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Last Updated on Friday, 30 June 2017 23:27

Just in time for the beach or a summer reading evening on the back patio and following upon last year's very popular title, Amends, South Park resident Jim Caldwell has released his latest novel, Caching For Danger.

Book cover for ‘Caching For Danger’

Geocaching, the sport of old-fashioned treasure hunting using a GPS device, has become one of the most exciting and popular game in the past fifteen years. The object is to search for a stash, log in the log book who found it and when it was found, and then exchange the item with an insignificant item of your own.

Caching For Danger is an intriguing story about teenagers at a prestigious high school boarding academy in northern Virginia who form their own club. In time, the small group of coeds find themselves entangled in a mystery because of a new senior, Danielle, whom Randy has invited to join them in their quests. He is love-struck with her at first sight; however the two teenagers likewise discover that both of them have life secrets that are far more complex than their puppy romance.

Caching For Danger poses a stark question for the reader: How far would you go to help someone you fell in love with, without knowing her real name?

Paperback copies are available for $12 at Amazon, or visit jimcaldwellbooks.com. Kindle book copies are also available for $3.99. This is the fourth work of fiction Caldwell has published.