Combining the maritime adventure of Clive Cussler, the breezy escapism of Jimmy Buffett, and the witty mystery of Robert B. Parker... A Sword for Pizarro is a fast-paced, fun, sexy page-turner that makes for a great summer read. 

     The story recounts the escapades of Marshall Cross, a treasure-hunter from Brevard County, FL who owns a failing archeology-themed amusement park called Treasure Island, and who seems to be looking for love in all the wrong places. 

     When he’s not scheming to turn his park into the next Disney World, Cross spends his time searching for a legendary golden sword commissioned by the great Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, which was lost in a hurricane in 1715. Enter the story’s villain: Denton Barrett, a megalomaniac real estate tycoon who wants to buy Treasure Island, and who’ll stop at nothing in pursuit of his plans to build the largest residential community in the world. 

     Things don’t seem to be fairing well for Cross, Barrett, or anyone in Florida when an ominous meteor is discovered hurdling towards the Atlantic Ocean, menacing the state with a giant tsunami. This electrifying yarn also has a history lesson as well, as the story tells of the fascinating exploits of Pizarro, the macabre facts behind Queen Anne’s War, and the details of the greatest maritime disaster of the time – the sinking of the 1715 Spanish Treasure fleet.