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Hidden treasure, a familys quest, and the secret the. Many armchair treasure hunt books have been published over the years, most notably masquerade 1979 by british. To set up the puzzle, preiss traveled to different locations in north america to secretly bury a dozen ceramic vases, or, as he called them, casques. In recent months, people from far and wide have been descending on san francisco because of 1982 book called the secret about buried treasure. The key to finding each casque was to match one of the paintings in the book to. In 1982 publisher byron preiss buries 12 treasure boxes in 12 north american cities and releases a book of enigmatic images and verses, offering clues to their locations. The secret is a continentsized treasure hunt thats been going on for close to 40 years. Then you might be interested in joining an elite society of treasure hunters centered around a book called the secret. The treasure krupat sought was the work of a new york publisher named byron preiss, who in 1982 released a book titled the secret no relation to the popular selfhelp book with the same title. Masquerade promised a jewelencrusted golden hare to the first person to unravel the riddle that williams cleverly hid in his art. In wednesdays episode of expedition unknown, josh gates will interview a boston family who located buried treasure from the 1982 book the secret. Preiss, as part of his plan to promote his new book, the secret.

I called him up and i said, jason, what the hell is this. Hidden treasure, a familys quest, and the secret the boston globe. The secret treasure hunt explained for beginners expedition. Over the years, i began to believe that id just mashed together the memory of a beautifully enchanting cover from a random fantasy novel seen in a supermarket or a dream, a provocatively simple title that no 8 year old could resist secret, treasure and hunt in any order. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure.

I talk about the history of the book and the treasures that it mentions. Many armchair treasure hunt books have been published over the years, most notably masquerade 1979 by british artist kit williams. I read this book when it first came out, when it was a new book at the public library. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure hunt book. This book was written by a man who used colorful prose, riddles, and poetic clues to steer amateur treasure hunters to 12 plexiglas. For his book, preiss commissioned a young artist named john jude. Josh gates exclusive interview on finding the secret.

Preisss fantasy paperback which predated the identically titled selfhelp book by a quarter of a century included a series of puzzles in the form. James renner is on a quest to discover the others, and he invites you to join the hunt. This week josh gates and the expedition unknown go after some of the remaining treasure from the 1982 book the secret. The secret is a book of puzzles that lead to jewels. The secret draws treasure hunters to san franciscos. This is a wiki for solving the 12 puzzles contained inside the secret, a puzzle book published in 1982 by byron preiss. The 35yearlong hunt to find a fantasy authors hidden treasure. Someone found actual buried treasure in the north end.

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The mystery of the books continuing allure is a different story. The secret is a treasure hunt started by byron preiss in 1982. For 37 years, a hidden treasure lay buried in boston as thousands pondered the riddle that would lead to its location. What is the secret as featured on expedition unknown. The globe reports that the krupat family made this incredible find after solving a puzzle from a 1982 book called the secret, which used a series of riddles to steer amateur treasure hunters to a. The 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. This book, published in 1982 by byron preiss, includes 12 images and 12 verses which need correctly matched together in order to discover the locations of 12 buried ceramic casks.