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    Disciple's Curse
    Disciple's Curse
    Disciple's Curse
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    Disciple's Curse

    By Ashton Lackey

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    "Anyone touching any of the shekels will die; anyone who possesses all thirty has the potential to rule the world..." In Disciple's Curse, Will Prescott, an archeologist who heads the Numismatic division of the Smithsonian Institute, has just discovered a forgotten bunker belonging to Adolf Hitler. The bunker contains many stolen relics and among them are five mysterious ancient silver coins, called "shekels." Will's research indicates that these are in fact five of an original thirty shekels, buried in hallowed ground by the Apostle Paul in 49 A.D. They were hidden away to protect the world from an evil curse that had been placed on the coins. After centuries at rest, the 30 shekels were disturbed and mysteriously removed from their depository. Tracing their cursed trail shows that several historically well-known despots had tried to tap into their mystic powers in their attempts to rule the world. Each of the ambitious leaders was denied world domination when the shekels again mysteriously disappeared. Now the question needs to be answered: Who has the other twenty-five coins?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAshton Lackey
    Release dateApr 10, 2023
    ISBN9798215826010
    Disciple's Curse
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    Ashton Lackey

    Ashton Lackey (Harrington A. Lackey) has been a Spanish instructor, translator, tutor and writer for the past 30 years. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Anthropology from Eckerd College, a Master of Arts degree in Hispanic Literature from Auburn University, PhD candidate in Hispanic Literature at the University of Kentucky, and an Associate of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Nashville State Technical Institute. Ashton has taught Spanish classes at Auburn University, Louisiana State University, University of Kentucky, Columbia State Community College, and Belmont University. He started a successful tutoring business- "Learning Strategies," but is now retired.Ashton has completed 10 years of studying French from grammar school to high school. Also, he completed a semester of advanced French in Angers, France at the l’Université Catholique de l’Ouest.He has written three novels, based on historical fiction: "Rare Gold," "Disciple's Curse," and "The Admiral's Signature." He has also published over 150 articles on various subjects and short stories. Ashton is now retired and currently lives in Bluffton, SC with his wife, Diana, and one furry daughter.Ashton has translated over 10 novels from Spanish to English, ("La Celestina", "Lazarillo de Tormes") and from English to Spanish: ("The Healing Of Gala"). I have recently been translating into English: "La Primera Catedral", "Surreal (Y otros relatos), and "MainCastle: La leyenda del caballero blanco".His hobbies are: collecting coins, comic books, books and metal detecting.

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