Lander Blue

<p>In 1973 Mort Hamilton stops for lunch in Battle Mountain Nevada. There a stunning Lander Blue turquoise stone set in a silver bracelet and a double homicide combined with fate change his life forever. Over the next forty-seven years Mort becomes a successful Santa Fe businessman. Before he dies unexpectedly from the Covid virus he sets up a treasure hunt for his grandson Michael a veteran of two tours in Afghanistan and a kindred spirit for magic puzzles and riddles. The treasure is a ten million dollar bag of Lander Blue turquoise. Only 108 pounds were mined. There will be no more. Five treasure hunt clues lead Michael to the Battle Mountain Diner to a trading post in Gallup to a deserted mine on Turquoise Hill and through Santa Fe. As Michael and his new love solve the clues Lester Cozy MacFarland a bitter ex-Albuquerque cop secretly tracks them. Finding the treasure takes a back seat to staying alive. Can you solve the clues with Michael before Cozy does? Includes Readers Guide.</p>