Product Overview
When an Irish war veteran sees the beloved uncle who raised him fall under the spell of a flamboyant widow, he fears that the family estate—and the man himself—will be lost to her expensive appetites. Then the widow’s shadowy past points toward Brazil, where her first husband vanished while chasing a legendary Inca treasure.
Following a trail from glittering London society to the blazing, lawless sertão, the loyal nephew enters a country gripped by rumor and revolt. At Canudos, a veiled figure known as the Great Unknown commands desperate followers, defies government troops, and guards secrets that could alter every assumption behind the expedition. Amid treacherous allies, ancient ambitions, and the harsh beauty of the Brazilian wilderness, a private rescue becomes an adventure with consequences far beyond one family.
