Follow the Raven: An Adventure Mystery

by Richard Evelyn Byrd

Follow the Raven is a fast paced mystery testing the deduction talents of the most avid mystery reader. Set in modem day Chicago and prehistoric Grand Canyon of Arizona, the search for a lost civilization and a sacred treasure believed hidden in the deepest reaches of Grand Canyon, involves a journey surrounded by magnificence, fantasy and constant danger. An impossible mission with an explosive conclusion. Will Hart and Hank Daniel are going back. Determined this time, to complete the mission they accepted from Wise Antelope and the elders of the Hopi Indian tribe. An old adversary, a fanatic Professor of Ancient Human History, has his own plan to possess the sacred treasure and is quick to utilize his skills at murder and mayhem in the effort. Chicago Detective Patrick Montez, hot on the Professor's trail, finds his quarry to be ruthless, capable of whatever it takes to reach his greed-driven goal. Will Hart and Hank Daniel have only an ancient animal skin with cryptic etchings as a guide when they enter Grand Canyon on the treacherous downward trek. Their journey is laced with unwelcome surprises and a touch of fantasy and humor along the blistering trails they fellow. Tracking them, the slightly unhinged Professor and his guide, a rebellious Hopi outcast, are determined to overtake and eliminate the competition. And the race is on.

456 pages, Paperback

Published December 7, 2003

About the author

Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (1888–1957), an American naval officer, was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. He is also known for discovering Mount Sidley, the largest dormant volcano in Antarctica.
Byrd said that his expeditions had been the first to reach both the North Pole and the South Pole by air. His belief that he reached the North Pole is disputed.