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International criminal investigator Rick Chandler agrees to take on an assignment many others have turned down. Thus begins a three week period filled with surprises, many of which are life threatening.From an encounter with Count Dracula in Transylvania to Rick's dealings with Nazi plunderers, cybercrime and both good and bad Mafia kinship groups, he becomes embroiled in a world of survival. During it all, he endures many distractions including Dracula's pursuit of Slobodan Milosevic, the ""Butcher of the Balkans"". It is the Count's intention of biting him into a vampire.Only a diversion of handling security issues at Hollings General Hospital helps in preserving Rick's sanity. But in the long run, they become issues which also loom more than challenging.Compelling and quick paced, it is an altogether captivating reading experience.

International police consultant, Rick Chandler, volunteers to locate and recover looted treasures such as art works, valuable books, Nazi gold, ancient paintings and ceramics. Much traveling takes him to locations near-and-far, especially Argentina, France, England, Switzerland and the Rock of Gibraltar. At the Rock, he identifies some treasures and amidst life-threatening encounters, struggles to return them to their rightful owners and have the perpetrators arrested. Prostitutes, cruise ship captains, and certain Mafia figures enter the picture as well as the foreboding tale of Eva Peron and her association with key Swiss bankers. And even the demands of the relatives of Sacco and Vanzetti, Lucky Lindy, Sam Sheppard and Phil Specter to clear their family's names are highlighted or else multiple explosions would occur at the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the El-gin Marbles and the Arc de Triumph. With a surprise ending, it is both a ticking-clock thriller and a gripping novel peopled with memorable characters.

Through it all, two factors emerge: One--Paul questions the repetition he experiences, labeling it boring travelogue. Two--mysterious individuals constantly follow him, especially an eye-patched Mr. Nemesis. And even the years-old Titanic dry dock in Belfast looms large during the breathtaking closing chapters.Filled with authentic information about religion, crime, and Napoleon Bonaparte, in addition to details about current scientific findings, Discovery is a book for both entertainment and learning.