{"title":"Thrillers \u0026 Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrillers and mysteries from Ark Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-hunt-for-confederate-gold-american-treasure-hunters","title":"The Hunt for Confederate Gold (American Treasure Hunters)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e.ark-read-toggle .ark-read-less-label{display:none}.ark-read-toggle[open] .ark-read-more-label{display:none}.ark-read-toggle[open] .ark-read-less-label{display:inline}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.28em; line-height: 1.45;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst entry in an all-new series where the high school age male heroes are smart, tough, and resourceful—and hunting treasure from American history’s secret past is the greatest game of all. During a raucous Fourth of July fireworks battle, the trio stumbles onto a lost Confederate blockade-runner. Locked inside: a rusted safe, a sealed pouch, and the first lead to a vanished fortune in Confederate government gold, missing since the final days of the War Between the States.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the series?\u003c\/strong\u003e Explore the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/american-treasure-hunters-dares-lair\/american-treasure-hunters-reader-guide\"\u003eAmerican Treasure Hunters Reader Guide\u003c\/a\u003e for an introduction to the characters, themes, and world of the books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"ark-read-toggle\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ark-read-more-label\"\u003eRead More\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ark-read-less-label\"\u003eRead Less\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFueled by mystery, grit, glory, and sandwiches, three modern-day teens uncover America’s history and forgotten treasures one adventure at a time. The hunters are Ben Prescott, 18—the researcher, the mystic, the trailblazer; Porter Rockwell, 17—the man of action, the social glue; and Latch McRae, 17—the mechanic, the gear man, the straight-shooter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hunt Is On!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring a raucous Fourth of July fireworks battle, the trio stumbles onto a lost Confederate blockade-runner. Locked inside: a rusted safe, a sealed pouch, and the first lead to a vanished fortune in Confederate government gold, missing since the final days of the War Between the States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow the hunters must face danger and work their way through knotty clues and ciphers as they seek a long-lost map drawn in invisible ink on the back of a letter from General Robert E. Lee himself! It’s a map that may point to one of America’s richest lost treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe American Treasure Hunters series is packed with adventure, mystery, and action as modern-day high school seniors Ben, Porter, and Latch search for lost treasure from America’s hidden past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook 1 in an all-new series where the high-school-age male heroes are smart, tough, and resourceful—and hunting treasure from American history’s secret past is the greatest game of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781959403760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003eReviews and Endorsements \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“The mystery and the adventure were a lot of fun, but for my money, the best parts were the historical discussions and tidbits sprinkled throughout the book. . . . It’s good. It’s clean. It’s fun. . . . Our heroes are solving a mystery downstream of those facts, and they have to stick to them if they’re going to find the treasure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Federalist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Andrew M. Dare wants to renew popular culture by directly renewing its seedbed, literature, with stories that will inspire young men to prepare their minds, souls, talents, and imaginations to dream big and achieve big. That’s why he has written a new series of novels for teenage boys who crave adventure and knowledge, learning technical skills and unraveling historical mysteries. Call them Hardy Boys for the Twenty-First Century.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—RealClearBooks.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“If I’d read it when I was 13 years old, I would have thought it’s one of the greatest books ever written. . . . Ben, Porter, and Latch are fine protagonists, and the story moves along at a fast pace through a well-constructed historical mystery. . . . [The reader gets] a mixture of educational stuff with action, mystery, a little romance (that angle is handled quite well), and a little humor.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—James Reasoner, Rough Edges\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“American Treasure Hunters continues to deliver exactly what it promised in Book 1: competent, ambitious young men having old-fashioned adventures while learning real American history. . . . It’s Hardy Boys with modern tech, surfing, football, and podcasts, aimed squarely at boys who want to read about other boys doing cool, heroic stuff.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Upstream Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“There’s a genuine sense of adventure running through the novel and the friendship between the main characters gives the story a lot of heart. It feels like the kind of book younger readers can easily become absorbed in while also giving older readers a reminder of the adventure stories they grew up with themselves.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Epic Indie\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003eAbout the Author \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew M. Dare\u003c\/strong\u003e is the creator of the American Treasure Hunters series. 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A many times great-grandson of American patriot Samuel Adams asks the hunters to look into a new claim that the Boston Tea Party wasn’t about British tyranny, but was Sam Adams’ scheme to steal the tea and make himself rich. 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The hunters are Ben Prescott, 18—the researcher, the mystic, the trailblazer; Porter Rockwell, 17—the man of action, the social glue; and Latch McRae, 17—the mechanic, the gear man, the straight-shooter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRevolutionary Treasure Hunt!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow a descendant of American patriot Samuel Adams asks them to look into a claim that the Boston Tea Party was not to oppose British tyranny, but Sam Adams’ scheme to steal the tea and make himself rich. 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It’s good. It’s clean. It’s fun. . . . Our heroes are solving a mystery downstream of those facts, and they have to stick to them if they’re going to find the treasure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Federalist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Andrew M. Dare wants to renew popular culture by directly renewing its seedbed, literature, with stories that will inspire young men to prepare their minds, souls, talents, and imaginations to dream big and achieve big. That’s why he has written a new series of novels for teenage boys who crave adventure and knowledge, learning technical skills and unraveling historical mysteries. 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OYKEN","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e.ark-read-toggle .ark-read-less-label{display:none}.ark-read-toggle[open] .ark-read-more-label{display:none}.ark-read-toggle[open] .ark-read-less-label{display:inline}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.28em; line-height: 1.45;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy\u003c\/em\u003e in this biting comic novel of one spy’s quest for justice—and a ray of truth—when he’s cast into a pit of bureaucratic vipers bent on never-ending expansion of the nest, even if they have to kill to do so.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"ark-read-toggle\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ark-read-more-label\"\u003eRead More\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ark-read-less-label\"\u003eRead Less\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PICKLE FACTORY DEVOURS ITS OWN\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKRAY is a nonofficial cover CIA case officer—an overseas NOC operator who works without embassy backup, relying on nerve and ingenuity to recruit and run foreign agents. That is until Headquarters summons him home and drops his naive keister into a dizzying bureaucratic maze, where initiative is taboo and solid officers get torpedoed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKRAY’s bosses seize on a congressional bonanza—a multibillion-dollar money stream earmarked to field more NOCs. Enter Project GOOWIKI, the “Transformational Human Resources Worldwide Outreach Program.” The covert plan: Spend every penny on consultants and donuts, stack managers on top of managers, and advance nincompoops. KRAY begins to glimpse that the one thing missing is actual spies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen seven CIA officers die in an overseas suicide bombing, top Headquarters apparatchiks spring into action—not to hit back, but to cover their own broad backsides. Meanwhile, KRAY’s career corkscrews downward. And his return to the field gives Headquarters the perfect opportunity to solve the KRAY problem. Permanently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFast, sharp, and bone-dry funny, Sam R. OYKEN’s vast comic debut is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with a security clearance, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Confederacy of Dunces\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with a nation on the line. Bureaucrats obsess over mandatory trainings, cafeteria upgrades, and birthday cakes, while competence quietly bleeds out in a corner. Underneath the laughs and the irony runs a hard moral line: contempt for cowardice, anger at waste, and respect for those who actually risk their lives for the country. None of which plays well—or at all—at the Pickle Factory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9798991641524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003eReviews and Endorsements \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Novels are often described as ‘original,’ but it’s hard to even know where to begin with \u003cem\u003eThe Pickle Factory\u003c\/em\u003e. On one hand, it has all the insidery intrigue conjured up by modern espionage greats such as John le Carré and Charles McCarry. On the other, it is an absurdist masterpiece that might owe a bigger debt to the paranoia and humane cynicism of literary postmodernists such as Pynchon and Vonnegut. By all rights, this mash-up should not work—but the result is both a provocative commentary on America’s out-of-control intelligence services and a laugh riot that makes Mick Herron’s \u003cem\u003eSlow Horses\u003c\/em\u003e look like the very model of competence.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Mark Hemingway, senior writer, RealClearInvestigations, review editor, \u003cem\u003eThe Federalist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“The real deal. With merciless wit, OYKEN exposes and pillories the stultifying banality of the mind-numbing, self-serving bureaucracy at CIA headquarters. The only obvious disinformation is the author’s disclaimer that he made it all up.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—J. Michael Waller, author of \u003cem\u003eBig Intel: How the CIA and FBI Went from Cold War Heroes to Deep State Villains\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Sam R. OYKEN, or whatever his real name is, does to the CIA what Joseph Heller did to the Army Air Forces in \u003cem\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/em\u003e. Outsiders won’t believe it. Anyone who’s worked for the Agency, and in the operations side of the business in particular, will probably say: ‘damn right.’ It’s hard not to conclude CIA needs a flamethrower directed its way and rebuilt from scratch. The next time the CIA screws up, as it surely will, you can’t say Sam R. OYKEN didn’t warn you.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Col. Grant Newsham, retired U.S. Marine reserve head of intelligence for Marine Forces Pacific, and author of \u003cem\u003eWhen China Attacks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“In KRAY, the hero of this hilarious and harrowing merger of a spy caper and a kafkaesque nightmare, readers will discover an unexpected blend of Holden Caulfield, Jack Ryan, Austin Powers, and—most crucially—George Smiley, determined to get to the bottom of a seemingly bottomless pit of duplicity and misdirection.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Andrew Ferguson, author of \u003cem\u003eCrazy U\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLand of Lincoln\u003c\/em\u003e, and contributing writer to \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Absurd. Poignant. Filled with hard truths about the critical state of a vital government agency. Every person in Washington needs to read this book now and then ask themselves what they plan to do to fix CIA.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Charles “Sam” Faddis, retired CIA officer, author of \u003cem\u003eBeyond Repair: The Decline And Fall Of The CIA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Pickle Factory\u003c\/em\u003e is the CIA novel the Agency has always deserved and never wanted—a riotously inventive, Rabelaisian romp through the rabbit hole of American intelligence that skewers bureaucratic vanity, institutional self-delusion, and the gap between the Agency's mythology and its reality with the precision of a well-placed stiletto. Sam R. 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Instead, Vic is a nondescript middle manager at Samson Trucking, forced to answer to HR Karens and running a failing logistics operation in a crumbling world. He’s a widower who takes solace in reading about the past, particularly his beloved Roman history. Vic figures he’s just about \u003cem\u003edone\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the world isn’t done with \u003cem\u003eVic\u003c\/em\u003e. Shortages and riots intensify as a politically insane Washington stamps down on the American heartland. Then comes Covid-X.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVic emerges into a fallen world. Institutions are wiped away. The road belongs to predators. And the confused and delusional wait for a rescue that will never come. Now, as mounted raiders sweep across the ruins, sacking towns, taking slaves, and feeding on the remains, Vic reluctantly realizes that \u003cem\u003ehe’s\u003c\/em\u003e the man that history demands. It’s going to take a man with a plan. 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It’s bad ass.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Larry Correia, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling creator of the \u003cem\u003eMonster Hunter International\u003c\/em\u003e series and author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Paladin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Once again, Kurt Schlichter has authored a page-turning thriller full of action, strong characters, and even a touch of humor. It's also unfortunately timely, and disturbingly instructive. Highly recommended!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Glenn H. Reynolds, founder of \u003cem\u003eInstapundit\u003c\/em\u003e and Beauchamp Brogan Distinguished Professor at the University of Tennessee School of Law\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“A thriller that actually respects its audience, featuring Vic Kinkaid—a competent, history-savvy everyman who defends civilization with an M4, a love of Roman history, and Schlichter’s signature wit. Fast, fun, and fiercely conservative. This book reaffirms why normal Americans are the solution.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dana Loesch, host of the \u003cem\u003eDana Show\u003c\/em\u003e, best-selling author, and Second Amendment advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Kurt Schlichter, the voice of unapologetic conservatism, gives us a roaring tale of collapse and redemption. Vic Kincaid embodies the fighting spirit of real Americans: learned, lethal, and wry as hell. M4s crack and Roman lessons apply as Schlichter reaffirms an American truth: normal patriots save civilizations. 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Corcoran, author of \u003cem\u003eRed State Mars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“A commander who uses strategy from John Boyd’s OODA Loop, Roman army discipline, teamwork, and logistics, and an ability to train and lead killers who believe in saving their civilization. Schlichter puts you through your paces!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Rob Maness, radio host, author, and retired Air Force colonel\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Kurt Schlichter has presented a scenario that is eerily similar to current events and a bit too plausible for comfort. It’s a great tale of survival with some hard lessons learned by ‘everyman’ Vic as he sorts out his place in a fallen world. Schlichter reminds us that we will all need to embrace our inner Warlord. It's a great story with some fantastic lessons for us all.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Joe Dolio, author of the best-selling \u003cem\u003eTactical Wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e preparedness series and U.S. Marine Corps veteran\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Kurt Schlichter, long a favorite of mine, has crafted a dystopian thriller with a way out, as well as a self-reliant deliverance from those constant ‘do-gooder elites’ we all wish would just stop already! The secret is a return to the first principles and practices of actual common-sense free people. It’s told charmingly, bluntly, and engagingly, as this master raconteur and brave voice has done before.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Nick Cole, Dragon Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eGalaxy’s Edge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Pure adrenaline: America falls, but Vic Kincaid rises . . . smart, droll, and deadly with an M4. Schlichter’s humor cuts deep while reminding us that normal Americans still have the guts to fight back and win. 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Ben is a home-schooled thinker and visionary, Porter is the starting quarterback for the Ridgeport Raiders, and Latch is the gear-man, who never saw a machine he couldn’t take apart and set to purring. Different, yes, but the three have been friends forever with a shared passion: treasure hunting for the forgotten loot of American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the hunters’ senior trip to a famous Ozark Mountains theme park leads them to an eccentric collector with an old silver dollar and a mysterious cave journal, Ben, Porter, and Latch find themselves pulled into a legend buried beneath the rides. Somewhere deep in a vast cavern, the truth behind the lost Yocum silver may still be waiting—if the story is not just another Ozark tall tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut they are not the only ones on the hunt. As bad guys close in, Ben, Porter, and Latch must follow the clues left behind by a long-dead cave surveyor before the mountain itself seals them inside forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe American Treasure Hunters series is packed with adventure, mystery, and action as modern-day high school seniors Ben, Porter, and Latch search for lost treasure from America’s hidden past.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9798901160411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 3, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003eReviews and Endorsements \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“The mystery and the adventure were a lot of fun, but for my money, the best parts were the historical discussions and tidbits sprinkled throughout the book. . . . It’s good. It’s clean. It’s fun. . . . Our heroes are solving a mystery downstream of those facts, and they have to stick to them if they’re going to find the treasure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Federalist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Andrew M. Dare wants to renew popular culture by directly renewing its seedbed, literature, with stories that will inspire young men to prepare their minds, souls, talents, and imaginations to dream big and achieve big. That’s why he has written a new series of novels for teenage boys who crave adventure and knowledge, learning technical skills and unraveling historical mysteries. Call them Hardy Boys for the Twenty-First Century.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—RealClearBooks.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“If I’d read it when I was 13 years old, I would have thought it’s one of the greatest books ever written. . . . Ben, Porter, and Latch are fine protagonists, and the story moves along at a fast pace through a well-constructed historical mystery. . . . [The reader gets] a mixture of educational stuff with action, mystery, a little romance (that angle is handled quite well), and a little humor.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—James Reasoner, Rough Edges\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“American Treasure Hunters continues to deliver exactly what it promised in Book 1: competent, ambitious young men having old-fashioned adventures while learning real American history. . . . It’s Hardy Boys with modern tech, surfing, football, and podcasts, aimed squarely at boys who want to read about other boys doing cool, heroic stuff.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Upstream Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003eAbout the Author \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew M. Dare\u003c\/strong\u003e is the creator of the American Treasure Hunters series. He's an adventurer and world traveler who has climbed in Nepal, surfed the Shipstern boomers of Australia, and sailed the Roaring Forties solo from Fremantle to Patagonia. Dare is a native of North Carolina, where he runs an Outer Banks kite shop and lives in a historic cabin in the dunes near Nags Head with his dog, Gulliver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"Ark Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53394938855713,"sku":"ARK-0411-HC","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/1550\/0321\/files\/secret-silver-cavern-passage-style-hardcover-990_9022897a-e070-4390-be1d-55d158384ae2.png?v=1787822768"},{"product_id":"american-warlord-by-kurt-schlichter-signed-bookplate-edition","title":"American Warlord by Kurt Schlichter (Signed Bookplate Edition)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSigned Bookplate Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis hardcover edition comes with a custom-designed bookplate, signed by Kurt Schlichter. Limited to 500 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.ark-read-toggle .ark-read-less-label{display:none}.ark-read-toggle[open] .ark-read-more-label{display:none}.ark-read-toggle[open] .ark-read-less-label{display:inline}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.28em; line-height: 1.45;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter America falls, an overlooked trucking manager and student of Rome must become the warlord history demands to defeat the predators and rebuild civilization. From Kurt Schlichter, author of the hugely popular \u003cem\u003ePeople’s Republic\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"ark-read-toggle\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ark-read-more-label\"\u003eRead More\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ark-read-less-label\"\u003eRead Less\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Man of Destiny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a different time, Vic Kinkaid would have helmed Apollo mission control or helped build Detroit on rolling metal. Instead, Vic is a nondescript middle manager at Samson Trucking, forced to answer to HR Karens and running a failing logistics operation in a crumbling world. He’s a widower who takes solace in reading about the past, particularly his beloved Roman history. Vic figures he’s just about \u003cem\u003edone\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the world isn’t done with \u003cem\u003eVic\u003c\/em\u003e. Shortages and riots intensify as a politically insane Washington stamps down on the American heartland. Then comes Covid-X.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVic emerges into a fallen world. Institutions are wiped away. The road belongs to predators. And the confused and delusional wait for a rescue that will never come. Now, as mounted raiders sweep across the ruins, sacking towns, taking slaves, and feeding on the remains, Vic reluctantly realizes that \u003cem\u003ehe’s\u003c\/em\u003e the man that history demands. It’s going to take a man with a plan. It will take a man who is willing to do whatever it takes to bring back civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s going to take a new American warlord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9798901160800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 3, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003eReviews and Endorsements \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“There are a lot of novels about surviving the apocalypse, but \u003cem\u003eAmerican Warlord\u003c\/em\u003e is about rebuilding a shattered world with American grit and determination, from the perspective of the reluctant leader who rises to the occasion and makes the tough calls. It’s bad ass.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Larry Correia, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling creator of the \u003cem\u003eMonster Hunter International\u003c\/em\u003e series and author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Paladin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Once again, Kurt Schlichter has authored a page-turning thriller full of action, strong characters, and even a touch of humor. It's also unfortunately timely, and disturbingly instructive. Highly recommended!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Glenn H. Reynolds, founder of \u003cem\u003eInstapundit\u003c\/em\u003e and Beauchamp Brogan Distinguished Professor at the University of Tennessee School of Law\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“A thriller that actually respects its audience, featuring Vic Kinkaid—a competent, history-savvy everyman who defends civilization with an M4, a love of Roman history, and Schlichter’s signature wit. Fast, fun, and fiercely conservative. This book reaffirms why normal Americans are the solution.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dana Loesch, host of the \u003cem\u003eDana Show\u003c\/em\u003e, best-selling author, and Second Amendment advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Kurt Schlichter, the voice of unapologetic conservatism, gives us a roaring tale of collapse and redemption. Vic Kincaid embodies the fighting spirit of real Americans: learned, lethal, and wry as hell. M4s crack and Roman lessons apply as Schlichter reaffirms an American truth: normal patriots save civilizations. Outstanding.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jesse Kelly, host of the Jesse Kelly radio show\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Most post-apocalyptic fiction asks how one man, or a man and his family, survive the wasteland. Kurt Schlichter—a retired infantry officer—asks a much more interesting question: how can American civilization survive and rebuild? His answer, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Warlord\u003c\/em\u003e, is simultaneously a thrilling adventure novel and a handbook on leadership, logistics, and fighting spirit for patriots.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Travis J. I. Corcoran, author of \u003cem\u003eRed State Mars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“A commander who uses strategy from John Boyd’s OODA Loop, Roman army discipline, teamwork, and logistics, and an ability to train and lead killers who believe in saving their civilization. Schlichter puts you through your paces!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Rob Maness, radio host, author, and retired Air Force colonel\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Kurt Schlichter has presented a scenario that is eerily similar to current events and a bit too plausible for comfort. It’s a great tale of survival with some hard lessons learned by ‘everyman’ Vic as he sorts out his place in a fallen world. Schlichter reminds us that we will all need to embrace our inner Warlord. It's a great story with some fantastic lessons for us all.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Joe Dolio, author of the best-selling \u003cem\u003eTactical Wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e preparedness series and U.S. Marine Corps veteran\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Kurt Schlichter, long a favorite of mine, has crafted a dystopian thriller with a way out, as well as a self-reliant deliverance from those constant ‘do-gooder elites’ we all wish would just stop already! The secret is a return to the first principles and practices of actual common-sense free people. It’s told charmingly, bluntly, and engagingly, as this master raconteur and brave voice has done before.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Nick Cole, Dragon Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eGalaxy’s Edge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Pure adrenaline: America falls, but Vic Kincaid rises . . . smart, droll, and deadly with an M4. Schlichter’s humor cuts deep while reminding us that normal Americans still have the guts to fight back and win. This is mandatory reading for anyone who loves liberty and refuses to surrender.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Tim Young, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Greatness\u003c\/em\u003e columnist, \u003cem\u003ePatriot Radio\u003c\/em\u003e host and commentator\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Schlichter and I were Guardsmen in the '92 L.A. Riots together—that conflagration serving as harbinger of civilization's fragile veneer that comes crashing down in \u003cem\u003eAmerican Warlord\u003c\/em\u003e, a \u003cem\u003eMr. Smith Goes to Thunderdome\u003c\/em\u003e tale where greatness is thrust upon an American everyman who is forced to rebuild from the ashes.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Chuck DeVore, Texas Public Policy Foundation officer and author of novel \u003cem\u003eCrisis of the House Never United\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“A salutary reminder that not only is civilization fragile, but that the measure of a man is his ability to defend and restore it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—H. W. Crocker III, historian and author of \u003cem\u003eTriumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church, A 2,000 Year History\u003c\/em\u003e, and WW II thriller \u003cem\u003eKruger's Korps\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003eAbout the Author \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKurt Schlichter\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the People’s Republic series of conservative action thrillers and of nonfiction such as \u003cem\u003eWe’ll Be Back: The Fall and Rise of America\u003c\/em\u003e. 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