Found through the Huffington Post: A book called Secrets of the Alchemist Dar by Michael Stadther will be released. The book will contain clues that lead to $1.5 million in jewels hidden around the world. Apparently, Michael Stadther released a similar book in 2004 after hiding gold coins in state parks around the US. He made at least one starving grad student a rich man. There seem to be hints that the upcoming challenge may not even require you to travel to state parks as Stadther makes some cryptic comments about finding “the power of the internet.” Maybe you’ll be able to order the jewels from Amazon and have them shipped to your house.
[...] I blogged back in March about a book for armchair treasure hunters called Secrets of the Alchemist Dar by Michael Stadther. The book is a follow-up to Stadther’s A Treasure Trove that contained clues to find coins hidden in US state parks redeemable for $1 million of jewels. The new book will lead treasure hunters to $2 million worth of jewels. (We’re told anyone in the world can participate, but it’s unclear what, exactly, that means.) [...]