Ramsey's Gold (Drake Ramsey Book 1)
Book Details
Author(s)Russell Blake
PublisherReprobatio, Ltd.
ISBN / ASINB00UGAK53Q
ISBN-13978B00UGAK538
Sales Rank7,126
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
When a forgotten journal materializes decades after Drake Ramsey's father vanished in the Amazon jungle, Drake decides to follow in his footsteps and search for the legendary treasure of the Inca empire hidden in the lost Inca city of Paititi.Â
Joined by his father's lifelong friend and his beautiful daughter, the adventure takes them into the rain-forest's forbidden depths, where they must face an enemy bent on protecting a terrifying secret that could topple governments and change the world order.
Q&A With Russell Blake:
- Q:Ramsey's Gold is different than your usual action thrillers. Longer, more involved characters, a search for a lost treasure. Why write this kind of novel?
- RB:Â I grew up on Cussler, DeMille, and later, Rollins, Brown, and Berry, so I'm no stranger to the genre, and as I worked with Clive Cussler on The Eye of Heaven, and then on The Solomon Curse, I was reminded of how much fun a rip-roaring Raiders of the Lost Ark style saga could be. I hadn't really tried my hand at it until my collaboration with Clive, but I found the style well suited to the sense of pace and action I've refined in series like JET and the Assassin novels. So I decided to give it a whirl. I really love the way it flowed as I was writing it, and even more so when I went back and read it. Reader feedback's been glowing, so it appears I might have struck at least a few of the right notes.
- Q:Is Ramsey's Gold the beginning of a series?
- RB: Absolutely. The characters have a lot of legs, and the tension between Drake and Allie lends itself well to more stories. Plus, as I was finishing up Ramsey's, I had the idea for the second book in the series, Emerald Buddha. So I figured why not write it and see how it all evolves?
- Q: How many novels do you envision in the series?
- RB: Beats me. I tend to write until there's either a natural conclusion, or it seems like the characters have done and said everything that needs to be in order for there to be a cathartic arc to the entire thing. I'd say Ramsey's can carry at least five or ten adventures while still remaining fresh. If they become sterile or predictable, that's when I stop. Life's too short to write middling stories - there are too many good ones crying for an airing.
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