On a hot August day in central California a stage is held up and a fortune in gold disappears into the tule marshes. Afterwards a marked newspaper paragraph, a derelict boat and a woman called Pancha bring a set of drifters, schemers and lovers together in pursuit of the hidden treasure, in the country and in San Francisco.
A lively Californian treasure-hunt novel of 1917, mixing romance, crime and local colour. Download the free EPUB.