The Lost City of Monkey God by Douglas Preston

The book, The Lost City of Monkey God is written by well known writer Douglas Preston. This book will take the readers on a pioneering journey into the densest jungle of the world of the unknown heart.

There is a stunning medical mystery

There is an ancient curse

And there is a five hundred year old story

The mystery in the book is created by a lost city that is known to have considerable wealth hidden somewhere. This place is called the Lost City of Monkey God or the White City.

Indigenous tribes talk about their ancestors who ran away from the city to escape the Spanish invaders.

It was rumored that anyone who tries to enter this city will become ill and die. Theodore Morde, a well known journalist dared to pass through the rain forest and brought some rare artifacts and secret story along with him.

Unfortunately, the journalist committed suicide soon without revealing the secret of the Lost City of the Monkey God.

The secret remained intact for nearly three quarters of a century, when famous author Doug Preston decided to go on a groundbreaking new quest along with a team of scientists.

Using a single engine place he decided to carry a machine that promises to change everything.  Surrounded by steep mountains, the unexplored valley was finally out and lost civilization was soon disclosed.

Preston and his team braved the disease-carrying insects, torrential rains, deadly snakes and jaguars to confirm their breathtaking discovery in the wilderness.

Along with the valuable information, this team brought a horrifying and incurable disease.

The book, The Lost City of the Monkey God is filled with hair-raising adventure, colorful history that is both shocking and suspenseful and has some dramatic twists of fortune.

This book is a true eyewitness account of one of the great discoveries of the present century.

Book Author

Douglas Preston has worked as an editor and writer for the American Museum of Natural History. He has also taught writing at the Princeton University. Some of his famous works include The Monster of Florence.