To guide people to the treasures, Preiss published a book in 1982, by authors Sean Kelly and Ted Mann and illustrator John Jude Palencar, called "The Secret, a Treasure Hunt," which contains 12 ...

A treasure hunt is back on in San Francisco as amateur sleuths are again digging through city parks, ... We are talking about "The Secret," a book written back in 1982 by author Byron Preis.

He thinks Staten Island is treasure island. At 6 a.m. this past Saturday, David Hager, 58, and wife Michelle, 51, and two sons, Tyler and Ryan, 21 and 17, started digging in a small park in the ...

The image comes from the book "The Secret, a Treasure Hunt." Published in 1982, it's a fantasy paperback filled with a series of puzzles, cryptic verses and matching images.

A 40-year-old book with a cryptic treasure map leads to real-life buried treasures in 12 North American cities. Only three have been found. But my dig would be different.

Buried in the pages of the 1982 book "The Secret: A Treasure Hunt" are intricate clues leading to keys said to be hidden across the U.S. One could be in St. Pete. Skip Navigation ...