Crossbones and Skulls: A Dead Man's Riddle

By John Jude

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Time is running out as the storm grows cold. Admiral Juan Santos Nelson's death is the spark. But the riddle tied to the myth of Solomon's Gold is the fire.

This isn't just a pirate tale, it's a philosophical odyssey wrapped in cannon fire and existential crises, where every clue leads deeper into the soul's reckoning.

If the Bait is Greed, Then Solomon's Wisdom is the hook hidden within five ancient coins that hold the keys to solving the riddle. these coins are scattered across a cursed ring of islands so forsaken That even God is said to have abandoned them.

To find the clues will require more than gunpowder and wit. It will take An uneasy Trust Between two bitter enemies who must unite and solve the dead man's riddle before the final storm consumes them both. Either way, it will cost them everything because the riddle doesn't just demand answers-it demands transformation. This is a story of revenge turning into an impossible redemption.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FP2MT9BH
• ISBN13: 9798262009718
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"