Please welcome, friend and author, Bart Rice...

... to the blog this week.  Hello Bart and thanks very much for being here today.  Tell me, what is your current release?

BR   On March 31, 2022, my novel, Knights Templar Treasure Found was published on Amazon.

AW   What first got you into writing and why?

BR   I won two poem contests while in grammar school in the U S.  Both poems were submitted by my classroom teacher to the American National Anthology. Realizing that I had a talent for writing, from time to time, I wrote down various portions of both fictional and non-fiction books. During my career as an attorney, I daily drafted a variety of documents. After retiring, certain subjects and stories found their way into my thoughts. I felt compelled to put my pen to paper.

AW   You write action/adventure speculative fiction.  Is it all imagination or do you do research?

BR   My novel, Knights Templar Treasure Found, was first imagined as broad and wide thrilling mysterious saga.  Since real people are mixed in with fictional characters, I conducted research into the lives and surroundings of the real characters. The vast majority of the dialogue and settings in my novel are imagined. I conduced a considerable amount of research into the facts as they were woven into my novel. 

AW  And what about other types of writing?  Have you dabbled with other genres/short stories/poetry/scripts for stage/film/or TV?

BR  I wrote a non-fiction book which was not published. Two other action/adventure speculative fiction manuscripts lie unfinished in my files. I have not pursued other genres / short stories / poetry / scripts for stage / film / or TV.

AW  Famous authors such as Roald Dahl and Dylan Thomas had a special space for writing.  Do you have a writing shed of your own?

BR   I have a dedicated office in my home that is located in our basement.  Thoughts related to my writing and current book issues regularly occur to me during those hours when I am not in my office.  My imagination takes over as I write.

AW   And finally, if you had a whole afternoon to yourself and could choose to spend it with any one individual, living or dead, or a character from a book, who would it be and what would you discuss

BR  One fascinating person I would like to have spent an afternoon with would be Leonardo da Vinci due to his mastery of painting, engineering, and depictions of the human body. I would like to have watched him paint and draw.

Another person I would like to spend a whole afternoon with would be James Patterson and look over his shoulder as he wrote.  His books have sold more than 400 million copies, and he was the first person to sell more than one million e-books.

about the book... From Bart Rice, the author who received a 4+ star rating from Indie Review, comes the action/adventure speculative historical novel Knights Templar Treasure Found, named by Indie Review as being a Best Review for the Month of June 2022.

Alain Gervers, a youth responsible for inventorying jewels and coins,  ensconced in the gigantic Knights Templar Paris Fortress is forced along other Knights Templars to leave along with their massive fortune for a mysterious destination. The Templars arduous journey toward their destiny is chronicled, complete with obstacles, pitfalls, and successes.

The year 1307 was a momentous time for the then world’s movers and shakers. The extreme religious beliefs and strong territorial passions shown by those from West were directly and violently opposed by their antagonists in the East, the prime motivating factors for the bloody and horrific Crusades fought.

French King Philip IV was shockingly deprived of his planned booty when he arrested the Templars in their beds on the morning of Friday, October 13th, 1307, a day which has lived in infamy through the ages.

Many people throughout history have had a theory or two where the fabulous mysterious missing Knights Templar treasure might be found. Television programs and books have been produced over the years which surmise that the treasure is in Scotland at Roslyn Chapel, in the South of France, Portugal, and even in America somewhere.

Where could the rumored Templar treasure be found? A plausible and colorful scenario is put forth where the Templar great wealth could be located.

about the author... Bart Rice is a retired attorney who lives in Colorado with his wife. A history major in college, Bart is fascinated by all kinds of historical events and sagas, regardless of the country of origin. Knights Templar Treasure Found is his debut novel.

You can get the e-books Here 

Print books can be obtained by contacting Bart Rice by email Here and using the code AW to get a discounted price on each book until August 31st, 2022.

You can follow Bart on his  Amazon Author Page  and on LinkedIn