Red Gold — Robert D. Kidera

Sometimes the road leads you straight through Hell…Shaken by the death of his wife and locked in a battle against personal demons, Professor Gabriel McKenna leaves his teaching position at a New York college and flies west to claim the inheritance left to him by a distant relative. Instead, he finds himself immersed in a desperate struggle for a 19th Century fortune, the fabled Lost Adams gold. This “Red Gold” breeds violence, deceit, and death in contemporary New Mexico. To survive, McKenna must revive his fighting spirit and find new reasons to live and love. This is the 1st title in the McKenna Mystery Series.