It begins down
in the Florida Keys with Avery Turner. Young, recently rich thanks to the sale of her
app to a tech company, she is a bit bored with her life. She likes being
independently wealthy as well as her new home on an island in the Keys. But, something
is missing. She is a bit bored.
She has recently
taken up scuba diving and Carter Mosley is teaching her how to go about things safely.
His passion is diving to shipwrecks, mainly modern-day commercial vessels. That
has resulted in a growing social media platform. Like Avery, his efforts are
attracting attention from the wealthy in his industry, and he has opportunities
as well as obstacles to manage. He is also a bit of an adventurer and is one of
those folks who likes jumping out of perfectly good airplanes.
As part of her scuba
training, Carter takes her down to the first wreck he ever dived, and the one
that made him famous, Isabella’s Dream. The sunken freighter will be
good training dive for her and it was.
She had a blast,
but reality crashed in once they got back to the surface. A detective in Boston
calls with the news that Mark Hawkins, friend, business partner, and more, is
suddenly dead. Boston PD is treating it as a drug overdose.
She knows better
and is soon on her private plane, along with her assistant, Harrison, as she
wants to see the crime scene herself. Fortunately, Harrison worked with her mom
long ago on the job and can make calls to help smooth the way.
At same time,
Carter goes about his life in the Keys, aware that he is being watched. Who is watching
him and why are two questions he can not answer.
Before long,
both are involved in escalating situations. All events lead to a ship that went
down during the civil war. It may have been filled with a treasure that would
have financed the south after victory. Who knows what it could finance today?
What follows is
a read that moves up and down the east coast in a hunt for the lost ship and
its cargo. Multiple secondary story lines are also at work giving additional
character depth as well as obstacles. The result is a complicated fast-moving
adventure read that fully engages the reader. The General’s Gold
is a mighty good read and well worth your time.
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Severn River Publishing, by way of NetGalley, as well as author Bruce Robert Coffin supplied
ARCs for my use. In neither case was there any expectation of a review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2024
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