Author(s): Danny Gunn

Historical Fiction | New Releases October 2023

Some treasures should remain lost forever1718 - Ocracoke Island Lieutenant Robert Maynard defeats and kills the pirate Blackbeard in a bloody battle. After being passed over for promotion, he disappears without a trace for 30 years.Present dayWhen Ethan Jackson discovers the hidden journal of his dead parents, he learns they were concerned they were being followed while investigating the elusive Robert Maynard and a 'voodoo-cursed treasure'.Was his parents' death an accident? Or was there something more sinister behind it?Following a cryptic clue left in the journal, Ethan travels to Great Mongeham, England, and the resting place of Robert Maynard. There, Ethan discovers Maynard's secret bunker and evidence his parents were there. He also finds a strange five-sided device and two Spanish reals.Armed with the device and the coins, Ethan embarks on a globe-trotting adventure where he must solve ancient puzzles, avoid deadly traps, and reluctantly accept the help of people from his parents past in his quest to find Maynard's treasure and the truth about his mum and dad.But he isn't the only one seeking Maynard's treasure. The tenacious Felix Graves holds the answers Ethan seeks and is hell-bent on finding the treasure for his own nefarious purposes. Can Ethan avoid his parents' fate? Or will he survive long enough to learn not only the truth about his parents, but why Maynard feared the one of history's greatest treasure?