A petty quarrel and efforts to foil poachers who are after some rare birds seem unimportant as members of the Ladd family separately struggle to survive when a powerful hurricane hits the island of Kauai.

Spying for the famous Pinkerton Detectives suits Laurel Bartlett''s adventurous nature. During the Civil War Laurel used her charm and cleverness to penetrate Confederate lines and bring back military intelligence for the union army. Now the war has ended, but is cast a long shadow onto Laurel''s future happiness and that of Ridge Granger, the handsome former Confederate cavalryman she met on her last Pinkerton assignment. After a disastrous visit to Ridge Granger''s Virginia home, Laurel head west, convinced that a former Confederate soldier and a Yankee woman have no future together. Besides, he and his former fiancé seem to be rekindling their relationship. A new detective job involved with the building of the transcontinental railroad takes Laurel to California, far from Ridge. Yet she can''t put him out of her mind, even when her life''s in danger as she hunts for a murder witness. At the same time, Laurel''s double life haunts her. Should she tell Ridge the truth--that she''s not the newspaper reporter he thinks she is? More important, does her secretive work honor God? As her faith grows, so do her doubts. Yesterday''s Shadows is the second of the Pinkerton Lady Chronicles. Lee Roddy is a veteran author with many novels for children and adults to his credit. He combined his love of history and writing in the historically accurate Pinkerton Lady Chronicles. He and his wife make their home in California.

In this story of the Bear Cub Disaster, D.J. learns that letting go of something you love is the hardest part of caring.

Two boys learn more about trusting God when they are captured by the inhabitants of a tropical island.

Twelve-year-old Josh Ladd''s discovery in the Kauai jungle of a Japanese World War II airplane and its pilot who doesn''t realize the war is over leads him on a race against time with a conniving foe.

Roddy''s character-building, entertaining stories, set against the crushing problems of the Great Depression, inspire and challenge today''s young readers to "hang on" through present-day troubles. Here, Hildy learns that although change is an inevitable part of life for everyone, it is possible to have faith in God in the midst of anything life sends along.

Three young friends including an orphaned northener, a poor southern farm boy, and a secretly educated slave encounter diverse but intertwining experiences during the Civil War in Virginia in 1862.

These captivating stories are great for young boys (and girls) from ages 8 to 12. Twelve-year-old Josh Ladd longs to see his best friend who moved to Hawaii. On the way home from his California school Josh is approached by a stranger asking suspicious questions. This small incident turns into major danger when Josh and his family fly to Hawaii and the mysterious stranger follows them. The friends are thrust into all kinds of high adventure throughout the 15-book series. Each book is teeming with adventure and enforces Christian ethics and morals. These books are great for reluctant readers.

A biography of the leader of the Confederate forces during the Civil War.

Hildy befriends a shy new girl in town who confides that she''s the daughter of a notorious bank robber and has been kidnapped away from her mother. She wants to return to her mother, but she is afraid of her father, whose gang plans to rob a train carrying millions in gold.

Ten-year-old Galen, an orphan boy who aspires to be a soldier in the Philistine army and carry Goliath''s shield into battle, becomes friends with a young Israelite and learns about his God.

As fifteen-year-old Gideon seeks work in the Confederate capital, tensions at home are inflamed by President Lincoln''s ultimatum to the rebelling states.

The American Adventure series continues with four more books: Terror in the Sky, Mystery of the Phantom Gold, Gold Train Bandits, and High Country Ambush.

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