Treasure in the Wichitas

The Iron Door is a multi-generational thriller set in the rugged Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma, where a modern-day veteran named Elias Yates searches for long, lost treasure tied to a 17th-century Spanish expedition. The narrative interweaves the past—featuring Captain Francisco de Oñate’s desperate 1641 mission to forge a mysterious seal—with the present and hide a vast treasure, as Elias finds a heavy, engraved metal plate hidden in his late grandfather's house following a suspicious visit from a high-end mercenary team led by Caleb Vane. As Elias navigates the treacherous landscape with his loyal dog, Cob, he is pursued by Vane’s technologically advanced but increasingly compromised team, both parties drawn toward "Medicine Hole" and the "Devil’s Canyon," where a geological anomaly known as a "Thin Place" threatens to consume their reality. The book explores themes of inherited burdens, military trauma, and ancient secrets protected by the very earth itself.