The Civil War is winding down when a scary stranger shows up at Mrs. Lockhart's farm. She lives alone with her teenage son, Jamie. The man, a deserter, is looking for something and Jamie sees him looting graves of recently buried rebel soldiers one dark night. Jamie then comes home one day to discover the man trying to force himself upon Jamie's mom and Jamie kills him. Searching through the man's belongings, Jamie finds what is clearly a map. The map is in code but hints that it leads to a horde of looted gold. Jamie gets gold fever and set out on a dangerous journey to find the gold. Unfortunately, he is not the only one who knows about the gold and who are actively seeking it. He ends up in the hands of a gang of deserters who will stop a nothing to get to the gold, including torture, rape and murder.
This was a very exciting story with a rapid and enthralling plot, with a bit of romance included. Very gripping and well worth the read.
Review by Kirkus Reviews.
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