Bells in the Wind is an intriguing mystery that follows the Bell family children into a view of the history of the Franklin Automobile Company of Syracuse, New York. A commemorative Wind-Chime project becomes a key component of a mysterious sequence of events at the Chime that are inexplicable except to the sharp eye of a man steeped in the history of the old Franklin Company. A retired police search dog provides the first clue to the mysterious happenings that unearth an illegal activity that threatens National Security.