David R Leng | Historical Thriller Author | Echoes of Fortune Series

“Like Indiana Jones meets National Treasure, but with way more history and depth.”  — Verified Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★

Echoes of Fortune Series

The Past Never Ends...

It Echoes into the Present.

⚡ BookLife (Publishers Weekly) Editor's Pick PenCraft Thriller of the Year 2025 Kirkus Reviews "GET IT" Pick Literary Titan Gold
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In Theaters July 3 · Andy Serkis as Braddock

The Movie Shows You the Battle.
The Novel Shows You What Was Never Recovered.

Angel Studios' Young Washington stars Andy Serkis as the doomed General Braddock, bringing the catastrophic 1755 ambush to the big screen. The Battle of the Monongahela killed Braddock, shattered his army, and sent a young George Washington riding through gunfire to rally the survivors. The disaster at the heart of the film is the mystery at the heart of The Search for Braddock's Lost Gold.

What vanished with Braddock's column that day has never been fully accounted for. The novel built on that mystery is the 2025 PenCraft Thriller of the Year, a Literary Titan Gold winner, and the launch of an award-winning historical conspiracy thriller series.

The Search for Braddock's Lost Gold, 3D paperback cover, PenCraft Thriller of the Year 2025
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PenCraft Thriller of the Year 2025  ·  Perfect for fans of Young Washington

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A Confederate shipwreck.
A secret buried for 160 years.
A family that will kill to keep it that way.

Shadows Over Cozumel, the award-winning Echoes of Fortune novella, is yours free. Jack, Emma, and Steve dive a forgotten wreck off the coast of Mexico. What they find changes everything. What finds them is worse.

A BookLife by Publishers Weekly Editor's Pick. Kirkus Reviews called it a "GET IT" pick. PenCraft named it Best Thriller twice. Download it free and find out why.

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The Series

Echoes of Fortune

Three novels. A team forged in danger. America's most dangerous secrets.

The Echoes of Fortune series is historical conspiracy fiction built on the real buried secrets of American history. From the French and Indian War battlefields of southwestern Pennsylvania to Confederate shipwrecks beneath the Caribbean, each novel follows Jack Sullivan, Emma, and Steve. A team that keeps finding that the past never quite stays buried.

Named PenCraft Thriller of the Year and selected as a Kirkus Reviews GET IT pick, the series is perfect for readers who love Steve Berry, James Rollins, or Brad Thor, and want their adventure grounded in real historical intrigue.

The Search for Braddock's Lost Gold, PenCraft Thriller of the Year 2025, historical thriller novel by David R Leng

PenCraft Thriller of the Year 2025

The Search for Braddock's Lost Gold

In 1755, General Braddock marched toward certain ambush, and vanished with a fortune in gold that history never recovered. Three centuries later, Jack Sullivan is about to find out why.

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Shadows Over Cozumel, historical thriller novella by David R Leng, Kirkus GET IT pick and PenCraft Best Thriller

BookLife Editor's Pick · Kirkus "GET IT" Pick · PenCraft Best Thriller

Shadows Over Cozumel

A Confederate shipwreck off the coast of Mexico. A secret that powerful people have spent 160 years burying. And a team of divers who just found it. Available free. Start here.

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The Knights of the Golden Circle, coming August 2026, historical conspiracy thriller by David R Leng

Coming August 2026

The Knights of the Golden Circle

A Confederate cipher network that never surrendered. A modern conspiracy with the power to rewrite American history. Jack, Emma, and Steve's most dangerous hunt yet.

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The Author

History isn't buried.
It's waiting to be found.

David R Leng grew up in the shadow of real history, surrounded by the battlefields, buried legends, and forgotten conspiracies of southwestern Pennsylvania and western Maryland. He's an avid scuba diver who has explored wrecks not unlike the ones his characters hunt.

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"A diverting tale of an exciting, harrowing quest for a centuries-old fortune."

— Kirkus Reviews, The Search for Braddock's Lost Gold

Critical Acclaim

What Critics Are Saying

"A masterclass in suspense in which every breath counts."

— Kirkus Reviews, Shadows Over Cozumel

"Nail-biting novella of dark secrets, history, and danger in the deep."

— BookLife by Publishers Weekly ⚡ Editor's Pick

"A taut historical thriller that blends a rich tapestry of American folklore with modern adventure and romance."

— Literary Titan Gold

"The treasure hunt is full of cryptic codes, deadly traps, and relentless enemies, keeping readers on the edge of their seats."

— BestThrillers ★★★★★

"The attention to detail, solid historical presence, and twists and turns in the overall narrative will keep readers invested."

— Anthony Avina's Blog · 10/10