Carol Guthrie Heilman

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Carol Heilman, a coal miner's daughter, married her high school sweetheart, a farmer's son. She began writing family stories, especially about her dad's Appalachian humor, for newspapers and magazines. One day her mother said, "We don't have any secrets any more! "Carol's novel, Agnes Hopper Shakes Up Sweetbriar, was inspired by her mother's spunky spirit and her dad's humor. She is the recipient of two Carrie McCray awards for writing excellence. Carol lives in the low country of SC with her husband of fifty-plus years. They love to play cards, go antiquing, hike, and visit grandsons on the east and west coasts.

Carol's second novel in the Agnes Hopper Adventure Series, Agnes Hopper Bets On Murder, is now available on Amazon and the author is working on Book Three: Agnes Hopper Discovers a Hot Tip.

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Agnes Hopper Tackles Mayhem at the Manor Jun 13, 2022

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The Adventures of Agnes Hopper Series - Book 3

After Agnes Hopper purchased Sweetbriar Manor, the retirement home where she resides, she anticipated a tranquil lifestyle as soothing as sharing a cup of tea with her friend and love interest, Smiley.

Instead, when she suspects Mr. Lively, the administrator, of embezzling manor funds, life gets complicated. More distractions arise when an edgy ex-convict, Zelda Dee, appears from the local halfway house and pressures Agnes to hire her as a manicurist.

Mayhem mounts with kleptomania to confront, a horrific fire to overcome, and a storm of the century bearing down upon the community.

How will Agnes tackle all the harrowing issues before her? Will her suspicions about Mr. Lively be confirmed? Is Zelda Dee innocent of her crimes, as she claims?

Will Agnes’ resilient spirit help her, once more, to overcome the many thorny situations that arise at Sweetbriar Manor?

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Agnes Hopper Bets on Murder (The Adventures of Agnes Hopper Series Book 2) Apr 16, 2018

by Carol Guthrie Heilman

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When Agnes Hopper travels to Beulah Land Cemetery to inform her late husband, Charlie, of the dire financial pickle she’s in, she discovers the shoeless and quite dead body of Charlie’s best friend laid out on a concrete bench.

Despite the indifference of the local sheriff, Agnes’ nose for trouble smells something foul and she vows she won’t rest her aching knees until Josiah Goforth can rest in peace.

But as she and her sometimes-love-interest, Smiley Abenda, uncover a growing list of suspects and illegal activities in their small town, they must also rally the fellow residents of Sweetbriar Manor to help prevent the sale of their home to a halfway house for female inmates. The antics these senior citizens pull would surely make Charlie roll over in his grave!

Can Agnes curtail her spending and stop the sale while looking for a murderer?

Or will the murderer stop her first?

Written for the General Market (G) (I): Contains little or no; sexual dialogue or situations or strong language. May also contain content of an inspirational nature. Amazon customers who purchase the print version have the option to purchase the Kindle eBook at no charge.

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Agnes Hopper Shakes Up Sweetbriar (The Adventures of Agnes Hopper Series Book 1) Jan 22, 2015

by Carol Guthrie Heilman

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Nominated as a Pat Conroy Southern Beach Music Mystery

Summer's steamy haze coats North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, but feisty Agnes Marie Hopper discovers the heat isn't the only thing causing her blood to boil. After a kitchen fire destroys her home, Agnes moves in with her daughter, Betty Jo. Three months later they come to an understanding: neither can tolerate living with the other. So on a sultry August morning, Betty Jo drives Agnes and her few belongings to Sweetbrier Manor, a local retirement home and former house of ill repute.

With no intention of staying, Agnes devises a scheme to sneak out of the Manor and find another place to live. Before she can make her exit, though, she runs into her best friend from high school, along with some other quirky characters. With a nose for trouble, Agnes learns some of the residents are being robbed, over-medicated, and denied basic cable and Internet access. Armed with nothing more than seventy-one years of common sense and a knack for pushing people's buttons, Agnes sets out to expose the unscrupulous administrator, protect her new friends, and restore Sweetbriar Manor's reputation as a "rewarding and enriching lifestyle." But the real moment of truth comes when Agnes is forced to choose between her feisty self-reliance and the self-sacrifice that comes with caring for others.

Written for the General Market (G) (I): Contains little or no; sexual dialogue or situations or strong language. May also contain content of an inspirational nature. Amazon customers who purchase the print version have the option to purchase the Kindle eBook at no charge.

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This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

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