NEW YORK, June 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Open Road Integrated Media is delighted to announce the publication of The Last Conquistador by Michael Elias, a well-known screenwriter whose credits include The Jerk, Serial, The Frisco Kid, Envoyez les Violins, and Young Doctors in Love. The Last Conquistador is an adventure thriller that takes place in the jungles of Peru.
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Praise for The Last Conquistador
"To his gritty portrayal of contemporary Peru, brilliantly researched recreations of Incan Peru in its royal heyday, with all its ancient pomp and human sacrifice, plus a hot-blooded romance. . . Elias brings a veteran screenwriter's gift for cinematic immediacy to this stunningly imaginative high adventure." —Peter Nabokov, author of Where the Lightning Strikes: The Lives of American Indian Sacred Places
"Elias has done his homework and he writes evocatively of other times and places, spinning an enthralling tale you haven't heard before." —Nicholas Meyer, author of The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
About the Book
On a Peruvian Andes mountaintop, archaeology professor Nina Ramirez and her students make two stunning discoveries: the five-hundred-year-old mummy of an Inca girl, the victim of ritual sacrifice, and in another grave, the corpse of a recently kidnapped boy. Child abductions are being reported throughout Peru, and when an American boy is snatched in Lima, FBI agent Adam Palma is assigned to the case.
Adam teams up with Nina, and with the help of a mysterious boy named Quiso, their investigation takes them deep into the Amazon jungle in a search for a lost city of the Incas, where the ancient sacrificial rituals may still be alive. As Quiso leads Nina and Adam closer to the city and its secrets, Adam realizes that the only way to save the kidnapped children is to make the past repeat itself.
About the Author
Michael Elias is a screenwriter and director. His credits include The Jerk, Serial, The Frisco Kid, Envoyez les Violins, and Young Doctors in Love. He wrote and directed the acclaimed jazz film Lush Life, starring Jeff Goldblum and Forest Whitaker. Elias lives in Los Angeles. The Last Conquistador is his first novel.
The Last Conquistador by Michael Elias
Open Road Integrated Media
Publishing date: June 25, 2013
Price: $16.99
Available in print and ebook formats
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