the transformation of matter through 'magical' ancient chemistry; particularly with attempts to convert base metals into gold. While on a hiking/prospecting trek, Chris and Darrell discover maybe alchemy isn't magical. Maybe it's a natural effect of radiation upon living organisms, converting poop to gold? Who can be trusted when you discover the find of the millennia? When the FBI, DHS, NSA, BLM and every alphabet soup government agency is ladled with corruption and on your trail, where do you turn? Your fiancé? Your Uncle? Your best friend?
Robin Knowles, a native and lifelong resident of Florida, lives happily overlooking a river that leads into Tampa Bay, and so has access to all the salty seas of the earth. He's also authored The Parrot's Revenge, the second book in The Parrot Series, as well as Death of Rapunzel, a thriller, One to Nuthin', a compilation of short stories about fishing with his father, and Grandpa Stories, a collection of stories his parents read and recorded for his children forty years ago.