Yes! I'm a huge Clive Cussler reader, and one thing I always wanted from his books was a strong, independent female lead. This book hit me right where I was looking! An adventure story driven by the hyper intelligent Avery Turner. Rich, smart, and focused on solving the death of her former mentor. With a great cast of sidekicks, including the hot diver Carter, Avery winds her way across the east coast on a mission to find what her mentor was killed for.

I'm OBSESSED and can't wait to read more!

The General’s Gold by Lyndee Walker and Bruce Robert Coffin is billed as the first book of The Turner and Mosley Files. It is a read that is very reminiscent of early Clive Cussler books. We have shipwrecks, a hunt for treasure, and a plot by bad actors to get the loot first. It is also a fun and good read.

It begins down in the Florida Keys with Avery Turner. Young, recently rich thanks to the sale of her app to a tech company, she is a bit bored with her life. She likes being independently wealthy as well as her new home on an island in the Keys. But, something is missing. She is a bit bored.

She has recently taken up scuba diving and Carter Mosley is teaching her how to go about things safely. His passion is diving to shipwrecks, mainly modern-day commercial vessels. That has resulted in a growing social media platform. Like Avery, his efforts are attracting attention from the wealthy in his industry, and he has opportunities as well as obstacles to manage. He is also a bit of an adventurer and is one of those folks who likes jumping out of perfectly good airplanes.

As part of her scuba training, Carter takes her down to the first wreck he ever dived, and the one that made him famous, Isabella’s Dream. The sunken freighter will be good training dive for her and it was.

She had a blast, but reality crashed in once they got back to the surface. A detective in Boston calls with the news that Mark Hawkins, friend, business partner, and more, is suddenly dead. Boston PD is treating it as a drug overdose.

She knows better and is soon on her private plane, along with her assistant, Harrison, as she wants to see the crime scene herself. Fortunately, Harrison worked with her mom long ago on the job and can make calls to help smooth the way.

At same time, Carter goes about his life in the Keys, aware that he is being watched. Who is watching him and why are two questions he can not answer.

Before long, both are involved in escalating situations. All events lead to a ship that went down during the civil war. It may have been filled with a treasure that would have financed the south after victory. Who knows what it could finance today?

What follows is a read that moves up and down the east coast in a hunt for the lost ship and its cargo. Multiple secondary story lines are also at work giving additional character depth as well as obstacles. The result is a complicated fast-moving adventure read that fully engages the reader. The General’s Gold is a mighty good read and well worth your time.

Both the publisher, Severn River Publishing, by way of NetGalley, as well as author Bruce Robert Coffin supplied ARCs for my use. In neither case was there any expectation of a review.


Kevin R. Tipple ©2024

Ok…where do I begin.

I have had this book a while. AND I’m a HUGE fan of Lyndee Walker, Bruce is new to me. But in my head I wanted a book from her other series so I dilly-dallied.

Y’all DO NOT BE ME.

READ this book.

It has it all. Action, adventure, mystery and characters that literally leap off the pages. Once I started I could not put it down. You as a reader are literally going along for this wild adventure that is so fun. Lyndee and Bruce wrote seamlessly. It is such a fantastic adventure. I’m so mad I didn’t read sooner and yet so mad I read it in a day. I have been reading outside of my box so to speak lately and WOW am I glad.

Avery, Carter and Harry are such fun characters plus all the fabulous ones they meet along the way. I can’t wait to see what this duo has in store for us in the next book because I’m hooked. Trust me when I tell you this is a book you had no idea you needed. I can’t express enough how fun it is. Think National Treasure on steroids. (My husband has made me watch those movies a lot).

Mark my words. You will be invested with your heart hammering and cheering for this unlikely trio.

Read. This. Book!