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The Vivero Letter (novel)

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The Vivero Letter
First edition
AuthorDesmond Bagley
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherCollins
Publication date
1968
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages290 pgs
Preceded byLandslide 
Followed byThe Spoilers 

The Vivero Letter is a first-person narrative novel written by English author Desmond Bagley, and was first published in 1968.[1] It was also made into a film in 1998 of the same name starring Robert Patrick, Fred Ward and Chiara Caselli.[citation needed]

Plot introduction

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Jeremy Wheale's brother is murdered by criminals attempting to steal a family heirloom: a 16th-century gold tray. In attempting to find out what was so special about the tray that someone would kill for it, he discovers that it contains a map. Wheale pursues the trail from Devon, England to Mexico and finally to the tropical rain forests of the Yucatán Peninsula, where he joins with two archaeologists to locate a legendary hoard of gold. This hoard comes from Uaxuanoc, the centuries-old lost city of the Mayas. However, the Mafia are on the trail of Wheale as well as the Chicleros, a deadly group of convict mercenaries, and Wheale is uncertain that he can even trust his two archaeologist friends.

References

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  1. ^ "Novel of Danger and Suspense". Sioux City Journal. 27 October 1968. pp. C6. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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