The Counterfeit Territory

di Tyler Marcotte (Autore)

Tyler Marcotte, 2026

The Frontier Commission Book One: The Counterfeit Territory The West wasn't built on gold. It was built on trust. The year is 1872, and America is racing westward. Railroads connect distant territories. Mining camps become thriving towns. Banks open their doors almost overnight. Then, without warning, trust begins to collapse. Counterfeit money floods the frontier. A rancher's life savings are declared worthless. A widow discovers every dollar she owns is fake. Merchants refuse paper currency. Banks close their doors. Honest neighbors begin accusing one another, and entire communities teeter on the edge of ruin. Fearing that panic could destroy the future of the American West, Washington quietly creates an unofficial investigative body known only to a handful of government officials: The Frontier Commission. Former Treasury examiner Elias Mercer, frontier scout Nathan Hale, retired Judge Silas Rowan, and master printer Abigail Whitlock are sent west with a mission unlike any other. Their job is not simply to catch counterfeiters—it is to restore public confidence before fear tears the frontier apart. As the investigation unfolds, the Commission discovers something far more dangerous than a criminal counterfeiting operation. Different counterfeit networks, using different techniques, all seem to serve the same hidden purpose. Someone is manipulating banks, businesses, and entire communities to determine which towns will prosper—and which will disappear from the map. To stop the conspiracy, the Commission must follow a trail of forged currency, secret ledgers, coded telegraph messages, and forgotten government records into the heart of a hidden organization willing to reshape the future of the American frontier. Blending historical authenticity with investigative suspense, The Counterfeit Territory is a Western mystery where the greatest weapon is not a revolver, but the pursuit of truth. It launches The Frontier Commission series, with a complete, satisfying investigation while introducing a larger conspiracy that will unfold across future novels.

• Autore: Tyler Marcotte
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Tyler Marcotte
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798235485396