New Novel Takes Readers on Hunt for Lost Gold in Alaskan Wilderness
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. (PRWEB) September 26, 2014 -- The hunt for a long-lost treasure begins in author Walt Branam’s new action novel, “Alaska Gold” (published by Abbott Press), the first in a planned trilogy.
While celebrating his granduncle’s birthday, recently retired, highly-decorated US Army ranger Tom Wolfe learns of a lost treasure, a fortune in US Treasury gold bars lost 60 years ago in the Alaskan wilderness, but others want it too. Wolfe assembles of team, with varying talents and backgrounds, who must who must learn to work together.
The quest takes the group into the Alaskan wilderness, and pits them against a ruthless billionaire, a gang of coldblooded thugs and even each other. From navigating volcanic lava tubes to evading federal agents wanting to recover the gold and battling an enormous bear, Wolfe must use his combat skills and his wits if he expects to claim the gold and survive.
Kirkus Indie Review describes the book as “a simple, breezy tale that escalates at full capacity as it combines elements of a thriller and an outdoor adventure story.”
Fiction packed with conflict, action and adventure and based on a true incident, “Alaska Gold” kicks off Branam’s trilogy and will surely leave readers eagerly waiting for more.
An excerpt from “Alaska Gold”:
“‘… it’s still sitting there, waiting for someone like you. All you have to do is to be smart. If you ain’t, somebody will kill you for it…’”
“Alaska Gold”
By Walt Branam
Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 228 pages | ISBN 9781458215017
Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 228 pages | ISBN 9781458214997
E-Book | 228 pages | ISBN 9781458215000
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Walt Branam has led wilderness expeditions, served in combat as an infantry platoon leader in the US Army and worked as the leader of a government criminal tax enforcement task force. He also worked for 10 years as a consultant for private industries. He currently lives in California.
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