michael barrette publishing

THE LOST DECLARATION, A Signer’s Legacy

An exciting blend of history and adventure!

This dual-timeline historical novel weaves together the drama of the American Revolution with a modern-day treasure hunt, blending fact and fiction in the manner of National Treasure meets The Da Vinci Code.

Lyman Hall, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, helps shape a new nation with John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and close friend Button Gwinnett. Hall is given a Dunlap Broadside (a first printing of the Declaration, worth millions today) and keeps it hidden for future generations to discover.

In the present day, an unemployed insurance investigator discovers Hall’s journal with clues pointing to a possible location of the long-lost broadside. Working with a retired detective, a charming librarian, his dismissive sister, and a beautiful professor, alliances shift and betrayals emerge as they search for the document. Fighting them at every turn is an adversary whose guns are always loaded. Love and passion spark amid the chaos, as do deadly confrontations, including a climactic gunfight that determines the fate of the valuable document.

Drawing on meticulous historical research and a flair for contemporary suspense, The Lost Declaration will appeal to readers who enjoy richly layered narratives that connect past and present with historical authenticity, intrigue, and action.