Described by readers as a 'laugh out loud comedy caper', Alaric's Gold is the hilarious story of the race to discover the river-bed tomb of Alaric, the Goth who sacked Rome in 410 AD, and seize the fabulous hoard of treasure that was buried with him. Set in modern day Italy this is also a fast-paced and gripping thriller about the recovery of that treasure.The cast includes a roguish Italian Prime Minister, his favourite escort girl, dissolute diplomats, corrupt police officers and the mafia.The action involves a helicopter jail break, kidnappings, a shoot-out with the mafia, and the discovery of a hoard of riches from the ancient world.On one level this is a light and amusing story set in the present day, but on another it draws on genuine historical records to point the way to one of the richest graves in antiquity a grave that, according to Edward Gibbon in The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , had been constructed in a river-bed after its waters had been diverted by the labour of a captive multitude , a grave containing the splendid spoils and trophies of Rome, one whose secrecy was assured by inhuman massacre of the prisoners who had been employed to execute the work and one about which the world appears largely to have forgotten.The grave awaits discovery . . .

410AD - Alaric the Goth, the man who led his victorious troops through Italy after capturing and sacking Rome, has died suddenly and has been buried underneath a river bed in southern Italy. One of the most priceless hoards of Roman treasure has been buried with him.

Over 1600 years later, a group of friends living in modern day Italy find themselves in pursuit of Alaric's infamous gold. As they set out to find the treasure, their adventure leads them into conflict with the mafia, resulting in a jail break, kidnappings, and a very public shoot-out.

Alaric's Gold is full of suspense that will leave readers wondering what's reality and what's fiction.