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Standing at the top of the cliff staring down at the waves crashing below, the lone figure glanced at the map in the gloved hand again. The steps must be around here somewhere. It had been more than 200 years since the map had been drawn and a lot of trees and underbrush had grown up along the cliff since then. Taking a machete out of the scabbard, the figure began to chop at the bushes searching for the steps. It had been a long hard struggle once everyone realized the significance of the map. So many of the family members had wondered who had the original cookie recipe with the map on the back. Finding it had been his first step. Breaking and entering, stealing, and even murder had been required in his effort to get here, but now here he was looking for the cave in which a fortune had been hidden so long ago.
It was just within grasp at last. Riches beyond belief. Now where were those darn steps?
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The harsh winter of 1787 and the increase in taxes they must pay force Jacques LaMonde and his brother Ettiene to accept the idea of moonraking proposed by a shipwrecked English sailor whom they rescued. The fires they built on the boulder-strewn beach during storms lured unsuspecting ships to crash there leaving the merchandise from the ship’s hold that washed up on shore theirs to sell. After amasssing a fortune, they buried it and escaped with their lives to Canada after drawing a map of the gold’s location on the back of Jacques’ wife’s cookie recipe which they kept in the family Bible.
Two hundred years later, the LaMonde family members agree to publish the recipe in a church fundraiser cookbook being published by Molly Donner and her committee. The renewed interest in locating the map and finding the treasure takes two treasure hunters and a killer to the vineyards of France to search for the fortune.
About the Author
Merri Borkowski divides her time between Big Rapids, Michigan, in the summer and Jerseyville, Illinois, in the winter. She is a retired school teacher having spent 40 years teaching high school English. She loves to read especially mysteries. She is married and has two adult sons.