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A novel based on the history of Topsail Island, NC, beginning with the final days of piracy in the era dominated by the infamous Blackbeard. The story winds its way through a suspicious search for Blackbeard&#39;s treasure in The Dirty Thirties, the subsequent use of the island as a US Military Rocket Testing Facility after World War 2, through the tourism boom in the 1990&#39;s, the real estate crash of 2008 and culminating in the island&#39;s subsequent recovery.<br><br>Wendell Forbes, a young real estate developer, dreamed only of success when he purchased development property on Topsail Island. When the bottom fell out of the market, facing bankruptcy, he devised an audacious plan to save his subdivision. Unfortunately his adversary was desperately awaiting Forbes&#39; failure. His plan was to acquire both the land and Blackbeard&#39;s elusive treasure.

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In this thrilling sequel to Normans Cay, Phil Harrison, Judy Simpson, Michael Farris and Linda Wilson, once again aboard their luxury boat, Iron Pyrate, embark on an adventure full of suspense, intrigue, corruption and romance.<br><br>The intricate plot of Hidden Agendas begins when the two couples agree to work with Tom Barrens, a member of the Drug Enforcement Agency, to execute a pick-up of drugs off the coast of Florida. Their objective is to end the regime of the Colombian drug lord, Eduardo Fernandez. What begins as a high level drug bust quickly spins out of control because nothing is quite as simple as it seems. A complex money laundering operation, an illegal seizure of drugs and a kidnapping all evolve in strange directions because each participant has his or her personal hidden agenda. <br><br>The suspense continues as the repercussions of nefarious plans spiral upwards all the way to the top .... To the President of the United States of America.