Jeanmarie never dreamed she'd meet a spy - or help solve a real-life mystery! After all, nothing exciting ever seems to happen at Apple Valley Orphanage. That is, until Jeanmarie spots a stranger after dark.
Slowly, Jeanmarie and her closest friends discover that people aren't always who they seem to be. Hot on the trail of a World War II sopy, Jeanmarie and her pals find themselves kidnapped with little hope of escape. The question is, why has Chaplain Stone also been captured? And who is this 'dependable' Farmer Banks, anyway?
As the mystery unravels, Jeanmarie makes a brave new friend - and remembers that God is the only one who can protect her.


The first of the Apply Valley Mysteries books, and in my opinion, not the best. But the adventures do improve, as do the characters, and the books are wonderful for anyone with an adventurous heart.