Description: July, 1936. As General Franco's Nationalists march on Madrid in the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, the Republican government authorises the evacuation of the country's gold reserves. 7900 crates of gold leave Cartagena for Russia - but only 7800 arrive. The missing boxes, if found today, would be worth over $200 million... June, 2004. Jack Hadley, a British academic and visiting professor at the University of Salamanca in Spain has been arrested in the wake of a particularly raucous late night party in his room. He's facing prison, disgrace, and possibly the end of his career, until the Spanish Secret Service offer him a surprising reprieve involving a trip to Cuba to interview the legendary revolutionary Jesus Florin - better known as 'The Aztec'. Hadley, keen to further his own research, agrees. But the Spanish intelligence chief, who believes Florin knows the location of the missing gold, has other ideas ... Switching between Florin's past and 2004, The Aztec is a gripping international thriller full of double agents and double-dealing, where no-one seems to be sure who's pulling the strings.

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