Secrets of the Golden Hourglass

About the Book

Legend has it that Aztec Indians used gold from their El Dorado claim to build their seven cities of gold. When the Spanish conquistadores came to the Western hemisphere in the 1520s, the Indians flooded their mine. Its location remained a secret until the days of the California Gold Rush, when the Dutchman Mining Company may have rediscovered it. After a short time, a powerful earthquake caused the mine to become “lost” again. Suddenly, on March 6, 1989, a new entrance to that mine was revealed once more when two construction workers who were excavating a foundation fell into a pit and were killed. The accident occurred on the grounds of the naval training base of Fort Warren, outside of San Diego, along the beautiful Pacific coast. Secret mining operations resumed with government money stolen from the construction project. Shortly thereafter, the discovery of an antique golden hourglass unlocks an adventure tale of cover-ups, greed, kidnapping, and murder. Both naval and civilian personnel face unusual challenges and must make an ultimate sacrifice to appease an ancient Aztec curse.

About the Author

Mr. William H. Christ,Jr. has dedicated himself to being a Visionary. A Vietnam Veteran,former Radio personality and a graduate from Mount St. Mary's and Eastern Illinois Universities in the 1970’s. He worked as a Graphic Artist for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis during the 1980s. That led to a successful career as an Art Teacher with the Baltimore City Public Schools. Mr.Christ has continued as an Architectural Consultant, a Fine Art Artist and currently is a Bishop in The New Catholic Church of North America. He had turned to writing Military adventure fiction and Children's literature beginning in the 1990s. He has a fondness for imaging all of life's potentials. He is the author of "Secrets of the Golden Hourglass", "The lscherwod Incident" and "The Farnsworth Files."