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Publisher bryon preiss created a book called the secret in 1982, which contains clues for 12 buried casques with keys. Cover of 1982 book the secret the secret is a treasure hunt started by byron preiss in 1982. Big day arrives for a cedarburg treasure hunter, in journal parking lot of all places. Devoted to the lasting mystery of byron preiss book, the secret. This book, published in 1982 by byron preiss, includes 12 images and 12 verses which need correctly matched together in order to discover the locations of 12 buried ceramic casks.

The year before publication, the author and publisher byron preiss had traveled to 12 locations in the continental u. Twelve treasure boxes were buried at secret locations in the united states and canada. Treasure hunter narrows search to journal sentinel. Blog archive 2018 4 october 1 governors island august 1 february 2 2017. Published in 1982, the book contains a series of byzantine images and. I am extremely fascinated by the treasure hunt, and i really want to find one of the treasures. The community would wish for a new edition of the secret with images the quality of the 1982. Its creator, byron preiss, was inspired by the book, masquerade, which was published in the u. In 1982, a treasure hunt consisting of 12 unique puzzles was presented to the world. Each cask contains a key to be redeemed for a valuable gemstone. The keys were meant to be traded for gems from the author. The secret of the secret by deidra and dustin white.

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In 1982, preiss published the secret, a puzzle book that combined 12 short verses and 12 elaborate fantasy paintings by john jude palencar. The key to finding the casques preiss had buried and subsequently winning the jewels was to match one of the paintings to one of verses, solve the resulting riddle, and start digging. In 1982, while everyone in britain was still madly digging up hedgerows and pastures in search of the golden hare, the secret. To set up the puzzle, preiss traveled to different locations in north america to secretly bury a. Up for discussion was byron preiss the secret, a book of 12 puzzles published in 1982 that, once solved, would lead to buried plexiglas casques, each containing a ceramic key to open a. Oct 30, 2019 in wednesdays episode of expedition unknown, josh gates will interview a boston family who located buried treasure from the 1982 book the secret.

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The key to finding the casques preiss had buried and subsequently winning the jewels was to match one of the paintings to one of verses. In 1982 publisher byron preiss buries 12 treasure boxes in 12 north american cities and releases a book of enigmatic images and verses, offering clues to their locations. Page from the secret episode 101 game on the secret book. The 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12. In 1982, childrens book author byron preiss published the secret, about a mythical treasure and its guardiansmagical creatures hidden from human view. The secret by byron preiss, ted mann and sean kelly. I read this book when it first came out, when it was a new book at the public library. Expedition unknown finds buried treasure from the secret. The secret is a treasure hunt started by byron preiss in 1982. Each casque contained a small key that, once found, could be redeemed for one of 12 birthstone jewels preiss kept in a safe deposit box in new york.

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