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Jack Turner Suspense #4
Perilous Treasure
Young history Professor Jack Turner is settling into his new position at Culpepper University, when he gets a surprise visit from his friend, police Sgt. Joe Boyd. Joe has started a new hobby, a fun pastime that’s also helping him lose some weight — metal detecting. Joe asks if he can do this on Jack’s lakefront property, which includes over a dozen acres of woods. Intrigued by a hobby that combines physical exercise and Jack’s love of history, Jack asks to tag along. Neither man has any idea that this seemingly harmless hobby will cause their paths to cross with a 70-year-old mystery involving tragedy, smuggling, multiple murders and stolen Nazi loot. It’s just an innocent hobby Jack tells his wife, Rachel. Really, what could go wrong?
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Published March 1, 2021
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Dan Walsh
36 books747 followersDan Walsh is the bestselling author of 27 novels including The Unfinished Gift, When Night Comes and The Reunion. Over 1.3 million copies of his books are in print or downloaded. He's won 3 Carol Awards (finalist 6 times), 4 Selah Awards and 4 of his books have been finalists for RT Review’s Inspirational Book of the Year. His novels have received over 47,000 Amazon reviews (4.7 Avg).
A member of Word Weavers International and ACFW, Dan writes fulltime in the Daytona Beach area. He and his wife Cindi have been married 46 years. You can find out more about his books or follow him on other social media sites from his website at http://www.danwalshbooks.com.
A member of Word Weavers International and ACFW, Dan writes fulltime in the Daytona Beach area. He and his wife Cindi have been married 46 years. You can find out more about his books or follow him on other social media sites from his website at http://www.danwalshbooks.com.
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September 3, 2018
“Perilous Treasure” the fourth book in the captivating “Jack Turner Suspense Series” opens in 1945 with the death of an escaping SS officer and stolen Nazi plunder smuggled by two soldiers to Georgia where it lies buried in the woods for seventy years after a tragic accident.
In present day Culpepper, Georgia, history professor Jack Turner settling into his life with his wife Rachel and his position at the University decides to join his friend Sgt. Joe Boyd in a new pastime -metal detecting on his property near Sampson Lake. When he’s called on to give advice on a buried treasure found by two fellow metal detectors looking for Civil War relics, Jack never expects that their good luck will turn deadly when the friends are stalked by the corrupt grandson of one of the original soldiers who shipped it.
Woven into the threads of an intriguing story of stolen Nazi loot, murder and conspiracy is not only Jack Turner’s interest in a new hobby with his friend Sgt. Joe Boyd and the discovery of the buried treasure but also a spoiled grandson’s ruthless plan to steal it back for his grandfather. Fast-paced, the action heats up when Jonah Bolton contacts Jack about a painting found with the treasure only to find out that his friend Simon Morley has been in communication with a phony art dealer who’s plotting to take it from them. A thrill-ride from beginning to end with multiple twists and turns the plot is realistic, intense and suspenseful as it progresses quickly to a violent confrontation near the end.
Breathing life into a plot with a strong sprinkling of faith, are compelling and believable characters like the amiable, humble young professor Jack Turner; unpretentious and honest Jonah Bolton; the crafty boaster Simon Morely; and the devious, spoiled and corrupt Zachary MacMillan.
I thoroughly enjoyed “Perilous Treasure” and look forward to reading other books in the series.
In present day Culpepper, Georgia, history professor Jack Turner settling into his life with his wife Rachel and his position at the University decides to join his friend Sgt. Joe Boyd in a new pastime -metal detecting on his property near Sampson Lake. When he’s called on to give advice on a buried treasure found by two fellow metal detectors looking for Civil War relics, Jack never expects that their good luck will turn deadly when the friends are stalked by the corrupt grandson of one of the original soldiers who shipped it.
Woven into the threads of an intriguing story of stolen Nazi loot, murder and conspiracy is not only Jack Turner’s interest in a new hobby with his friend Sgt. Joe Boyd and the discovery of the buried treasure but also a spoiled grandson’s ruthless plan to steal it back for his grandfather. Fast-paced, the action heats up when Jonah Bolton contacts Jack about a painting found with the treasure only to find out that his friend Simon Morley has been in communication with a phony art dealer who’s plotting to take it from them. A thrill-ride from beginning to end with multiple twists and turns the plot is realistic, intense and suspenseful as it progresses quickly to a violent confrontation near the end.
Breathing life into a plot with a strong sprinkling of faith, are compelling and believable characters like the amiable, humble young professor Jack Turner; unpretentious and honest Jonah Bolton; the crafty boaster Simon Morely; and the devious, spoiled and corrupt Zachary MacMillan.
I thoroughly enjoyed “Perilous Treasure” and look forward to reading other books in the series.
July 28, 2018
What a treasure hunt! Perilous Treasure by Dan Walsh was a fascinating addition to his Jack Turner's series. I would even suggest it could be my favorite one yet. There is four to five different point of views that move seamlessly. I had no problem distinguishing any of them even though they take place over seventy years. I really liked the World War II past and how it draws to the present as Jack Turner hunts for buried treasure from World War II and the Nazi's. I loved how Walsh created a story that seemed pretty simple and made it not simple but captured my attention the whole time. I flipped anxiously through the story, wanting to see who would end up with the buried treasure. It was a great way to spend the time. If you enjoy World War II novels or non-stop actions in your story, then this is the book for you. I highly recommend this novel.
September 20, 2019
I have really enjoyed this Jack Turner series, and I’d be hard pressed to say which was my favorite.
Dan Walsh does historical fiction, especially WWII fiction, very well. Only part of it was historic though, the part that lead up to a treasure taken from Nazis and it being buried in Georgia. From there it goes missing for about 70 years.
I loved the storyline focusing on the metal detecting hobby. It was unique and fun, which also turned out to be a real page turner!
Very good book!
Dan Walsh does historical fiction, especially WWII fiction, very well. Only part of it was historic though, the part that lead up to a treasure taken from Nazis and it being buried in Georgia. From there it goes missing for about 70 years.
I loved the storyline focusing on the metal detecting hobby. It was unique and fun, which also turned out to be a real page turner!
Very good book!
July 31, 2018
I love this series and this one did not disappoint. Jack innocently gets himself into another scary situation. This time he is doing something he is learning to love. I read the whole book in less than 24 hours. I could not put it down.
Anything by Dan Walsh will keep you engaged and wanting more.
Anything by Dan Walsh will keep you engaged and wanting more.
July 16, 2025
2 men in war found another man smuggling 100lbs of things, and painting out of country. they shot and killed him as he ran. they put the things in a crate, the one solider was going home and would bury it in the woods. the other man would come when he got out and they would split it
the other man never heard from him again so went to his small town and found the mans dad. he found out the man was killed in a truck accident (on the way home after burying the loot in the woods)
back to current day
a prof and a cop were using a metal detector on the profs wooded land to look for civil war stuff. the prof had told the cop he could keep what he finds before he figured out it might be something good that he might want to keep
but then 2 other men happened to find it
they thought the person who owned the land had died and the relitives were selling it and they were going to buy the land till they saw the man who owned it bought it way after it must have been hidden there so they figured it wasnt his so they didnt have to buy the land
the took the jewelry and painting, they are going to put it in bank safe deposit boxes till they can sell it
but the married man told his wife and she suggested he call the prof from their church and he told the man to get a lawyer and the painting would prob have to be returned to the family of the owner
the man wants to do the right thing
the solider who stole it and didnt know where it was told his grandson the story. his son had died and left the grandson penniless. so the grandpa told him to put a alert on the web and if someone is talking about the painting. so the boy did and he found the man who found the painting. hes acting like a art dealer, but really him and his no good friend are going down there with guns to get everything. the grandfather is on his death bed.
he conned the men into going back to dig up the rest and followed them with his friend. they held them with a gun and told one of the men to go back for the rest of the stuff and bring it back
the cop and his friend were in the woods with their metal detectors at the same time. they heard gunshots and went over when one man was leaving in the truck to get the rest of the stuff. they stopped him and he told them what was going on
the cop came up with a plan and when the man came back the other man ran for the truck, his gun was in there. but the bad friend of the grandson shot him 3 times in the back , but the cop killed him and the grandson. the grandfather died after he found out what happened
so all the loot went to the married friend. he is returning what he can if he can find the relatives and gave a reward to both men who saved his life
the friends wife is preg after trying for so long
the other man never heard from him again so went to his small town and found the mans dad. he found out the man was killed in a truck accident (on the way home after burying the loot in the woods)
back to current day
a prof and a cop were using a metal detector on the profs wooded land to look for civil war stuff. the prof had told the cop he could keep what he finds before he figured out it might be something good that he might want to keep
but then 2 other men happened to find it
they thought the person who owned the land had died and the relitives were selling it and they were going to buy the land till they saw the man who owned it bought it way after it must have been hidden there so they figured it wasnt his so they didnt have to buy the land
the took the jewelry and painting, they are going to put it in bank safe deposit boxes till they can sell it
but the married man told his wife and she suggested he call the prof from their church and he told the man to get a lawyer and the painting would prob have to be returned to the family of the owner
the man wants to do the right thing
the solider who stole it and didnt know where it was told his grandson the story. his son had died and left the grandson penniless. so the grandpa told him to put a alert on the web and if someone is talking about the painting. so the boy did and he found the man who found the painting. hes acting like a art dealer, but really him and his no good friend are going down there with guns to get everything. the grandfather is on his death bed.
he conned the men into going back to dig up the rest and followed them with his friend. they held them with a gun and told one of the men to go back for the rest of the stuff and bring it back
the cop and his friend were in the woods with their metal detectors at the same time. they heard gunshots and went over when one man was leaving in the truck to get the rest of the stuff. they stopped him and he told them what was going on
the cop came up with a plan and when the man came back the other man ran for the truck, his gun was in there. but the bad friend of the grandson shot him 3 times in the back , but the cop killed him and the grandson. the grandfather died after he found out what happened
so all the loot went to the married friend. he is returning what he can if he can find the relatives and gave a reward to both men who saved his life
the friends wife is preg after trying for so long
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December 23, 2020
We all grew up with the childhood rule of finders keepers, losers weepers. But have we ever thought of the ramifications of that notion? Perilous Treasure by Dan Walsh, book 4 of his Jack Turner Suspense Series made me go a little deeper in my thoughts on the matter. The characters in this novel all deal with the reality of a found treasure and the ethics of keeping it or taking it away. The treasure in question is Nazi loot stolen from Jewish people sent to the extermination camps. No ethics involved there, but as it makes its way from Germany to the United States through many hands, questions arise. The novel is pure suspense with some bad guys out to claim the treasure no matter what. There seems to be little crisis of conscience there, but other characters who are mostly good, but of course human, struggle as well. I found the question of what is right and what is wrong in found items to be thought-provoking. As always, Walsh keeps his readers a bit off-balance and turning the pages as quickly as possible. With both those assets, Perilous Treasure is perfect for book clubs that like suspense fiction. My husband and I have been making our way through this series via audiobooks. Both of us found excuses to listen as often as we could. For men and women, alike, you cannot go wrong with this book or series.
Recommended.
Audience: adults.
(I purchased the audiobook from Audible. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)
Recommended.
Audience: adults.
(I purchased the audiobook from Audible. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)
July 22, 2025
Dan Walsh doesn’t write bad books. While they are not all of the same caliber, they are all pretty good. This one is in a series featuring Joe Boyd, a detective in Culpepper, GA. His sidekick, Hank Jensen, only plays a bit part, but his good friend, Jack Turner, is a major player.
The story begins in Germany near the Swiss border just after WWII has concluded. An SS officer is attempting to escape with a lot of treasure: gold coins and bars, jewelry, and a rare painting. Two GI’s catch him and get his treasure and manage to get it back to states and buried until they can reconnect after both are back in the states. One of the GI’s is from Culpepper, and therein lies the connection.
Joe Boyd has taken up metal detecting and convinces Jack to go to a club meeting with him. Civil War artifacts are often found in their area. Jack gets the bug, and they plan an outing on some property Jack has out by Lake Sampson.
In the meantime, two fellows from the club, Simon and Jonah, have stumbled on to the WWII treasure with their detectors. Enter the other GI; he is now 93 and dying but tells his story to his only living heir, a grandson, who is given the task to find the treasure. The grandson manages to connect with Simon via the internet and conspires to get the treasure.
It’s not a cliff hanger, but the story progresses rather well. The resolution is interesting, and the ethics of locating a treasure and who really owns are explored. It’s a pretty decent story.
The story begins in Germany near the Swiss border just after WWII has concluded. An SS officer is attempting to escape with a lot of treasure: gold coins and bars, jewelry, and a rare painting. Two GI’s catch him and get his treasure and manage to get it back to states and buried until they can reconnect after both are back in the states. One of the GI’s is from Culpepper, and therein lies the connection.
Joe Boyd has taken up metal detecting and convinces Jack to go to a club meeting with him. Civil War artifacts are often found in their area. Jack gets the bug, and they plan an outing on some property Jack has out by Lake Sampson.
In the meantime, two fellows from the club, Simon and Jonah, have stumbled on to the WWII treasure with their detectors. Enter the other GI; he is now 93 and dying but tells his story to his only living heir, a grandson, who is given the task to find the treasure. The grandson manages to connect with Simon via the internet and conspires to get the treasure.
It’s not a cliff hanger, but the story progresses rather well. The resolution is interesting, and the ethics of locating a treasure and who really owns are explored. It’s a pretty decent story.
October 19, 2019
Early in the book, two United States soldiers are introduced just after the end of World War II in Europe. As their story unfolds, they stumble across something totally unexpected. Having heard how my own father was mustered out of the U.S. Army with nothing but the uniform on his back, a change of clothes, and a few personal items, my head was almost spinning at what these soldiers found and how they plotted to get it home to the U.S. The story alternates initially between the experiences of the two soldiers seventy years ago and the activities of Professor Jack Turner and his friend, Sergeant Joe Boyd. Joe has gotten involved in a metal detecting club and convinces Jack to join him. Their hometown of Culpepper, Georgia is very near the route that General Sherman followed during the Civil War on his March to the Sea, so members of the club have been finding various metal items in the woods surrounding the area; items such as belt buckles, bullets, buttons, coins, etc. Never in their lifetimes would any of them have expected to find what two of the members found one day on property located adjacent to Jack’s lakefront property. As they try to keep their find a secret, the reader sees the situation spiraling out of control for them. I enjoyed the suspense. If you haven’t read any of this series, I highly recommend it.
July 23, 2018
History Professor, Jack Turner gets a surprise visit from his friend, police Sgt. Joe Boyd, concerning metal detecting. Neither man has any idea that this harmless hoppy will cause their paths to cross with a 70-year-old World War II mystery.
I waited a long time for this book to come out. Having preordered it, I began reading it the moment it showed up on my Kindle, 11:00 pm at night. It was so good, I got up early the next morning and finished it.
Tension filled each scene, compelling me into the next. "What can go wrong?" became the catchphrase and additional suspense. The bad guys were bad, and the good guys great. Jack Turner and Joe Boyd being the best.
This was historical fiction at its best. Images registered in my mind will be there for a long time. I absolutely loved this book and enjoyed the ending.
I waited a long time for this book to come out. Having preordered it, I began reading it the moment it showed up on my Kindle, 11:00 pm at night. It was so good, I got up early the next morning and finished it.
Tension filled each scene, compelling me into the next. "What can go wrong?" became the catchphrase and additional suspense. The bad guys were bad, and the good guys great. Jack Turner and Joe Boyd being the best.
This was historical fiction at its best. Images registered in my mind will be there for a long time. I absolutely loved this book and enjoyed the ending.
August 3, 2018
Final answer
In the fourth & last book in the Jack Turner series, we read of a World War II treasure smuggled out of Germany & buried in the hills of Georgia, USA. A couple of metal detector aficianados find the buried treasure and their find is discovered by the barely alive "other GI" who had conspired to smuggle the treasure, but lost it when his partner buried it and then died before he could make a map for the partner. His corrupt & spoiled grandson is determined to find & return the treasure in order to inherit all his grandfather's worldly goods. As with the previous three books, it is an excellent story, but marred by the misuse of "then" where the writer should have used "than" (three times). Other typos and wrong words kept it from receiving a 5 star rating. A good proofreader is definitely needed. I am available for that job.
In the fourth & last book in the Jack Turner series, we read of a World War II treasure smuggled out of Germany & buried in the hills of Georgia, USA. A couple of metal detector aficianados find the buried treasure and their find is discovered by the barely alive "other GI" who had conspired to smuggle the treasure, but lost it when his partner buried it and then died before he could make a map for the partner. His corrupt & spoiled grandson is determined to find & return the treasure in order to inherit all his grandfather's worldly goods. As with the previous three books, it is an excellent story, but marred by the misuse of "then" where the writer should have used "than" (three times). Other typos and wrong words kept it from receiving a 5 star rating. A good proofreader is definitely needed. I am available for that job.
June 8, 2019
Sgt. Joe Boyd has a hobby he would like to get his friend Jack Turner interested in. Joe now loves to go out with a metal detector to search for Civil War relics. Jack, even though he is more interested in World War II, finds the idea interesting. When Joe and Jack go out on their first detecting session together they run into a situation that will probably be the death of two people they know if they do not intervene.
The situation they stumble upon involves stolen Nazi loot, the men who accidentally found it and the man who lays claim to it because his grandfather and a friend had sent it home 70 years earlier. First the Nazi's stole it, then two American soldiers stole it from an escaping Nazi and now someone is trying to steal it again.
I had a little trouble getting into this story but it grew on me and I enjoyed it.
The situation they stumble upon involves stolen Nazi loot, the men who accidentally found it and the man who lays claim to it because his grandfather and a friend had sent it home 70 years earlier. First the Nazi's stole it, then two American soldiers stole it from an escaping Nazi and now someone is trying to steal it again.
I had a little trouble getting into this story but it grew on me and I enjoyed it.
May 24, 2020
I really liked this.
First of all, this is the first book in this series I have read, and it is #4; however, anything that went on before which the reader needs to know is mentioned in a few short sentences, more than enough for a reader to follow the story in this specific book.
Secondly, it was good - as simple as that. We follow Jack Turner, a history professor, and his cop-friend Joe getting quite innocently involved in a crime that leads as far back as WWII. Actually, there are 3 (possibly 4) different but connected plots, with a pair of protagonists "assigned" to each, going on, and the ease with which the author weaves the threads together and points them to the "Grand Finale" is nothing short of masterly.
Maybe not nail-biting suspense, but definitely keeping a reader glued to the pages. I think I found a new author to follow. I definitely want more!
First of all, this is the first book in this series I have read, and it is #4; however, anything that went on before which the reader needs to know is mentioned in a few short sentences, more than enough for a reader to follow the story in this specific book.
Secondly, it was good - as simple as that. We follow Jack Turner, a history professor, and his cop-friend Joe getting quite innocently involved in a crime that leads as far back as WWII. Actually, there are 3 (possibly 4) different but connected plots, with a pair of protagonists "assigned" to each, going on, and the ease with which the author weaves the threads together and points them to the "Grand Finale" is nothing short of masterly.
Maybe not nail-biting suspense, but definitely keeping a reader glued to the pages. I think I found a new author to follow. I definitely want more!
August 7, 2018
I loved it!
Just when I think the series can't get any better "Perilous Treasure" comes along.....
When I heard that Dan Walsh was adding yet another novel to his awesome Jack Turner Suspense Series I was totally on the edge of my seat waiting for the book to come out.
When I got the newsletter about the novels release I went straight to KU.
The different POV's worked together in the way Walsh usually does it. When I see a bunch of POV's in other authors books, it turns me off most of the time.
The suspense was awesome and original. For being somewhat new to the suspense genre, Walsh is certainly taking this series to new heights.
I'm totally hooked in this series! 😃
Just when I think the series can't get any better "Perilous Treasure" comes along.....
When I heard that Dan Walsh was adding yet another novel to his awesome Jack Turner Suspense Series I was totally on the edge of my seat waiting for the book to come out.
When I got the newsletter about the novels release I went straight to KU.
The different POV's worked together in the way Walsh usually does it. When I see a bunch of POV's in other authors books, it turns me off most of the time.
The suspense was awesome and original. For being somewhat new to the suspense genre, Walsh is certainly taking this series to new heights.
I'm totally hooked in this series! 😃
February 18, 2019
I liked the book with one exception: the author's reference to high school teachers.
Teachers where I live cannot leave their school before 3:15. The only ones I know that do that, do so because they are picking up their own children from child care. Those same teachers bring baskets home. At the high school level, the baskets contain assignments to mark and grade, as well as materials to prepare for lessons. Studies have shown that teachers work 55 - 60 hours per week, on average. Afternoons off? Not in any school district that I am aware of, unless the teacher is a part time teacher. Getting home by 3:30 or before that? Not likely!
Teachers where I live cannot leave their school before 3:15. The only ones I know that do that, do so because they are picking up their own children from child care. Those same teachers bring baskets home. At the high school level, the baskets contain assignments to mark and grade, as well as materials to prepare for lessons. Studies have shown that teachers work 55 - 60 hours per week, on average. Afternoons off? Not in any school district that I am aware of, unless the teacher is a part time teacher. Getting home by 3:30 or before that? Not likely!
November 9, 2019
Chilling! A page turner filled with World War 11 historical fiction and, no doubt, a good amount of facts written under a different name. I read Books 1 and 2 in this series and then mistakenly read Book 4 however this book is a standalone story and will be enjoyed whether read in the series or alone. I am now reading Book 3 - Unintended Consequences, which I am sure I will also enjoy. Dan Walsh has developed his characters well and writes expertly in a number of different genres. I must admit that I was a bit shocked when I realized that I was at the end of this story though. I did want more. Perhaps there will be a Book 5?
May 18, 2020
Like the other books in this series, this one involves events from the Second World War that impact the lives of historian Jack Turner and his friend, police detective Joe Boyd. Jack and Joe have taken up a new hobby, searching for Civil War artifacts with metal detectors. They hope to find things like bullets and belt buckles. But two members of their metal detecting club find a much bigger treasure---a chest of Nazi gold and jewelry that had been buried in the Georgia woods 70 years before.
The finders of the treasure are in great danger, though they do not know it. Can Joe and Jack protect them? This is a light, entertaining mystery that highlights the issue of stolen Nazi treasure and the hobby of metal detecting
The finders of the treasure are in great danger, though they do not know it. Can Joe and Jack protect them? This is a light, entertaining mystery that highlights the issue of stolen Nazi treasure and the hobby of metal detecting
August 2, 2018
Perilous Treasure has everything a reader could want. Believable characters, a fast-moving plot, and a seasoning of WWII history. This is Walsh's fourth book in his Jack Turner suspense series, but the books can be read as stand-alones. In Perilous Treasure, Jack is called upon to offer an opinion on a long-hidden treasure found by two men in his home town. To say more would spoil the twists as the story races to a breath stopping climax.
I couldn't stop reading and finished the book in two days. If you love suspense fiction, I know you'll enjoy Perilous Treasure.
I couldn't stop reading and finished the book in two days. If you love suspense fiction, I know you'll enjoy Perilous Treasure.
March 15, 2020
Past and present tied in exceptional story
Another excellent goodread from Dan Walsh. His expressive writing, imagination, and engaging characters combine to make Perilous Treasure a terrifying page turner. The hobby, metal detecting discovers the treasure, gold, jewelry and art dating back to WWII. Perilous in the title indicates trouble, leading Mr. Walsh to tell the treasure’s past and the horrible situation the finders face.
Past and present are tied together creating an exceptional story.
Another excellent goodread from Dan Walsh. His expressive writing, imagination, and engaging characters combine to make Perilous Treasure a terrifying page turner. The hobby, metal detecting discovers the treasure, gold, jewelry and art dating back to WWII. Perilous in the title indicates trouble, leading Mr. Walsh to tell the treasure’s past and the horrible situation the finders face.
Past and present are tied together creating an exceptional story.
April 7, 2020
A good series
I’m not one to rehash the plots since one can read it on the books home page. I will say I enjoyed the story both the WW II And present day. I liked all the characters, even the ‘bad guys’ and the story was realistic nothing where I found my self muttering ‘oh give me a break, get real’
I enjoy good mysteries and thrillers but most today are laden with sex and the f*** word. Not so with Dan Walsh’s Jack Turner series. Having read all four I can say I found a author whose books I will look forward to their release.
I’m not one to rehash the plots since one can read it on the books home page. I will say I enjoyed the story both the WW II And present day. I liked all the characters, even the ‘bad guys’ and the story was realistic nothing where I found my self muttering ‘oh give me a break, get real’
I enjoy good mysteries and thrillers but most today are laden with sex and the f*** word. Not so with Dan Walsh’s Jack Turner series. Having read all four I can say I found a author whose books I will look forward to their release.
March 15, 2022
Jack and his friend Joe decide to take up metal detection as a new hobby. However a simple activity intended for weight loss becomes expensive dangerous when neighborhood friends discover a treasure of a lifetime. Simon and Jonah were out treasure hunting one day when they discovered a crate full of gold and other Nazi treasure that had been buried after the war. The grandson of one of the men who buried the treasure is determined to do whatever it takes to get his hands on the loot even if it involves killing.
July 24, 2018
A Suspense Filled Treasure of a Book
Amazing! Thrilling! Captivating! "Perilous Treasure" by Dan Walsh took this reviewer hostage from the very first page! What a good book! As well written as all the other Jack Turner Suspense books in the series, this reader heartily recommends them all having read them all. Totally loved each and every one. Everything I've read that Dan Walsh has written truly rocks! So well done! Good job, Dan Walsh, a very good job.
Amazing! Thrilling! Captivating! "Perilous Treasure" by Dan Walsh took this reviewer hostage from the very first page! What a good book! As well written as all the other Jack Turner Suspense books in the series, this reader heartily recommends them all having read them all. Totally loved each and every one. Everything I've read that Dan Walsh has written truly rocks! So well done! Good job, Dan Walsh, a very good job.
February 18, 2019
Dan Walsh
Really enjoy reading mysteries the include true history. As in his other books, you get a feel of history coming alive. Just like the professor in the story, bring life to the past. Making learning fun and so interesting. Makes me want to learn more about the time period involved. Doesn’t hurt to have a little love and romance also. And best of all, words of faith, trust and confidence in the Lord, thanks for another great read Dan.
Really enjoy reading mysteries the include true history. As in his other books, you get a feel of history coming alive. Just like the professor in the story, bring life to the past. Making learning fun and so interesting. Makes me want to learn more about the time period involved. Doesn’t hurt to have a little love and romance also. And best of all, words of faith, trust and confidence in the Lord, thanks for another great read Dan.
January 20, 2020
Another 5 Star rating
I feel like I keep writing the same review over and over but these book are just so captivating! This is my fourth Jack Turner Suspense Series Book I've read and I'm hooked. I don't want to read about graphic blood and guts, profanity or sex and these books are suspenseful and keep me quickly turning the pages without all that stuff. I highly recommended this series and I can't wait to start the next one!! Happy reading 😊
I feel like I keep writing the same review over and over but these book are just so captivating! This is my fourth Jack Turner Suspense Series Book I've read and I'm hooked. I don't want to read about graphic blood and guts, profanity or sex and these books are suspenseful and keep me quickly turning the pages without all that stuff. I highly recommended this series and I can't wait to start the next one!! Happy reading 😊
April 1, 2020
I have read all four of Dan Walsh's "Jack Turner" suspense thrillers. In my opinion, this is slightly better than "Remembering Dresden" and "Unintended Consequences," but is pretty close to his first, "When Night Comes." After all, who doesn't enjoy a story about buried treasure, complete with modern-day pirates?
I'm also looking forward to Mr. Walsh's spinoff series about detective Joe Boyd.
I'm also looking forward to Mr. Walsh's spinoff series about detective Joe Boyd.
May 21, 2020
Entertaining
Who knew metal detecting could be such an interesting & dangerous hobby. Buried treasure from over 70 years ago is unearthed while metal detecting for Civil War relics. Mr. Walsh tells an interesting tale while weaving a faith-based story with a cast of interesting characters. A couple of safe deposit box facts could have been better researched with someone in the banking industry. I would be willing to read other books by this author.
Who knew metal detecting could be such an interesting & dangerous hobby. Buried treasure from over 70 years ago is unearthed while metal detecting for Civil War relics. Mr. Walsh tells an interesting tale while weaving a faith-based story with a cast of interesting characters. A couple of safe deposit box facts could have been better researched with someone in the banking industry. I would be willing to read other books by this author.
October 2, 2021
Must Read Series
Can't even enjoy a Saturday morning with his new toy. Jack and Joe are out on Jack's Lake side property looking for Civil War relics in the ground when they hear gunshots. Members of the club found BIG. And someone else wants it. You need to read this to find out what, when and how is BIG find came to be in Culpeper. Great job. Thank you for your ability to make your clean read stories interesting, informative and entertaining.
Can't even enjoy a Saturday morning with his new toy. Jack and Joe are out on Jack's Lake side property looking for Civil War relics in the ground when they hear gunshots. Members of the club found BIG. And someone else wants it. You need to read this to find out what, when and how is BIG find came to be in Culpeper. Great job. Thank you for your ability to make your clean read stories interesting, informative and entertaining.
October 10, 2023
I really enjoyed this book that has a WWII backstory to it; very original, I thought. I especially liked the little faith (very small) aspect thrown in although this isn’t part of Dan Walsh’s faith stories. I really enjoyed the Jack Turner series although I read this after the Detective Joe Boyd series, which ruined one of the books for me, unfortunately. Dan Walsh has a great storytelling style, so I’m hoping that he comes out with even more books to keep me going.
May 3, 2024
This is the last book in the Jack Turner series. I sure am sorry about that. So many Christian thrillers follow the same formula of a so-called strong female with a wounded personality and a handsome strong defender falling in love with her and having to save her from danger. This is so no that. These are good thrillers with a reasonable amount of romance, but the stories do not revolve around the growing dynamic between the male and female characters. These are just good stories.
September 25, 2024
A Treasure of a Story
Thank you Dan Walsh for another wonderful tale. Jack and Joe make a special friendship with equally special wives. The new characters introduced in this story developed well. The base story was original and very believable.
Again, thanks for the entertaining read without using foul language, graphic violence or sexual overtones. This is another of your creative traits.
Thank you Dan Walsh for another wonderful tale. Jack and Joe make a special friendship with equally special wives. The new characters introduced in this story developed well. The base story was original and very believable.
Again, thanks for the entertaining read without using foul language, graphic violence or sexual overtones. This is another of your creative traits.
March 20, 2025
very very good
Four stars from me as personally I struggled to read about how the SS and Nazi’s treated the men, women and children who they thought were less than them, the words evoked great sadness in me and it was hard going.
But I’m so glad I pushed through, because this story has a good plot and a happy ending.
The initial crimes committed ended with death and sorrow for the two GI’s families, each with no recompense.
Still it was a happy ending.
Four stars from me as personally I struggled to read about how the SS and Nazi’s treated the men, women and children who they thought were less than them, the words evoked great sadness in me and it was hard going.
But I’m so glad I pushed through, because this story has a good plot and a happy ending.
The initial crimes committed ended with death and sorrow for the two GI’s families, each with no recompense.
Still it was a happy ending.
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