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The Whitlock Trail

A Treasure Hunt Thriller

A trail hidden for more than a century…

A century-old journal. A trail of cryptic clues. A family drawn deeper into a mystery while someone else closes in.

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The Story

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What begins as another stop on a family’s RV journey changes when an injured historian stumbles into their campsite carrying an old journal—and a warning.

The journal belonged to Elias Whitlock, a man whose secrets have remained buried for more than a century. Its pages hold cryptic sketches, strange symbols, forgotten landmarks, and the beginnings of a trail that was never meant to be easy to follow.

For David, Michelle, Emma, and Jacob, curiosity soon becomes something more. Each clue draws them deeper into Whitlock’s past and farther into country where mistakes carry consequences. But they aren’t the only ones searching.

Someone else wants what lies at the end of the trail. And they’re getting closer.

What was he trying so hard to hide?

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The digital edition of The Whitlock Trail is now available for pre-order. All ebook purchases are pre-orders for the October 19, 2026 release. Choose Amazon for Kindle or Books2Read for other ebook formats (excluding Kindle).

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About the Author

Steven Gallaher

Steven Gallaher is a U.S. Army Special Operations veteran, firefighter, photographer, and lifelong storyteller who travels full-time across the country with his family in their RV. His love of history, remote places, and the stories hidden along America’s back roads helped inspire The Whitlock Trail. When he isn’t writing, Steven can usually be found exploring somewhere new, camera in hand.

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