Synopsis Billionaire Maxwell Broadbent has died, and has had his 500-million-dollar art collection buried with him in a secret grave.The most valuable piece in the collection is an ancient medical document, the Mayan Codex, which contains information still relevant today. A videotape left to his three sons informs them that they are welcome to his wealth--if they can team up and find it. Unfortunately, the sons are not the only ones interested in locating Broadbent's tomb.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2004-01-01 | | Series: | PRESTON, DOUGLAS |
| Size | | Length: | 400 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 24.0 oz |
Publisher's Note The mysterious disappearance of treasure hunter and adventurer Maxwell Broadbent--along with that of his riches--sends his three sons on a search for their father, who has hidden himself and his treasures, in order to claim their inheritance, which also includes an ancient Mayan codex containing revolutionary pharmacological secrets that someone will do anything to find.
Industry Reviews "A fun dig with just a touch of Indiana Jones." Kirkus (11/15/2003)
"...[R]ip-roaring jungle adventure....[T]errific atmosphere....[A] first-rate beach novel." Publishers Weekly (12/22/2003)
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