Set in the Great Smoky Mountains, this tale follows a young, hot-shot pilot and a beautiful Native American girl as they search for a lost man and his treasure. When soldiers drove innocent Cherokees from their homes in 1838, some left behind a secret of hidden gold. Over a century and a half later, a prospector discovers some of the ancient treasure, but soon disappears himself. As the pilot and his companion search for the lost prospector, so does a murderous family clan and a group of cult members who will do anything their leader asks. As greed, violence, and deception erupt, the hunt becomes not only a fight against time, but also a fight to survive.
Phil is a lifelong freelance writer with 300 articles and short stories published in national magazines including Reader's Digest, The Saturday Evening Post, Grit, Harpers, Troika, Yankee, Heartland USA, and several boating and aviation magazines. He once won a short story contest by completing a yarn begun by Stephen King titled "The Cat From Hell." He has a series of three suspense novels, first published in print by Medallion Press and now available on Kindle. They are GUNS, DIAMONDBACK, and KLLRS. The books have been endorsed by top gun international best selling authors Lee Child, Ridley Pearson, and Stephen Coonts, respectively. His debut novel, GUNS, took Honorable Mention at the London Book Festival.
Phil is a private pilot, a boat captain, a motorcycle rider, and a fiddler. He lives in eastern North Carolina on a shore of the wide Neuse River, and his novels are largely set in his home state. Learn more at his website, www.philbowie.com.
