Westcoast Bounty

When the Spanish were destroying the indigenous civilizations of central and south America, hundreds of tons of gold and silver were plundered from them, transported overland and by sea across to the Caribbean and onward by ship to Spain to fund the wars and further conquests of the Spanish Royalty.  Many ships were lost enroute, either by weather, poor planning or piracy of some kind.  Some losses amounted to a dozen ships at a time, filled with untold gold, silver and other treasures.  Even though much of the west coast of North America was explored and occupied by the Spanish, they hesitated to try a more northern, direct route which might have cut miles off their journey back to Spain.  One young Spanish captain was presented with an opportunity to try to find this 'northwest passage' through the fabled Straits of Anian, which could connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.  Destiny had a different plan, for as they approached the entrance to the Straits of Anian, the earth shifted in a rare event which completely changed the fate of the ship, its crew and its fabulous treasure. On a construction site in modern day Victoria, workers uncover an old journal and discover it belonged to Jack Manson's great grandfather, husband of Margaret Manson, who both left Scotland as indentured colonists for the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Victoria on the rugged Pacific Northwest.  Jack becomes intrigued when some of the unresolved mysteries of Margaret's adventures surface.  Jack rallies his friends and colleagues to help solve the unknowns, especially the reference to Spanish gold in the journal.
They work together to decipher the journal and solve a generations-old family riddle from Jack's family. As they try to solve these puzzles, the recurring subject of Spanish gold creates serious interest and complications from others with powerful gang connections as far as Vancouver and Hong Kong. So again, they are thrown together into a complicated web of confusion, deceit and danger as they try to solve the mysteries of Margaret Manson's great West Coast adventure. Pick up a copy today!