Two recovery specialists. One murder. A hunt for the Dutchman’s Lost Gold Mine becomes a race of survival. Former Army MP Landry Parker fell into the recovery specialist role quite by accident—to help her ailing father. Now that she’s on her own, she is determined to prove herself and honor her family legacy. After being shot in the line of duty, former police officer Nickolai Baptiste became a … police officer Nickolai Baptiste became a recovery specialist, and he’s good at his job—maybe even the best.
A potential client pits Landry and Nickolai against one another to find the Dutchman’s Lost Gold Mine map that was stolen from her murdered husband, and the potential payday is too enticing to pass up. The trail takes them from New Orleans to Weaver’s Needle in Arizona where legend claims the mine is hidden. Landry and Nickolai are no strangers to adventure, but the unlikely partners quickly discover there’s someone after the treasure and there are those who want to ensure the lost mine in Arizona’s Superstition Mountain stays lost forever.
Can Landry and Nickolai work together despite their distrust of each other to save the legend before more innocent lives are lost? Will they find the real treasure isn’t the gold, but something more valuable. . .true love and understanding?
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Two people who have been hired to find the Dutchman’s Lost Gold Mine map, which had been stolen and its owner murdered, agree to help each other. Slowly the animosity between them evaporates and Landry and Nickolai fall in love. The suspense is incredible in this book, and the ending is a surprise. I enjoyed the history of the Dutchman’s Mine and the detailed native customs.
Great book, great characters!
This is the first book by Robin Caroll that I have read and I was quite impressed. I love inspirational romantic suspense and have quite a few authors that are my favorites; Ms. Caroll will join that list of favorite authors. The book was well-written, seemingly well-researched (though I don’t know much about Apache tribe and its traditions and beliefs), fast-paced with a bit of romance thrown in. The book also had a strong thread of faith woven into the storyline which I appreciated. Anyone who enjoys contemporary romantic suspense would love this novel.
The plot is action-packed and left me breathless at moments. The characters are flawed but deeply layered with hurts and mistakes that haunt them. Landry comes off at first as a know-it-all who is prickly just because she can be. She needs a large amount of money to keep her recovery company afloat and she wants to do this for her father’s legacy. Nickolai is a retired cop now working in the recovery industry who first acts like an arrogant jerk, full of himself and his abilities. He needs a large amount of money to take his younger sister out of the hospital into a halfway house that is believed to be able to help her reintegrate into the real world. A wealthy patron hires them both and pits them against each other to recover a map to a legendary gold mine that was stolen when the patron’s husband is murdered. Throw in a handful of possible suspects for the murder with Landry and Nick’s developing feelings for each other, and we have a pretty awesome read that can’t be put down.
I received a copy of this book from Barbour Publishing via NetGalley. I was not required to write a favorable review. All comments and opinions are solely my own.
Nice read, but predictable
I thought the storyline was implausible and the characters unrealistic. I couldn’t finish it, because it was too boring.
Great adventure.
Great
It took a little while for the story to get going, but once it did, I enjoyed it and the characters.
boring. how many times can this lost dutchman be re-invented.
It was a very interesting mystery story. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Good story with twists and turns.
Fun read, native American beliefs gave another layer of intrigue to the story.
A very unusual ending and a very good read.
Good mystery.
My kind of book.
Loved it and couldn’t wait for time to read again.
Kept you guessing.
Great read
Characters and plot were great. Some of the mystic, other religion stuff seemed unnecessary to the storyline. Salvation comes through Jesus, not good works alone.
I really liked the book. The turn of events were not expected.