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In 1532, the magnificent Inca empire was the last great civilization still isolated from the rest of humankind. The Conquest of the Incas is the definitive history of this civilization's overthrow, from the invasion by Pizarro's small gang of conquistadors and the Incas' valiant attempts to expel the invaders to the destruction of the Inca realm, the oppression of its people, and the modern discoveries of Machu Picchu and the lost city of Vilcabamba.

In 1532, the 54-year-old Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro led a force of 167 men, including his four brothers, to the shores of Peru. Unbeknownst to the Spaniards, the Inca rulers of Peru had just fought a bloody civil war in which the emperor Atahualpa had defeated his brother, Huascar. Pizarro and his men soon clashed with Atahualpa and a huge force of Inca warriors at the Battle of Cajamarca.

Holmes and Watson are thrust into a tale of treasure, an ancient curse, and murder. Famous explorer Professor Arthur Stewart returns from South America with news of a fantastic discovery: a fabled Incan army of gold soldiers said to be lost somewhere in the Peruvian jungle. Join Holmes and Watson as they piece together a complex case spanning two continents, with hidden motivations of all the main players, and the curse of the Incas lurking in the shadows.