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Among the summaries and analysis available for The Vivero Letter, there are 1 Short Summary and 2 Book Reviews. Depending on the study guide provider (SparkNotes, Shmoop, etc.), the resources below will generally offer The Vivero Letter chapter summaries, quotes, and analysis of themes, characters, and symbols.
Desmond Bagley. Jeremy Wheale's well-ordered life is torn apart when his brother is murdered by a mob hit man, whose bait was a family heirloom - a sixteenth-century gold tray. The trail takes Wheale from Devon to Mexico and the wild tropical rain forests of Yucatan.
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Ownership of the letter, which promises unimaginable riches to whoever can discover the secret of the twin trays, is disputed by two rival archaeologists. Spurred by the need to avenge a senseless murder, young Jeremy Wheale decides to take a hand.
Sep 21, 2014 · Manuel de Vivero was taken prisoner by the Mayans during the Spanish invasion of Central America early in the 1500s but wrote a letter from captivity in the Mayan city of Uaxuanoc to his two sons, accompanied by two presents.
Plot introduction. 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.
Jun 23, 2021 · The Vivero letter. by. Bagley, Desmond, 1923-1983. Publication date. 1977. Topics. Fiction in English, Fiction in English, 1900- Texts. Publisher. London : Collins.
Apr 20, 2017 · The Vivero Letter. Desmond Bagley. HarperCollins UK, Apr 20, 2017 - Fiction - 320 pages. Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in South America. Jeremy Wheale’s well-ordered...
