Eric J. Dillman
Author of the Buried History series.
I write mysteries built around real history and questions that have never been fully answered.
BOOK ONE OF THE BURIED HISTORY SERIES
Chasing Spondulix: A Hunt for Lost Confederate Gold
When Kelly McLaurin buys an old farmhouse in rural North Carolina, she finds a journal hidden on the property. It points to Confederate gold that disappeared at the end of the Civil War. With help from Henry, a local handyman, and Greg, a friend with a knack for solving puzzles, Kelly follows the clues across North Carolina and Virginia. They soon learn someone else is searching for the gold too.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
★★★★★“Don’t plan on pausing at the end of a chapter. You’ll just be drawn immediately into the next one!”Tom Hoke, Amazon review★★★★★“I found myself riding shotgun through the entire adventure.”Mark Maynard, Amazon review★★★★★“During the book I stopped to do some research of my own to see if some places and events were real. The characters were developed in a way that you had a real sense of who they were.”Vicki Whitlock, Amazon review
Available in paperback, hardcover, and Kindle.
THE BURIED HISTORY SERIES
The Buried History series builds new stories around real American mysteries. Chasing Spondulix began with the legend of lost Confederate gold. Book Two turns to the Beale Papers, and Book Three will explore another mystery from America’s past.
COMING NEXT
Planned release: Early 2027
BOOK TWOHenry Clark returns in a new mystery involving the Beale Ciphers and a fortune that may still be buried somewhere in Virginia. The book is now in the final stages of editing.
SHORT FICTION
NO ONE TO ASKIn 1978, county auditor Tom Hopper notices a pattern in a series of land transfers. Before he can file his report, he disappears.Set in western North Carolina, No One to Ask takes place in the same world as the Buried History series and follows Sofie Whitlow years before the events of Book Two.COMING SOON ON SUBSTACK
BOOK THREEA third book is already in development. It will return to the world of the Buried History series with a new mystery.
About Eric J. Dillman
I grew up in New York and moved to North Carolina in 1996. Wherever I travel, I am the person who has to stop and read every historical marker. That curiosity eventually became my first novel, Chasing Spondulix: A Hunt for Lost Confederate Gold. I am now finishing Book Two in the Buried History series, based on the Beale Papers.Outside of writing, I have spent my career leading large service organizations and complex technology programs. I also take on select consulting work in program delivery and service operations.I live in the Raleigh area with my wife. When I am not writing, I am usually playing guitar.
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