To turn lead into gold. For centuries men have tried, but ProfessorHenry David Conan finally succeeds in his secret laboratory at theedge of the Florida Everglades.When the gold he has created is detectedin the marketplace, all hell breaks loose.Goldmaker intertwines fast action, violence, and romance in a page-turnermade timely by today's surging value of gold. This is Hughes' third novel.Previous books,The Baja Project and The Cuban Affair,were designatedfinalists in the Indie Book Awards. In his newest work, Hughes againcombines historical facts with current affairs and international intrigue.Here, Israel, Cuba, and United States officials go to extraordinary lengthsto find the new goldmaker and control his work. They all realize that thehealth of the world economy is threatened by the possibility of unlimitedgold. The action is fast-paced. The time is today.