The Golden Treasure of Panama — Malcom Massey

Hunting for his father in Costa Rica after the Encke disaster, Martin Culver finds evidence of a major smuggling operation. The roots of this organization run deeper than any Culver has encountered, spanning hundreds of years. When the clues lead to Panama, Culver travels there with the CIA to confront questions to which there are no easy answers. What is the ominous secret of the Golden Treasure of Panama? What does it conceal? Will the legacy of an infamous pirate threaten the world more than 300 years after his death? Once the secret of the Golden Treasure of Panama is revealed, the resulting rampage promises to bring redemption, or annihilation, to millions. In it all, Culver discovers that in order to survive, he fight becoming the very evil that he has sworn to defeat.