March Book Club: Driftless Gold

Join the library book club! Open to new members at any time, help vote on what we read every quarter. Copies of book selections are available for checkout at the circulation desk or through our catalog; just ask! Our March selection is Driftless Gold by Sue Berg.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
A migrant worker is discovered buried in a local quarry with an antique gold coin in his pocket near La Crosse, Wisconsin. Lt. Jim Higgins begins to unravel a murder that will take him back into Wisconsin’s early history. During the investigation, Higgins meets a local archaeological savant and treasure hunter who tells him a wild tale about a U.S. Army payroll that was stolen on the way to Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien in 1866. The payroll has never been recovered. Is the coin on the dead man part of the stolen treasure? Higgins hesitates to base his investigation on a wild tale, but he has nothing else to go on. As his team desperately attempts to make sense of the facts, the killer strikes again. The investigative team realizes the wild tale may be the only explanation for the two murders. In a race against time, Jim struggles to identify the killer—and find the elusive gold treasure.

You may also like the following events from La Crescent Public Library:

• Next Saturday, 7th March, 09:00 am, Friends of the Library Book Sale in La Crescent
• Next month, 18th March, 06:30 pm, Author Talk with Driftless Mysteries Author Sue Berg in La Crescent
• Next month, 19th March, 04:00 pm, Thank You for Being a Friend in La Crescent

Also check out other Sports events in La Crescent.