David Knight has been plagued by dreams his entire life, only to have all memory of them vanish when he awakens. Now the dreams are coming with more frequency, and they seem to be drawing him to the Amazon. A scientist with a PhD in ichthyology and a dedication to learning all he can about lungfish, whose existence dates back to the Devonian era, David is determined to see what the Amazon holds. His hopes seem about to be answered when Dr. Carlos Avila contacts him. It seems the Brazilian archeologist discovered the remains of a previously undiscovered species on a tributary of the Amazon, and he’d like nothing better than for David to join the expedition to see if more of the creature can be found. Of course David leaps at the opportunity and flies to Pesadelo Bay to join the mismatched team. Once there, he discovers not only does Dr. Avila have his own agenda, but a former conquest as well as a friend who’d saved his life years before are part of the team and are engaged to be married. Meanwhile, the need to sail up the Amazon to find what ... or who ... is calling him there has become more and more pressing, and David must decide which is the most important -- learning what Dr. Avila really is searching for, or finding the answer to his dreams?

Lagoon of Dreams

“Come, come, don’t be obtuse. I’m prepared to offer you fifty thousand dollars to leave the country.”


“Fifty thousand?” It took an effort to keep my jaw from dropping again, but Halliwell apparently misunderstood.


“Very well, I’m a busy man. I don’t have time to haggle with you. A hundred thousand, and not a penny more. In exchange, you’ll never speak of this incident or attempt to contact Cameron.”


“I take it you’re in the habit of cleaning up your son’s messes.”


“Don’t try my patience, young man. Your father is not enough of a friend that I’d have any qualms in having you disposed of.”


He’d succeeded in disconcerting me again. “You’re threatening to have me killed?” I winced as a sudden roar of fury seemed to burst through my head.


Halliwell gave me another tight smile. “I’m a very powerful man in this country, and you would hardly be missed.”


That careless remark hit home. No, no one would miss me.


Chapter 33