The vivero letter

by Desmond Bagley

1987

Publication

Fontana/Collins, c1968.

Collection

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Status

Available

Description

Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in South America. Jeremy Wheale's well-ordered life is blasted apart when his brother is murdered. The killer was after a family heirloom - an antique gold tray - which sets Wheale on a trail from Devon to the tropical rainforest of Yucatan. There he joins the hunt for a lost Mayan city. But in the dense cover of the jungle a band of vicious convict mercenaries are waiting to strike...

User reviews

LibraryThing member sarahemmm
Standard, workmanlike adventure story from this genre author, who sold well in his day. The story concerns Inca gold with the usual skullduggery and some romance thrown in. Still readable, though you really notice the level of technology that was exciting in 1975.
LibraryThing member Neale
A great adventure story
LibraryThing member keylawk
He had me with the use of "subfusc", in an adventure story in which howler monkeys are involved.

Language

Original language

English

ISBN

978006153976

Original publication date

1968
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