In a clandestine commando raid during the Spanish civil war, over $5 billion in gold is stolen to assure Franco’s fascist victory, but the gold vanishes without a trace. More than 80 years later, Will McLaren leaves his life as dive instructor in Belize to follow a trace after his unknown father. It takes him to southern Spain, only to get caught up in a web of family secrets leading back to the heist that should have brought a swift victory to Franco. The family he finds is a southern Spanish mafia, intent on killing anyone who gets in their way. To survive, Will must bring down his family’s crime syndicate and find the lost treasure; Franco’s lost gold. Before the dark forces lurking behind the mafia, seeking a new fascist era, finds it. This is the first book of an upcoming series of adventures with Will McLaren.