The Mark Of The Eagle

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"On the inner coast of the Sea of Cortez in Northern Mexico, the greatest treasure the world has ever known lies buried in a labyrinthian cavern carved into the mountainous island of Tiburon. There, the fabled treasure of the last Aztec emperor, Moctezuma, languishes beneath the inscrutable, rocky terrain, inaccessible to man."

And so begins MARK OF THE EAGLE, Teddy Getty's and Robert Hill's riveting epic of passion, intrigue, betrayal and redemption. The novel mines a rich vein of history to unearth the extraordinary dreams and legends that lured a diverse group of European settlers to California in the late 18th Century.

Leading them is Father Dmitri Antonovich, a brooding, charismatic priest who, disguised as a Mexican adventurer, sets out to single-handedly save the Jesuit Order from extinction and Europe from the revolution. Chameleon-like, secretively bent on recovering the treasure, he melts into any setting. His destiny will intertwine with that of the dashing pirate Sir Edward Fortescue, and his ravishing mistress, Sophie. Together with the mule train convoy, they must endure the horrors of the desert and elude the Seri--a fierce cannibalistic tribe of marauders who rule the savage land.

From the treachery of the royal courts of Europe to the revolution-bloodied streets of Paris to the stark terrain of the Sonoran Desert, the action is swift and sexy--a brawling, sprawling, mystical piece of story-telling. Vivid on the printed page, MARK OF THE EAGLE promises epic success on the big screen.

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