When Olivier Levasseur, a French pirate nicknamed La Buse (The Buzzard), was executed in 1730, legend has it that he threw a cryptogram into the crowd and cried: “Find my treasure, he who can !” A cryptogram believed to be connected to La Buse was published in 1934. Since then, treasure hunters have tried in vain to solve the riddle.
Three centuries later, the Swiss historian, investigator, and crossword writer Daniel Krieg decodes the cryptogram, then travels to Réunion to work with Mauritian archaeologist Dr Jayshree Mungur-Medhi. Connecting the cryptogram with a map from the 18th century, Daniel and Jayshree follow the clues to a small island in a remote lagoon off the coast of Mauritius. With a group of experts in metal detection, the two start digging – but will the team find the hidden treasure worth up to 2.4 billion euros today ?
