It all begins with Stumpy Joe, who comes to the forge and asks the children's grandfather to shoe his pony. He is off to prospect for gold in the Wicklow hills ... The children find an even greater treasure at the Money Tree. But they aren't sure why the 'Sheik', who has bought the local great house, should be interested in their tree. And the strange happenings in the neighbourhood? Are they imagining things ... or is there a sinister plot afoot? 'Set against the historical background of the Wicklow gold-rush ... the dangerous lure of all that glitters provides a shady link-up between a quiet rural area and the groves of the Lebanon. Colourful and absorbing ... ' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'Tom McCaughren has a sure command of his plot - a plot which involves gold prospecting in the Wicklow hills, suitable trickery, knavery and even international terrorism ... ' SUNDAY PRESS
