That’s the text message Peter Fallon receives from a Wall Street bigwig. It’s not a challenge he can turn down, especially since the country is in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Hidden somewhere in New York City is a box of 1780 bonds with a face value of ten thousand dollars. The Supreme Court is about to decide if these bonds still have value. If the decision is yes, those ten thousand dollars, at five percent interest, will be worth a very pretty penny...
Peter Fallon and his girlfriend, Evangeline Carrington, must find the box—and fast. Suddenly, their race against time becomes a race through time as Peter and Evangeline track the stories of New Yorkers whose lives have been changed by the bonds… and all the while they’ll unravel the thrilling and inspiring origins of the City of Dreams.
From Booklist
Peter Fallon and his fiancée, Evangeline Carrington, return in another page-turning adventure that spans the centuries from the creation of the U.S. to the present. To help the cause of freedom, Alexander Hamilton and others issued a series of bonds called New Emission Money, most of which was either destroyed or used. In the present, during the height of the financial crisis, it appears that a stash of these bonds exists. If true, the value, with more than 200 years of compound interest, would be immense. Fallon and Carrington race to find the bonds by following the historical trail, while the contemporary Supreme Court makes a decision as to the true value of the currency. Martin has a winning formula, and it shines again here. Readers follow the money and get to travel back in time and meet fascinating characters, while, in the present, Fallon and his soon-to-be wife prove to be thoroughly compelling protagonists. Fans of Martin’s previous works and readers of historical thrillers will find this one a worthwhile investment. --Jeff Ayers
Review
"William Martin's books are an addiction. A fine mix of historical fiction and modern quest novel, with plenty of action and bad guys, they are pure fun, story-telling at its finest."
--Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of The Assasin
“A fast-moving political thriller...” --The Boston Globe on The Lost Constitution
Description:
“Can I interest you in saving America?”
That’s the text message Peter Fallon receives from a Wall Street bigwig. It’s not a challenge he can turn down, especially since the country is in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Hidden somewhere in New York City is a box of 1780 bonds with a face value of ten thousand dollars. The Supreme Court is about to decide if these bonds still have value. If the decision is yes, those ten thousand dollars, at five percent interest, will be worth a very pretty penny...
Peter Fallon and his girlfriend, Evangeline Carrington, must find the box—and fast. Suddenly, their race against time becomes a race through time as Peter and Evangeline track the stories of New Yorkers whose lives have been changed by the bonds… and all the while they’ll unravel the thrilling and inspiring origins of the City of Dreams.
From Booklist
Peter Fallon and his fiancée, Evangeline Carrington, return in another page-turning adventure that spans the centuries from the creation of the U.S. to the present. To help the cause of freedom, Alexander Hamilton and others issued a series of bonds called New Emission Money, most of which was either destroyed or used. In the present, during the height of the financial crisis, it appears that a stash of these bonds exists. If true, the value, with more than 200 years of compound interest, would be immense. Fallon and Carrington race to find the bonds by following the historical trail, while the contemporary Supreme Court makes a decision as to the true value of the currency. Martin has a winning formula, and it shines again here. Readers follow the money and get to travel back in time and meet fascinating characters, while, in the present, Fallon and his soon-to-be wife prove to be thoroughly compelling protagonists. Fans of Martin’s previous works and readers of historical thrillers will find this one a worthwhile investment. --Jeff Ayers
Review
"William Martin's books are an addiction. A fine mix of historical fiction and modern quest novel, with plenty of action and bad guys, they are pure fun, story-telling at its finest."
--Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of The Assasin
“A fast-moving political thriller...”
--The Boston Globe on The Lost Constitution
“A master storyteller.”
--Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“A rip-roaring page-turner. A perfect read.”
--The Boston Globe on Back Bay