title: The Emerald Quest (Noah Winter Adventures)
author: Rene Pawlish
description: <span>Ren</span><span></span><span>e Pawlish is the award-winning author of the bestselling <i>Nephilim Genesis of Evil</i>, the first in the Nephilim trilogy, the Reed Ferguson mystery series (<i>This Doesn't Happen In The Movies</i>, <i>Reel Estate Rip-off, The Maltese Felon</i>, <i>Farewell, My Deuce</i> and the short story <i>Elvis And The Sports Card Cheat</i>), The Noah Winters YA Adventure series (<i>The Emerald Quest)</i>,<i> This War We're In</i>, a middle-grade historical novel, <i>Take Five</i>, a short story collection,<i> Codename Richard</i>, a ghost story, and <i>The Sallie House: Exposing the Beast Within</i>, a non-fiction account of a haunted house investigation.<br /> <br /> Ren</span><span></span><span>e has been called "a promising new voice to the comic murder/mystery genre" and "a powerful storyteller".<span> </span><i>Nephilim Genesis of Evil</i> has been compared to Stephen King and Frank Peretti. <i>This Doesn't Happen In The Movies</i> is a Readers' Favorite Finalist in mystery.<br /> <br /> </span> <span>Rene was born in California, but has lived most of her life in Colorado. When she's not hiking, cycling, or chasing ballplayers for autographs, she is writing mysteries, thrillers and horror. She loves to travel and has visited numerous countries. She has also spent many summer days at her parents' cabin in the hills outside of Boulder, which was the inspiration for the setting of Taylor Crossing in her novel <i>Nephilim: Genesis of Evil</i>.</span><br /> <span><br />Visit Rene's website reneepawlish.com or her blog tobecomeawriter.com.</span><br /> <br />To learn more you can follow her <br />on Twitter: @reneepawlish<br />on Facebook: facebook.com/reneepawlish.author <br />on her blog: tobecomeawriter.com<br />or Goodreads: goodreads.com/reneepawlish
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  In Search of El Dorado
  
  
    
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER ONE. ICE!  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER TWO. THE FOUNDERING OF THE “EVEREST.”  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER THREE. EARLE'S PROPOSITION TO DICK CAVENDISH.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER FOUR. THE QUEST BEGINS.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER FIVE. THE GOD OF THE CATU INDIANS SPEAKS.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER SIX. EMERALDS—AND THE DEATH FLOWER.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER SEVEN. THE GREAT SWAMP AND ITS WEIRD DENIZENS.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER EIGHT. A NIGHT ADVENTURE IN THE GREAT SWAMP.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER NINE. THE SCULPTURED ROCKS.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER TEN. IN THE HANDS OF THE MANGEROMAS.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER ELEVEN. A DEFINITE CLUE AT LAST.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER TWELVE. GUESTS—OR PRISONERS?  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER THIRTEEN. THEIR FIRST DAY IN ULUA.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER FOURTEEN. EARLE SETTLES A DELICATE MATTER.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER FIFTEEN. DICK CAVENDISH LOSES HIS TEMPER.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER SIXTEEN. AN OMINOUS DISAPPEARANCE.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. THE FIGHT IN THE ROAD.  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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