Frank Artola

On March 12, 1956, Basque Nationalist Jesús de Galíndez Suarez disappears from his apartment in New York, never heard from again. He had been working with the FBI and was about to publish a book critical of Dominican strongman, Trujillo. In 1988, a graduate student, Muriel Colber, wants to make Galíndez the subject of her dissertation. She's in Spain doing research; finding little, she goes to Santo Domingo. At every turn, the CIA, in the person of agent Robards, tries to thwart her; and, at each turn, as she considers abandoning the project, someone offers new information, often contradictory. She wants the truth behind the Galíndez mystery; will she find it?

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The tale is set in 18th century France. A story, full of ambition, intrigue, hatred, love, and vengeance, that tells us how Edmundo Dantès, a young seaman who is soon to wed his beloved Mercédès, is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned in the Castillo de If. There, he meets Abbé Farias, an old prisoner who teaches him mathematics, science, languages and a vast collection of knowledge, and ultimately reveals to him the secret of a fabulous treasure hidden on the island of Monte Cristo. Upon escaping the prison, Dantès recovers the treasure, and transforms himself into the Count of Monte Cristo in order to exact his revenge upon those who have wronged him.

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