Kirjahaku

John Beaton was not having a good day, and it only got worse after an event in a parking garage when he was almost killed. Four years later he thought he'd put the events behind him, but a chance encounter on the day of his retirement party makes him realize nothing is resolved. He begins to investigate what happened and discovers more than he bargained for. Does the tale of French treasure related by a disabled nursing home resident have any validity?Are there people really that evil?The story takes him from Washington State to Bulgaria and Belarus, as he unravels the truth behind a two-hundred-year-old tale of Napoleonic gold, and the modern day criminals who want it for themselves.

It's February in the Pacific North West and John Beaton doesn't like it. He likes it even less when his Aunt Olly is taken ill and he has to fly to Wales to help her - "no matter how cold, wet and windy it is Washington State, it'll be colder, wetter and windier in Wales". He survives his week there, but on the eve of his departure he has a chance encounter in a fish and chip shop which makes him a person of interest to both the British Security Service and a ruthless killer. Pulled back again to Wales, John and his wife Ann are thrust into an adventure where it looks like neither will survive.The story moves from Wales, to Florida, to Paris and a final confrontation near Italy's Adriatic Coast.

John Beaton was not brought up in the US political system, so when a friend asks him to help with a election campaign he hopes he will learn a little more how it works. After all, his vote counts - doesn't it? And he knows his political choices are independent and rational - aren't they? And just how many members of Congress are being blackmailed? Once again, John is drawn into events and intrigue out his control and ends up fighting for his life.