Young history Professor Jack Turner is settling into his new position at Culpepper University, when he gets a surprise visit from his friend, police Sgt. Joe Boyd. Joe has started a new hobby, a fun pastime that’s also helping him lose some weight — metal detecting. Joe asks if he can do this on Jack’s lakefront property, which includes over a dozen acres of woods. Intrigued by a hobby that … combines physical exercise and Jack’s love of history, Jack asks to tag along. Neither man has any idea that this seemingly harmless hobby will cause their paths to cross with a 70-year-old mystery involving tragedy, smuggling, multiple murders and stolen Nazi loot. It’s just an innocent hobby Jack tells his wife, Rachel. Really, what could go wrong?
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Read the entire series – – great books.
2 GI’s find a treasure and send it home. One GI burns it and the other doesn’t know where. It gets lost for 75 years. Two men stumble a crossed it during a metal detecting trip. The joy, fear and adventure around the treasure. Great story.
Through out the book, characters make choices. I wondered if I would make the same choices or different ones if I were in the same situation. Thought provoking!
I really like the historical facts inserted into the stories.
I just read this and really enjoyed it. I’ve read other books in this series and when I saw another one I jumped on it. This author develops some very interesting plots that are mostly tied in with history and connections with WWII. This one kept me guessing. With the plot jumping back and forth in time and setting up the characters and their motivations, I was captivated and enjoyed the fast moving plot. Yay for another great book!
I usually like Walsh’s writing but so much of this seemed awkward and stilted. The plot line had a lot of promise but it only flowed well when the professor was involved. I could give it 3 1/2 stars but I was glad when I had finished reading it and could move on to another book.
A very easy to read, entertaining story. Not a challenging, compulsive read, but an easy, relaxing book.