Book Description

Kent Island Mysteries - Captain Boyle's Treasure is not just about majestic Kent Island, Maryland and its rich heritage...nor just the War of 1812...nor just a present-day search of buried treasure from the famous Privateer and Captain of the original "Pride of Baltimore," Thomas Boyle. It's about all of them. Did Privateer Boyle, as one of the "Nest of Pirates" from Baltimore, make a clandestine stop on historic Kent Island at the War's end? Did he bury something of real importance? Who exactly is searching for this possible treasure and why? On the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, history and fiction can come alive in 2012 if the right characters of Kent Island are involved. They are indeed. A portion of each book will be donated to The Kent Island Heritage Society. Mark Lidinsky is a native Marylander who grew up in Baltimore and now resides full-time on Kent Island in the Chesapeake Bay. A former English and Irish Literature Professor, Mark combines his love of history (he is a member of the Kent Island Heritage Society and Edgar Allan Poe Society) with his literary background, to weave historical fiction. Kent Island Mysteries - Captain Boyle's Treasure is the first in a series of novels based on Kent Island's rich heritage and current mystical charm. Next in the series: The historical Chesapeake Bay "Oyster Wars" come alive in: Kent Island Mysteries- The Headless Oysterman.