What a fun read this recently released novel is! A contemporary treasure hunt — throwing in fascinating tidbits about Mexican folklore, history, and a beach-bum lifestyle for good measure — local author R. D. (David) Lyons’ first published work is a fast-moving tale revolving around a fortune in gold stolen in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution. Buried in the hills above Puerto Vallarta, 80 years later it becomes the object of a desperate and deadly search, gringos stumbling onto the path of men who will stop at nothing.

Lending credence to his fiction, oft-repeated rumors of buried treasure around PV. And his depiction of nearby Yelapa rings true for more folks than might care to admit it.