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Treasure
“It’s the curse, Hawkins. The damned curse.”
“What curse?”
“The Spaniards stole all the gold from the Mayans, you know the story. They killed their priests and tons of natives. They looted their temples and were hauling it home to Spain to help them fund a bunch of wars they were fighting. The Mayan priests cursed them and the gold. The curse has been going on for almost four hundred years.”
“Bones, you’re too smart to believe that crap.”
“Look at the facts, my friend. There were twenty-eight boats in the Spanish fleet. Twenty-eight, mind you. All disappeared. Just a couple folks left to tell the tale. Mel finds some of the fleet and grabs the gold. The federal government went after him and then the state of Florida. Had to fight over a hundred court claims on the gold. Then, worst of all, his son and daughter-in-law died in a storm sitting over top of the wreck. Mel was broke even after finding over a billion in gold.”
“If you believe all this, why do you want to risk it?”
“I’m already a dead man.”
“What curse?”
“The Spaniards stole all the gold from the Mayans, you know the story. They killed their priests and tons of natives. They looted their temples and were hauling it home to Spain to help them fund a bunch of wars they were fighting. The Mayan priests cursed them and the gold. The curse has been going on for almost four hundred years.”
“Bones, you’re too smart to believe that crap.”
“Look at the facts, my friend. There were twenty-eight boats in the Spanish fleet. Twenty-eight, mind you. All disappeared. Just a couple folks left to tell the tale. Mel finds some of the fleet and grabs the gold. The federal government went after him and then the state of Florida. Had to fight over a hundred court claims on the gold. Then, worst of all, his son and daughter-in-law died in a storm sitting over top of the wreck. Mel was broke even after finding over a billion in gold.”
“If you believe all this, why do you want to risk it?”
“I’m already a dead man.”
313 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 20, 2013
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About the author
Les Pendleton
12 books10 followersLes Pendleton lives in historic New Bern, North Carolina. His writing style conveys the influence of his career in motion pictures. Many people share their impression that reading his novels feels as if you are watching the characters come to life on the silver screen. Actual locations in coastal North Carolina are featured in many of his books. His writing spans a wide array of genres from action adventure, romance, historical fiction, suspense-filled mysteries and autobiographies. Les spends every free moment with his family and friends sailing in Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Coast.
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July 17, 2013
This was a fun book. It was a little farfetched. There was also a little more romance than I am used to reading.
July 3, 2013
It's adventure at the high seas and it has it all! He's got pirates, drug cartels, love, adventure and more.
April 10, 2015
Great!
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