Empire Gold

About the Book

In 1848 the California gold rush began. Brad Conway was a special agent for the San Francisco banking firm, The Adams Company. Cal Hudson owned a local freight hauling business and was hired by the bank to move a large shipment of gold from the Empire Gold Mine to the bank under secrecy, protected by an out of state security agent. The plan fails; Brad is unable to find the gold or the robbers. Forced to quit his job, he becomes a special agent for the Butterfield Stage Company, Tucson, Arizona. Six years pass and Brad finally gets a lead.

About the Author

Wayne Neal was born in Kansas and raised in east Texas. He has traveled extensively in the United States and abroad. He retired from the Air Force after twenty years service and went into the private sector working in the aerospace industry for another twenty-five years. Wayne is the father of five sons, a proud grandfather and great-grandfather. He now lives in southwest Ohio with his wife, Sandra, enjoying his lifelong dream of writing.