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The Gold Lust Trilogy #2
Gold Raid
Winner: BEST ACTION-ADVENTURE-THRILLER. Issued by the San Francisco Bay Area Independent Publishers Association.
The history of gold and rich mines is rampant with theft and double-crossing. And when there is a vein of gold as thick as a person’s arm then partners, government officials, lovers, family and friends can become cutthroat enemies.
After discovering a massive gold vein, Nolen Martin and his fiancée Maida Collins attempt to outwit a powerful international mining conglomerate, disloyal partners, and the Japanese Mafia. All determined to take control of their mine and destroy them.
The history of gold and rich mines is rampant with theft and double-crossing. And when there is a vein of gold as thick as a person’s arm then partners, government officials, lovers, family and friends can become cutthroat enemies.
After discovering a massive gold vein, Nolen Martin and his fiancée Maida Collins attempt to outwit a powerful international mining conglomerate, disloyal partners, and the Japanese Mafia. All determined to take control of their mine and destroy them.
372 pages, Perfect Paperback
First published March 1, 2003
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About the author
Ed Mitchell
8 books11 followers Ed Mitchell was a foster child who later graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He went on to be an Airborne Infantry Ranger, a RAND Corporation Fellow, an aerospace systems engineer, and a community activist fighting to protect water resources in California. By weaving his real-world experiences from foxhole to space into his adventure/thrillers, Ed became a national award-winning author, an Amazon #1 Bestseller, and bronze winner of the Global Book Awards for self-published historical fiction. As a writer, he is proud of being one of the charter-founding members of the nternational Thriller Writers Organization.
From private to Lieutenant Colonel, Ed served in Airborne, Air Cavalry, Armor, Mechanized Infantry, and light-Infantry units, including guarding the DMZ in Korea and protecting nuclear weapons. Prior to the 1st war in Iraq, as the Space-Ground Combat Analyst for U.S. Joint Space Command, Ed fought that war in a simulator and analyzed the results for the command. Additionally, he spent years working National Missile Defense and Homeland Security research and development. Ed helped develop the prototype command launch center for the Army’s Strategic Missile Defense units in Alaska and California. Later, as a civilian Payload Integration Manager, he helped develop and test NMD kill vehicles for Lockheed Martin and Boeing. As a writer, he is proud of being a charter-founding member of the International Thriller Writers Organization.
From private to Lieutenant Colonel, Ed served in Airborne, Air Cavalry, Armor, Mechanized Infantry, and light-Infantry units, including guarding the DMZ in Korea and protecting nuclear weapons. Prior to the 1st war in Iraq, as the Space-Ground Combat Analyst for U.S. Joint Space Command, Ed fought that war in a simulator and analyzed the results for the command. Additionally, he spent years working National Missile Defense and Homeland Security research and development. Ed helped develop the prototype command launch center for the Army’s Strategic Missile Defense units in Alaska and California. Later, as a civilian Payload Integration Manager, he helped develop and test NMD kill vehicles for Lockheed Martin and Boeing. As a writer, he is proud of being a charter-founding member of the International Thriller Writers Organization.
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January 20, 2019
I read this book a couple years ago so decided to read the series again. All I can say is WOW!!! A true thriller. Now on to the third then fourth. Great job Ed.
April 21, 2018
I wrote this thriller so I'm biased and it won several awards. Re-reading it while preparing to release the eBook version still made me laugh and tear up in scenes I wrote. I hope you enjoy the story I wrote for you.
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