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1960s: Part one of the Antarctic Trilogy
Frozen in Time
What you need to know before your trail
The trail from a major theft at the Banco Central de Chile in Talcahuano following the Great Chilean Earthquake of May 22, 1960 leads to Base Bernardo OHiggins, a wind- and snow-swept Chilean Army outpost on the North Antarctic Peninsula. When Chilean Army 1SGT Leonardo Rodrguez fails to return from a seal hunt in the waters around the base, two Chilean Navy non-commissioned officers, CWO Raul Lucero and CPO Eduardo Bellolio, become LCDR Cristian Barbudos prime theft and murder suspects. Fearing he will die, Barbudo reveals the identity of his two suspects to visiting scientist Ted Stone, thereby placing Stones life in jeopardy. But who can Stone trust with this information, if it comes to that, to see justice done? This story is a work of fiction based on real events that took place between 1958 and 1965. It is a tale of greed, betrayal, and murderone in which the reader is given a window into the frozen world at the bottom of the Earth that few people ever will read about, much less experience. Among other things, it explores why, though seemingly unfair, bad things happen to good people; how the battle between good and evil can change forever even the most innocent person; and most of all, the role deception plays in Nature, Man, and Life.
Travel Guide
Map of locations from the book
This is the real story of the author’s experience as a National Science Foundation researcher and scientist and is based on real facts.There’s plenty of murders and intrigue in such a remote location despite there being such few inhabitants.
The Military base:
“Seen from the mountain to the south, the base had all the appearance of a small, abandoned mining town on a planet at the outreaches of the galaxy.”
Book I, Frozen in Time: Murder at the Bottom of the World, introduces American scientists Ted Stone and Grant Morris, who, while performing geological and geophysical field work with the assistance of Captain Roberto Muñoz of the Chilean auxiliary tug Lientur, are caught up in the hunt for the spoils from a robbery of the Banco Central de Chile and the murders that followed.
Unfinished Business: Pursuit of an Antarctic Killer, Book II, introduces Captain Mateo Valderas and Lieutenant-Commander Antonio Del Río of the Chilean Navy’s Office of Internal Affairs. Initially assigned to solve a murder in Africa, they soon find themselves facing the most vicious, cunning thief and murderer they have ever encountered.
End Game: Irrational Acts, Tragic Consequences, is Book III. It brings to an end the saga of Captain Muñoz, the search for the spoils from the bank robbery, and the hunt for the killer.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Cold Blood: Frozen in Time
Destination: Antarctica, Chile, Madison Author/Guide: Theodore Jerome Cohen Departure Time: 1960s
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