Echoes of Fortune: The Search for Braddock's Lost Gold

By David R. Leng

Book Overview

Can one man change his past with the discovery of a lifetime?

- Winner, 2025 PenCraft Book Award for Best Thriller
- Gold Book Award, Literary Titan
- Silver Medal, BookFest Action & Adventure
- Top 10 Books of 2024, BooksShelf

"An exciting, harrowing quest for a centuries-old fortune." - Kirkus Reviews

"A taut historical thriller that blends a rich tapestry of American folklore with modern adventure and romance."
- BestThrillers

In 1755, General Braddock's expedition met disaster on the Monongahela. Something vanished that day. A military secret that could rewrite history.

Two hundred and sixty years later, Jack Sullivan has lost nearly everything chasing it. His career has stalled. His engagement is over. The obsession that cost him Emma is the only thing he has left.

Then a cipher surfaces.

What Jack finds sends him through cryptic artifacts, treacherous forests, and a conspiracy reaching the highest levels of American power. In 1755, a twenty-two-year-old colonel named George Washington rides through enemy fire to reach a dying general. In the present, someone else is hunting the same secret, and they are closer than Jack knows.

Two timelines. One buried truth.

Jack has to choose. Keep walking the path that destroyed his life, or risk what little he has left for the answer that might redeem it.

Editorial Praise
"Thrilling, memorable, and entertaining. A must-read historical fiction thriller." - Anthony Avina, 10/10

"Leng constructs an engrossing mystery with a varied cast of characters." - BookLife by Publishers Weekly

"An exciting blend of historical legend and modern-day adventure." - Literary Titan, 5 Stars

"A thrilling race that promises both excitement and reflection." - BooksShelf

Perfect for fans of Steve Berry - Clive Cussler - Daniel Silva - Brad Thor

Book 1 of the Echoes of Fortune series. A 100,000-word dual-timeline thriller built on real history, real places, and a legend people are still chasing today.

The story is on screen now. Young Washington, starring Andy Serkis as General Braddock, is available on demand.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DCXJ7KB5
• ISBN13: 9798335212397
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"