H.Charles Beil

Inspiring Novelist and Award-Winning Author

Renown treasure hunter H.Charles Beil is America's  most famed treasure hider and interactive storyteller. You won't be sitting on the sofa with his books. He believes that if you want to captivate a student with history, bring adventure to the narrative, and monetize the experience. He is the originator of "Interactive Historical Fiction".

Beil received his first degree in History from Duquesne University. He studied historical geology, archaeology, and oceanography under Skinner and other world-renowned geologists and archaeologists. He received additional certifications in archaeology from the Joukowsky Institute at Brown University, Nubian Archaeology from Emory University, the University of Tel Aviv in the History of Jerusalem, and the U.S. Department of the Interior in Managing Archaeological Collections and Archaeology for Interpreters.

Well known for his research and GIS capabilities, Beil pioneered the use of remote survey and overlaying of maps and spatial data to discover heretofore unrecognized data sets leading to lost historical sites.

H.Charles Beil is more than a historian. He is a treasure hunter with more than fifty years of experience in the field and more than 30 years of experience in education spanning secondary to adult, specializing in history and technology. He is a "real-life Indiana Jones"  who has over thirty of his own treasures hidden across America!

As a writer and historical archaeologist, H.Charles is published in newspapers, magazines, and digital media as well as in blogs, websites. He has been cast in full feature-length movies. He is also the author behind a new type of interactive fiction that provides the reader with real-life treasure hunting adventures where the treasures he has buried reach into the millions of dollars with clues contained within his books.

Awards And Nominations
BEST NEW AUTHOR FOR MAY `22

Nominated for the Specialty Press Award for mystery fiction. H.Charles Beil is without a doubt the best new horror writer to emerge in years. Beil pushes the envelope of writing with what he calls "interactive fiction" where the reader interacts with the narrative throughout the story with codes, ciphers games, puzzles, videos and maps. It's an immersion into the story. It's more than a book. It's an adventure!

 

  • 2022 - Gallows Harbor: Blood Feud
  • 2022 - Most Popular Author, Readers Choice
  • 2022 Best Selling Book - Wrecker's Treasure
  • 2022 - Best Adventure Book Nomination - Gallows Harbor

Featured Books

Writing

H.Charles Beil is the originator of "Immersive Fiction". It's not just a book, it's an adventure! Beil uses codes, ciphers, puzzles, videos and treasure maps to immerse the reader into an interactive adventure like no one has ever done!

Reading

Are you prepared to enter another world? A world where horrors are the norm, where hidden treasure waits to be found. Do you have what it takes to solve the riddles and clues to recover a fortune? Are you ready to be immersed in the most exciting adventure you have ever been on? Read at your own risk ..... No risk, no Reward!

Cartography

H.Charles Beil's treasure maps are not only works of art, they are real! Who hasn't dreamed of owning a real treasure map? Nothing has the allure of treasure. To have and to hold, secret things from secret places.

Exploration

Who doesn't yearn for the thrill of adventure? In our mundane lives we fantasize about travel, romance, exotic places, mysterious signs and symbols. Nobody delivers this like H.Charles Beil! His books will send you on a quest of epic proportions as you explore exotic locals where you may find your fortune.

Photography

Don't forget your camera. All of H.Charles Beil's adventures take place in exotic areas. Many which haven't been seen in over a hundred years. Be prepared for ancient structures, haunting buildings, wildlife, unparalleled scenery and natural wonders.

Cryptography

Lost symbols, cryptic signs carved on rocks, secret codes all stir the imagination. What are they hiding? Where do they lead? H.Charles Beil has a secret. He is a 32nd degree Master Mason and a master cryptologist.
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Gallows Harbor, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for a hundred years and might stand for a hundred more. Within, walls continued upright, stone met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were silently shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hawthorn Hall, and whatever walked there, walked alone.

H.Charles Beil
Guest Appearances
Presentations All Across America
  • Book Signings
  • Seeded Treasure Hunts
  • Honorary Guest of National Library
  • Club and Bookstore Openings