Out of the shadows of the Everglades comes this tale of murders. Frank Fernandez had been elected to Okeechobee County Sheriff when a famous author was found handcuffed and murdered. The author was finishing a new book about John Hopkins Ashley, the ‘Swamp Bandit’s’ buried treasure. In the 1920s, Ashley was a famous bank robber. His gang stole over $100,000 in gold bars; current value $12,000,000. Sheriff Fernandez was called upon to investigate those merciless searchers for the Ashley gang’s treasure.