Speculator (High Ground Novels Book 1)

Famed international man and #1 NY Times bestselling author Doug Casey—in collaboration with John Hunt—releases SPECULATOR, the first of the High Ground Novels.

Meet Charles Knight at age 23, a hero for the modern age... and for all time.

The greatest gold discovery in history draws Charles Knight to West Africa, where he unearths deception, violence, and romance. Xander Winn—a Dutchman on his own mission—mentors Charles on his voyage into the world of speculation and African politics. But a psychopathic rebel leader, the purveyors of a six-billion-dollar fraud, a team of mercenaries bent on early retirement, and the US government all get in his way. Everyone wants him dead. But Charles plans to strike it rich.