Casey Mack
The Bellweather Dig
Description:... 'This story is gripping and worth the read, 1000%. It's one of those stories that you'll think about for a long time." Amazon customer review.A beautiful ceramic bowl is exhumed from the Bellweather Dig. The artifact is over a thousand years old and is decorated with an unusual hieroglyph of a Native family offering gifts to a strange, peaceful looking couple. As more artifacts and structures are unearthed, the hieroglyph turns up again and again. Who were these people, and what does the glyph mean?Casey is an educated, and well-traveled guy who is always looking for adventure and discovery. Circumstances put him in the job as Archeologist in Bellweather County, Florida. Opportunity for adventure there, seems remote.Rebecca Bellweather is a lawyer-and an heiress seeking redemption and to find some direction and meaning in her life. She is the last direct descendent of Townsend Bellweather, the County's founder. Townsend gave a substantial gift to the County, with stipulations. Most of those stipulations centered around his interest in Native American historical sites. No sites of significance have ever been found.DVH Development has a vision of turning a large tract of former sugar fields into a New Age theme-park-housing development aimed at the one percent. The idea is hugely popular and pre-sales have hit $3 billion. To make sure things go smoothly, DVH has promised the citizens of the County relief from their poverty and made "special arrangements" with high-ranking members of the County government. In the opening hour of Construction of Paradise Found, Casey is called out to inspect what seem to be Native artifacts turned over by an earth grader. To make sure he makes the "right" decision a group of County officials go with him. The artifacts look suspect, and Casey intends on allowing the construction to continue. However, Ms. Bellweather sees it differently.Maxine is a Native woman with a persuasive manner who beats people into submission with a sexy smile. She gets what she wants. She wants a lot. She's a Princeton Law grad with a tiger tattooed in a private spot. After collecting a bevy of courtroom trophies in NYC, she returned to run the legalities of the Tribe's many businesses. .As the dig continues under difficult and treacherous circumstances, the discoveries mount, building towards a crescendo of something really earth shaking is just around the corner. But how far will DVH, with their reputation of bad corporate behavior, tolerate the risk to their investment. Will the townspeople willingly say goodbye to their promised new wealth. Will the County politicians get broken kneecaps or jail terms if Casey and his diggers are not run off the land? Where will Maxine and the Natives see as their best landing spot? And what happens to the 2,000 pilgrims who wander onto the property looking for a miracle? "This is a hot and tense story of discovery!" Amazon Customer Jennifer Lopez
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