An Epic novel of exotic rituals and the lure of the Upper Amazon SHE TAKES... ...an ancient map uncovered in the bustling bazaars of Istanbul. HE TAKES... ...a million-dollar ransom to rescue a kidnapped heiress. THE TAKERS... ...are Josh Culhane and Mary Mulrooney. They launch an incredible journey into the Brazilian rain forest. Far upriver, the jungle yields its deepest secret-the lost city of the Amazon warrior-women. But this uncharted world of piranha-infested waters and tribal head-hunters conceals an even darker secret, so sinister it challenges the furthest reaches of the mind...