by Richard Rayner · ALFAGUARA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788420400266
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«El tesoro de Drake» is the historical fiction novel by Richard Rayner, published by Alfaguara in hardcover (272 pages, in Spanish).
The plot follows Oscar Hartzell, a Midwestern farmer who in the 1920s convinced thousands of investors that he would recover Drake's treasure if they entrusted him with their money. Based on a real scam, the novel explores the psychology of victims and swindlers and the deception born of illusion.
Translation by Manu Berástegui. Part of the Literaturas collection and published in 2004.
For those who enjoy historical fiction and novels based on real frauds.
Richard Rayner is a British author who now lives in Los Angeles.
