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The odyssey of María Eva Duarte de Perón—the Argentine first lady made famous in the play and the movie Evita—was as remarkable in death as it was in life. A few years after she succumbed to cervical cancer, her specially preserved body was taken by the military dictatorship that succeeded her deposed husband Juan. Hidden for sixteen years in Italy in a crypt under a false name, she was eventually exhumed and returned to Buenos Aires to be buried in an underground tomb said to be secure enough to withstand a nuclear attack. Or was she? When San Francisco private eye August Riordan engages in a flirtation with a beautiful university student from Buenos Aires, he witnesses her death in a tragic shooting and is drawn into mad hunt for Evita’s remains. He needs all of his wits, his network of friends and associates, and an unexpected legacy from the dead father he has never known to help him survive the deadly intrigue between powerful Argentine movers and shakers, ex-military men, and a mysterious woman named Isis who is expert in ancient techniques of mummification. The fifth novel in the August Riordan series, The Big Wake-Up plunges everyman PI Riordan and his sidekick Chris Duckworth into their most terrifying and anguishing case ever. In Chapter 1, Riordan's visit to the Missing Sock Laundromat takes a tragic turn. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

Chris Duckworth visits Riordan at his Post Street apartment. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

Riordan attends the vigil for Araceli Rivero. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

Riordan meets the rest of Araceli’s family. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

Riordan visits Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

Riordan shares some family history. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

Riordan visits Cypress Lawn in Colma, CA. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

Riordan looks for Maria's burial/transit permit. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

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Riordan reports on his progress to Rivero. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

Riordan meets Isis. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter

Riordan and Lieutenant Kittredge meet again. _______ Preorder a copy of GEISHA CONFIDENTIAL, the latest August Riordan book Follow me on Mastodon.social Subscribe to my newsletter