You guys know how much I love scavenger hunts. I did one back in January for Bout of Books, and we’ve just began the hunt for the #ReadingMyLibrary Challenge. They are a blast, which is why I’m so excited to bring you an online literary treasure hunt as part of the blog tour for The Last Treasure Hunt by Jane Alexander! Before I give you the clue, let me tell you a little bit about the book.
The Last Treasure Hunt by Jane Alexander
Publisher: Saraband / Add it on Goodreads.
SYNOPSIS: At the age of thirty, Campbell Johnstone is a failure. He’s stuck behind the bar of a shabby pub, watching from the sidelines while everyone else makes a success of their lives. The most visible is Eve Sadler, a childhood friend and rising Hollywood star.
When Campbell tries to rekindle their relationship, he longs for the glitter of her success to run off on him, but a single shocking night – the novel’s shattering twist delivered with a knockout punch – changes everything. Campbell is about to discover the bittersweet taste of fame, and in the process, struggle to save his soul and overcome his own self-delusion.
The Last Treasure Hunt explores our obsession with fame and celebrity with great intelligence and sly wit – it’s a modern media morality tale with bite.
And now, here’s clue number 17!
If diamonds and gold are just your thing
You’re someone who likes a bit of bling
Then perhaps you’re after the same rainbow’s end
Go there lightly with your huckleberry friend.
#treasurehunt
How the hunt works:
- Each clue refers to a landmark or iconic location in a film. The landmark/location is the answer – when you figure it out, make a note of it!
- (If you need a hand, check out the #treasurehunt hashtag on Twitter or Instagram for a hint to the landmark’s location…)
- Clues will be revealed by some fantastic book bloggers from March 26th until April 21st. Keep checking back on Jane Alexander’s dedicated treasure hunt page (janealexander.net/join-the-hunt) or on the #treasurehunt hashtag for links and new clues.
- When all the clues are revealed, the first letter of every answer will make an anagram. Solve the anagram and you have your final answer!
- Email this answer and all the landmarks you figured out to hermes@saraband.net by April 30th to be entered into the prize draw. Two entrants will win a signed copy of The Last Treasure Hunt – and if you’ve guessed the most landmarks and locations, you’ll win a goodie bag and something special from Jane personally! On top of that you’ll get bragging rights on Twitter and we’ll publicly dub you queen/king sleuth.
Good luck!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jane Alexander’s short stories and creative non-fiction has been widely published in a number of anthologies and literary magazines, including Mslexia, Litro and The Orphan Leaf Review. A winner of a major national story competition, and the recipient of a Scottish Arts Council New Writers bursary, Jane is also a lecturer in creative writing at the Open University.
Caught Read Handed 
Ah! Some of these are hard. But it’s really fun when the answer comes to you all of a sudden!
I actually haven’t tried to answer them yet, but I need to!
So far I have 7 that I’m almost 100% positive on!