“A terrible curse. An impossible secret. An ancient treasure of untold value. One of the oldest cities in the world. And these two tw*ts had to go and find the map.”
After discovering an Elizabethan sailor’s treasure map in a charity shop, Barry Neville and his long-suffering friend Oscar embark on a quest for cursed gold in the heart of London. But as they crack Sir Charles’ code and solve the clues, they realise they aren’t the only ones on the hunt for McGuffin’s gold…
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Trent Krapp
On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s land between them called The Yellow Belt. In return, Nesib adopts Amar’s two boys Saleeh and Auda as a guarantee against invasion. Twelve years later, Saleeh and Auda have grown into young men. Saleeh, the warrior, itches to escape his gilded cage and return to his father’s land. Auda cares only for books and the pursuit of knowledge. One day, their adopted father Nesib is visited by an American from Texas. He tells the Emir that his land is blessed with oil and promises him riches beyond his wildest imagination. Nesib imagines a realm of infinite possibility, a kingdom with roads, schools and hospitals all paid for by the black gold beneath the barren sand. There is only one problem. The precious oil is located in the Yellow Belt.
