Return to The Archipelago — Ron McGraw

Greg and Arlene foreman are easily lured away from an idyllic life in France by the USGS because they mutually miss their challenging lifestyles. Carl “Bear” Barinovich becomes aware that returning to California and his gold mine is his only solution to an unexpected tragedy while Marge Stimson sees an opportunity to form her own movie studio and gathers the old Whitlock team, including Perry Martin and his impatient wife Darcy who longs to be in front of cameras again. Enter an unstable and jealous Neil Fleming, an attractive young geologist and a pair of small-time murderers out for an easy haul, then include surprises and violent events that are beyond everyone's control and you have Return to The Archipelago.