The Manila Galleon

The Manila galleon was the annual treasure ship sailing between Acapulco and Manila for 250 years. THE MANILA GALLEON is dovetailing adventures:one set in 1704 the other today. Protagonists in each-one a privateer from the frontier town of New York the other an adventurer from modern Manhattan-try to claim the prize. Each tries to understand the purpose of a mysterious statue aboard. In the past it is possessed by a Jesuit with earth-shaking ambitions. The stakes are equally high on the modern side-a fortune in treasure. If Muslim  linked Asian terrorists seize it the Religious World War will explode to unimaginable levels. Past and present converge in a multi-layered climax restoring a legend to his rightful place in history. A MAJOR WRITER OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN SCENE-Bangkok POST. JASON SCHOONOVER IS AMONG A SMALL HANDFUL OF AUTHORS WHO INSPIRED ME TO BECOME A WRITER-Jack DuBrul bestselling author of PANDORA'S CURSE and DEEP FIRE RISING. Website: jasonschoonover.com