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The Legend of Gasparilla and His Treasure: A gripping, heart-pounding action adventure (Matthew Connor Adventure Series Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Carolyn Arnold (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 355 ratings
The beam of his flashlight bounces off the walls but does little to brighten the hidden room he just found. In the corner is a centuries-old desk. His heart hammering, he walks over to it and opens the top drawer. What he finds inside will change his future—and the world’s—forever.

For centuries, the existence of Spanish pirate José Gaspar has been relegated to legend, but archaeologist and adventurer Matthew Connor and his two best friends may have just found reason to believe the buccaneer truly existed. They’re in Washington, DC, to mark the opening of an exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History when a mysterious stranger turns up claiming he may hold the key to the mythical pirate’s treasure and invites them to join in his quest to find it.

Rumored to have sailed and plundered the Gulf of Mexico and the Spanish Main during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Gaspar would have amassed a vast fortune. But with only the stranger’s word and a token of proof, Matthew is intrigued but not sold—until it becomes personal. There’s an interested third party, and they’re willing to kill for the pirate’s bounty.

What ensues is a globe-trotting adventure that will take Matthew and his friends across the world and back again. Danger lurks around every corner as does betrayal, suspicion, and murder. Can anyone be trusted, and will they survive long enough to find out?

The Legend of Gasparilla and His Treasure is a gripping, heart-pounding action adventure that’s akin to a modern-day Indiana Jones story. It’s light on history and heavy on action, suspense, and intrigue. Strap yourself in for a wild ride and buy this international bestselling book today!

What readers say about The Legend of Gasparilla and His Treasure:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The Legend of Gasparilla and his Treasure is full of adventure and with that adventure is, of course, danger. It also has murder, mystery, and suspense. This one is my favorite Matthew Connor book so far.” –Bound 4 Escape

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Intense, edge-of-your-seat adventure…This was a fun and exciting book, which once again I thoroughly I enjoyed. I look forward to more from the Matthew Connor Adventure series. Carolyn Arnold has created another winner.” –The Reading Café

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Full of non-stop adventure… Lots of unexpected twists in this book, all that have you on the edge of your seat and gripping the book tighter in demanding to know the end.” –Goodreads Reviewer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A gripping story from a brilliant author… This would certainly make a good film.” –Yet another blogging mummy!!!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Absolutely the best yet… Arnold’s twists and creation of such an adventure are thought out with such incredible detail. The descriptions make everything appear as though it’s directly in front of you. You can almost feel, touch, and even smell everything in each scene.” –Lynchburg Mama
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    Matthew Connor Adventure Series
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  5. Publication date
    June 16, 2020
  6. File size
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Action. Adventure. Danger and Intrigue. Legends are waiting to be discovered...dare to believe. Modern-day archaeologist Matthew Connor and his two closest friends are driven to uncover legends that the world has all but forgotten. If you dare, strap yourself in for a globe-trotting adventure today!  
 
"Matthew Connor...a modern-day Indiana Jones." -The Reading Café
 
"Matthew Connor and his closest friends...make up a treasure hunting team, the likes of which would make Indiana Jones proud." -I Read What You Write!

About the Author

CAROLYN ARNOLD is an international bestselling and award-winning author, as well as a speaker, teacher, and inspirational mentor. She has four continuing fiction series-Detective Madison Knight, Brandon Fisher FBI, McKinley Mysteries, and Matthew Connor Adventures-and has written nearly thirty books. Her genre diversity offers her readers everything from cozy to hard-boiled mysteries, and thrillers to action adventures. Both her female detective and FBI profiler series have been praised by those in law enforcement as being accurate and entertaining, leading her to adopt the trademark: Police procedurals respected by law enforcement(TM). Carolyn was born in a small town and enjoys spending time outdoors, but she also loves the lights of a big city. Grounded by her roots and lifted by her dreams, her overactive imagination insists that she tell her stories. Her intention is to touch the hearts of millions with her books, to entertain, inspire, and empower. She currently lives near London, Ontario with her husband and beagles and is a member of Crime Writers of Canada and Sisters in Crime.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07YNWSW5W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hibbert & Stiles Publishing Inc.
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 16, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.8 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 832 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1988353999
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 3 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Matthew Connor Adventure Series
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Book Series by Carolyn Arnold:

Detective Madison Knight

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Detective Amanda Steele

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Matthew Connor Adventure

Sara and Sean Cozy Mystery Series

CAROLYN ARNOLD is an international bestselling and award-winning author, as well as a speaker, teacher, and inspirational mentor. She has several continuing fiction series and has many published books. Her genre diversity offers her readers everything from cozy mysteries, police procedurals, and thrillers to action adventures. Her crime fiction series have been praised by those in law enforcement as being accurate and entertaining. This led to her adopting the trademark: POLICE PROCEDURALS RESPECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT™.

Carolyn was born in a small town and enjoys spending time outdoors, but she also loves the lights of a big city. Grounded by her roots and lifted by her dreams, her overactive imagination insists that she tell her stories. Her intention is to touch the hearts of millions with her books, to entertain, inspire, and empower.

She currently lives near London, Ontario, Canada with her husband and two beagles.

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"Very well done. Exciting and you could just see the action happening....this would make a great movie. Too bad Harrison Ford is too old for the lead...." Read more

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  • Bonnye Reed Fry
    5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent series
    Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024
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    A warm and welcome addition to Carolyn Arnold's series "Matthew Connor Adventures", The Legend of Gasparilla and His Treasure is another step into the world of Matthew Connor and his cronies, Cal Myers and Robyn Garcia, as they take on finding the location and retrieval of the sunken treasure of Gasparilla's pirate ship, the FloridaBlanca. Finding that ship turns out to be follow-the-dots simple. Keeping it, that might be a whole other story...
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  • Stanley D. Williams, PhD
    4.0 out of 5 stars Okay, but not great. Kept my interest
    Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2021
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    This was a fast read (~70,000 words) of a thriller than was perhaps 85% there. A number of Deus Ex Machina plot points produced groans....disappointing. Also, protagonist, Matthew Connor can be suddenly the expert at anything the author wants him to be, without flinching or excuse. There are some research areas that were weak, like a chronometer does not" measure longitude", but is rather an accurate sea clock (invented by John Harrison) that can be used to calculate longitude while at sea. Lastly, the careless and over use of pronouns (rather than proper nouns) for characters was confusing. There could be 5 characters in a scene and the extended use of indefinite pronouns required re-reading to see who the antecedent was. Needed better editing. The story was otherwise good. One final disappointment. I had though this was going to be more a story of legendary pirate Gasparilla directly, and not modern day sleuths looking for his treasure. There was VERY little here about the legend. Okay, my final disappointment was the near total absence of red herrings. The sleuths found the right clues at the right time, which took them directly to the spot. Of course, adding plausible red herrings would have made the story longer. The 4 stars is for the enjoyment of the story, not the speed bumps herein mentioned.
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  • SuziDecorator
    5.0 out of 5 stars Non stop Action.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2020
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    Very well done. Exciting and you could just see the action happening....this would make a great movie. Too bad Harrison Ford is too old for the lead. There were a couple of minor irritants but all in all the story progressed well and the end was satisfying. Definitely better than the last, although that was very good also.
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  • Amazon Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars The plot is very interesting
    Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2020
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    While this book is not my favorite type of story. I think it was well written and moved along very nicely. The plot was interesting and had some good twists. Well written
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  • Shirley
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Legend of Gasparilla
    Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2020
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    What an awesome book! Adventure that is unbelievable. Really a page turner. They are chased around DC and shot at yet they jump on with both feet! So exciting, the travel, the threats from a previous antagonizer. You can’t go wrong with this book!!
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  • philip connolly
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun story
    Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2020
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    The story is good and entertaining but a couple of not so goods. 1) sonar shows things underwater, not radar. 2) Wooden ships sunk in the gulf Mexico 200 years ago are not recognizable as ships today.
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  • Georgia Clay
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another suspense filled adventure.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2020
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    I began ready this pirate story wondering if it would keep my interest. At the conclusion of the book I realized I couldn’t wait to finish it though I had to put it down in order to complete other tasks.
    The ending was guide dramatic and caught me by surprise. You will enjoy reading this book.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Likeable characters and storyline.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2020
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    Somewhat of an indiana Jones type character and treasure to be found! An enjoyable read!
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  • Mrs E Thomas
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Legend of Gasparilla and his Treasure by Carolyn Arnold
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2022
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    Excellent read fast paced with good characters really enjoyed the book would love to Seth next in the series of this character.
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  • Claude Provost
    5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps me going till....Action, no dull moment.
    Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2020
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    Fine
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  • Lesley
    4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable romp for Pirate treasure
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2021
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    An easy engaging read which would be good for a beach or pool holiday. Plot is good and the characters are well developed. The only downside for me is the will they/won't they romance part of the book. I dislike this type of sub plot. I'd recommend reading this book and others in the series as they're quite enjoyable.
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  • sylvia bower
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2021
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    Nothing to dislike great read
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