​Traces of Treasure!

Nobody said it was going to be easy!
If you are going to solve a mystery,
​you  have to follow the traces of treasure. 
READ THE TRILOGY NOW! 

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The Fever

Sam Milton can't help being obsessed. Thrown in jail at nineteen, he helped a sick and dying drunk who rewarded him with the riddle. The broken little man said it would help Sam find a long lost gold mine out in west Texas.
When this first book of the Trilogy opens, a tired and frustrated Sam hikes out of the wilderness after  another fruitless search. He trespasses on dangerous terrain, the home of rattlesnakes and mountain lions.  After every excursion, he drives the eight to ten hours back to his regular life in the city and starts planning his next trip, using set routines designed to keep him safe.
After this latest trip, he stumbles upon a simple solution to the first clue in the riddle, something he had missed for years.
Yet, he’s at the end of his hiking season ... or is he?
He rushes to get back into the field to check out his hunch, bypassing many of the safeguards he had built into his past searches.
Family? Job? Love? Who cares? … This is gold fever we’re talking about.
A riddle and an obsession … what could possibly go wrong

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A Curse
​That Bites Deep

The second book of the trilogy finds trouble brewing in the small West Texas town of Van Horn. Several people have died and the police are baffled; most of the victims seem to have some connection to newcomer Sam, the boyfriend of a popular cafe owner.
He had been warned about a curse before he came to town two years earlier with his own secret agenda, but now things are getting out of hand and it is up to Sam to save the day.
Will he manage to unravel the mystery before the woman he loves becomes the next victim?
And what part do the ghosts play in all of this?

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Lucky Strike

Dark forces are at work as a decades-old grudge surfaces in a small Texas town.  Sam, Smidgeon, Lance, and newcomer Mule Hollis must work to solve the mystery that threatens them all.  This third book in the trilogy has it all, vengeance, kidnapping, and murder. Even the ghosts are confused. 
According to Tome Tender Book Blog:
"​Once again, Thomas Fenske brings danger and suspense to life with his relaxed style of writing that smacks of small town loyalties, characters that are as down home real as can be and are right there to help one of their own, no matter what."

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The Mossback Cafe Cookbook

While not an official part of the series, it is a free companion book to the novels.  

Real Food from the best little fictional cafe in Texas! 
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This little cookbook gives you added insight into the most popular locale in the books.

Fair Warning: it is real down-to-earth comfort food and Smidgeon's easy-going style delights readers and eaters alike. 

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