Good morning, lovelies.
I've a little goodie for you all today.
Robert J. Watson's newest re-release is due to hit the shelves next month.
Today, I'd like to share the book's new cover with you all.
Enjoy!
Title: The Treasure Of The Sarah M.
I've a little goodie for you all today.
Robert J. Watson's newest re-release is due to hit the shelves next month.
Today, I'd like to share the book's new cover with you all.
Enjoy!
Title: The Treasure Of The Sarah M.
Author: Robert J. Watson
Release Date: March 9, 2016
Publisher: Lysestrah Press
Genre: Nautical Fiction, Crime, Thriller, Suspense
Book Description:
The
secrets of the past never stay buried.
It’s no secret that the Sarah M. was
a coveted ship back in its day. Smooth and sleek, she’s traveled the oceans of
the world for as long as anyone can remember. Sunk in British waters during
peace time, her legacy now sits at the bottom of the Irish Sea. Now,
she’s just a long forgotten memory. Or is
she?
It’s been said that deep within
her bowels sits a fortune in gold. One, two countries are locked in a deadly race
against time in the hopes of finding it. The Sarah M.’s prize ensures that
whoever finds it has enough power to change the world. The fight to find her
final resting place has begun, and many lives will be lost along the way.
Only one man can make
a difference. Robert Birket knew from the very start where the secrets of the
Sarah M. lay. Many assumed he went down with the ship he’d loved since he was a
little boy. Yet is it possible that he could still be alive? Would he be
willing to change the world as he knew it? Can he give up the secrets
surrounding the treasure of the Sarah M. if came to that?
(Purchase links are not
yet available.)
Excerpt:
Prologue
Following the Wall Street crash of America in 1929, billions of dollars were wiped off of the stock
markets. This was not exclusive to the United States. The world had been hit hard by the market crash.
Americans needed to bring money back into the country. Their failing economy
needed a boost. Billions of dollars worth of debt had to be called in quickly
from many countries worldwide.
Many other countries had their own financial problems to
deal with. The stock market crash hadn’t just affected the United States. Paying out billions of dollars in debt repayments would
cripple some economies. Germany fell into such a category.
Germany was on the verge of bankruptcy. Its population began to
revolt against the austerity measures being imposed on them by their own
government. Strikes became an everyday event. Families began to starve, and
women and children were dying. The German government had no alternative but to
continue with their measures of austerity. Pleading for time to pay what they
owed the Americans had very little effect.
America had her own problems. A country such as the United States was very powerful in the world of commerce. Certain high-ranking
and powerful men in Germany felt that the time was right for a new dawn in
German politics.
Talk of an armed coup to overthrow the present government
soon made the rounds. This was seen as an unacceptable course of action. One
man had a vision for the future of his beloved motherland. Revolution was not a
part of his vision. If he was to see the country recover from the state it was
in now, it would have to be done through democratic means.
To win an election would take money. Money his party did
not have. Many supported his ideas, though many of the supporters of the new
order lost millions of marks in the stock market crash. The millions they’d
promised in funds was now just a pipe dream.
A senior supporter of the party and a high-ranking official
in the foreign office found a solution to the financial problem. It would mean
using the German Navy for private means and a lot of subterfuge. He met
secretly with several party officials, and the plan was approved.
In 1930, a lone German gunship was sent out to find the
sailing ship, the Sarah M. She had
over two million dollars worth of gold bullions in her bilges on board. The
cargo had been bound for the German government approximately seventy years prior.
The gunship sank the Sarah
M. off of the Manx coast in the Irish
Sea. The report of the sinking
had been locked away in the darkest government office safe available. A
diplomatic war of words about such an event could soon turn into a shooting
war. Neither of these two options was acceptable. A shooting war was not
affordable. The last war had taken almost all of Germany’s reserves.
A British American had been on board the Sarah M. at the time. Both of these
governments would take a dim view of a German raider sinking and killing some
of their nationals. If the gold could be salvaged, then the dream of one man
for a united and strong Germany would be realized, but first they had to find
it.
Robert Watson is
fifty-nine years old and lives in Lancaster North, West England. He’s been
married for thirty-three years now, and is a proud grandfather of six.
He spent several years in the merchant Navy, and has also worked
as a psychiatric nurse. Fifteen years later, he eventually left to become his
son’s carer.
He began writing ten years ago, but following a mishap with
a computer and the delete button, Robert lost his first serious attempt at
writing. His first novel, Seasoned With
Salt, was published by Publish America.
Since then, he’d like to think that he’s become a more
polished writer, and has had a total of four novels published by PA. He’s had
several other works published, including The
Secret of the Sarah M. and The Treasure
of the Sarah M. His work has since taken a positive step forward.
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