This is a collection of eight stories. ÔGalle—nÕ tells of the loss of a Spanish ship off Panama in 1715 and its re-discovery in 2017. ÔEscapeÕ describes how jailed prisoners can be illegally freed. ÔHideawayÕ is a story of an eye-witness to a crime. ÔThe MiracleÕ is the tale of a seminarian who sees and speaks to Saint James. ÔLotteryÕ explains how a young offender wins the Lottery. ÔThe Old ManÕ reveals how a retired revolutionary performs a favor. ÔTriple CrossÕ takes the reader through the excitement of robbing a jewel courier. Finally, in ÔConfessionÕ, a Priest listens to the confession of a legend of the old West.
Educated in the UK, Michael J. Merry moved to Panama in 1959 to work with ITT. When a National Guard coup ousted the Government in 1968, he was involved in the rescue of the deposed President. Later, he was Division Vice President of a major U.S. news corporation covering Latin America and the Caribbean. Today he works in Miami as a Consultant and lives in Miami Shores with his wife.