Article: Learning the secret of a good book; Like his books, best-selling treasure hunt author Michael Stadther's life has been a voyage of discovery, he tells Peter Elson.(Features)

Byline: Peter Elson

MULTI - MILLIONAIRE treasure hunt author Michael Stadther could put up his feet with a sense of well-earned satisfaction.

He can enjoy gazing across his rural acres which include lakes and orchards in upstate New York, about an hour's drive north from Manhattan.

After all, it is said that he has invented a new book genre, which some critics have dubbed "reality fiction", or as he prefers to call it "event books". Namely books which are coupled to activity - in his case treasure hunts starting with his best-selling story A Treasure's Trove, published in 2004.

But Michael, 54, who visits Liverpool tomorrow, giving readings to school children ...

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