THE "HOG MONEY" MYSTERY

About the Book

In this sequel to The Bad Man of the Hudson is found a spellbinding tale of suspense that threatens the lives of two young people living in the Hudson River Valley during the mid-1700's. The mystery centers around an old Bermuda coin known as "Hog Money."

Robby, young brother of the hanged bandit Claudius Smith, is sent off to college in New Jersey, but he never arrives.

At the scene of a destructive arson fire, Hannah Van Deusen finds a coin that is exactly like the one Robby used when she promised to wait for him. She determines to find out the truth about the incriminating coin, the threats to Domine Frelinghuysen and the mysterious fire. She doesn't know that her efforts will put her own life in serious danger.

Through the testing of these young people, the faith of both is strengthened. They discover that the Hog Money coin will be a part of their future.

About the Author

Dorothea Boyd Wolfe (nee Goodrich) was born in Albany, New York and grew up in Watervliet near the Schuyler Flats.

While a student in Watervliet High School, she was honored for her article on the U.S. Constitution in a contest sponsored by the newspapers. She also had a number of poems published, some of which were included in the Annual Anthology of Verse. While attending the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, she worked on the College paper and annual, Arch.

After her marriage to the Rev. James H. Boyd of Ohio, she began writing in earnest. Leading Christian magazines and papers published a large number of her stories and articles. Christian Life magazine awarded her a ?Blue Ribbon? for her story Mama and Mr. Moody.

Dorothea has completed a number of writing courses and is presently a member of the Christian Writers Guild. She became the mother of five children, two of whom entered full-time Christian ministries. After the death of her husband Jim, she married Dr. Raymond Wolfe. They reside in Akron, Ohio.