Cover of The Treasure Hunter's Legacy by Chris Thatcher

A Marque Publishing novel

The Treasure Hunter's Legacy

A three-hundred-year-old secret. A trail that won't let go.

Jack Coltrane is a former Marine who spent thirty years in cybersecurity. He wasn't looking for adventure — but when he finds a three-hundred-year-old secret, he can't walk away. The trail leads from Florida's Treasure Coast to the Canary Islands, and ends in a sea cave that's been keeping a pirate's secret since 1722.

Out September 1, 2026

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The story

Some Legacies Are Buried. This One Was Hidden.

In 1722, a pirate took a secret to a sea cave in the Canary Islands — and for three hundred years, the sea kept it.

Jack Coltrane spent a career learning how people hide things: first as a Marine, then through thirty years in cybersecurity. When a discovery on Florida's Treasure Coast puts a three-hundred-year-old thread in his hands, he starts pulling — and finds that a man who knows how secrets are kept is exactly the man to uncover one.

"He wasn't looking for adventure. But some trails, once you find them, won't let you walk away."

The hunt crosses an ocean, cuts through centuries of history, and ends where it began — in the dark, below the tide line, where the legacy has been waiting.

Why you'll like it

History, Adventure, and a Modern Edge

For thriller readers

A treasure hunt with real stakes and a protagonist who earns every step of the trail — from Florida to the Canaries.

For history lovers

The golden age of piracy is woven through the present-day hunt — a secret set in 1722 that shapes every chapter.

For the technically minded

Jack brings a security operator's instincts to a centuries-old puzzle. Written by someone who lived that career.

The Jack Coltrane trilogy

This Is Only Book One

The Treasure Hunter's Legacy opens a trilogy. Book two is already in the works — sign up below and you'll be the first to know when the story continues.