Yancy Barnes and the Heart of Creation
(2026)(The first book in the Yancy Barnes series)
A novel by Bill Craig
Adventurer and ace trouble-shooter Yancy Barnes makes his living in the narrow space between civilization and chaos, selling his nerve and his gun to the highest bidder. When a shadowy patron offers him a fortune to travel into the lawless interior of Nicaragua, Barnes finds himself drawn into a perilous quest: the search for a lost city swallowed by jungle and legend, rumored to house a gemstone of impossible power—the Heart of Creation.
The journey is a descent into danger from the very first mile. Rebel armies prowl the countryside, suspicious of outsiders and eager to spill blood to protect their secrets. Ruthless gun-toting thugs hunt the same prize, leaving scorched villages and corpses in their wake. Deeper in the jungle, ancient native tribesmen guard forbidden ground with poisoned arrows and rituals older than memory, convinced the gemstone is a curse that must never leave its resting place.
As the jungle tightens around him and the line between myth and reality begins to blur, Barnes is forced to rely on every ounce of his skill, cunning, and resolve. Because the Heart of Creation is more than a treasure—it is a power capable of reshaping the world. And in the wrong hands, it could plunge an already unstable land into utter ruin.
Genre: Thriller
The journey is a descent into danger from the very first mile. Rebel armies prowl the countryside, suspicious of outsiders and eager to spill blood to protect their secrets. Ruthless gun-toting thugs hunt the same prize, leaving scorched villages and corpses in their wake. Deeper in the jungle, ancient native tribesmen guard forbidden ground with poisoned arrows and rituals older than memory, convinced the gemstone is a curse that must never leave its resting place.
As the jungle tightens around him and the line between myth and reality begins to blur, Barnes is forced to rely on every ounce of his skill, cunning, and resolve. Because the Heart of Creation is more than a treasure—it is a power capable of reshaping the world. And in the wrong hands, it could plunge an already unstable land into utter ruin.
Genre: Thriller
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