The Treasure of Daufuskie Island

About the Book

12 yr old Charlotte Pace and Jack Thomas find a letter from the 1700’s that tells of a treasure chest of gold buried by the pirate Blackbeard while evading the British on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina. They seek to search for the gold along with 14 yr old Moses LeConte using Moses’ sailboat. The letter is in fact a treasure map detailing the location of the chest. The three kids embark on a quest to find the treasure while battling drug smugglers and a severe tropical storm in a sailboat. It is a tale reminiscent of the exploits of the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and the Goonies.

About the Author

Lawrence Barker is a musician and writer and live in Savannah, GA. He is married and the book was inspired by his grandkids after visiting Daufuskie Island. The island is a pristine Atlantic coastal island without much development and is a step back in time to a bygone era. This is his third novel.