Heartbeat in the Amazon

Heartbeat in the Amazon is a work of fiction although it is based on a true and existing culture in South America. The author has taken great latitude with the time frame, location and history of the ancient tribes of the Amazon Basin. In order to add intrigue and create flow into the story, he has improvised a great deal of fiction. The characters are not patterned after anyone living or dead, they are all fashioned from the author's imagination.

Ken Filing is a retired entrepreneur who enlisted in the navy at age seventeen and served during the Korean War earning the Korean Service Metal with three battle stars. He and his wife Teddy have traveled the world, some of which was in their own boat, and have visited many islands and sailed forested rivers. Now after retirement, they enjoy winters in their Florida condo where Ken spends his time writing novels. Currently this is his fifth published adventure novel. Ken has documented many sailing trips that remain unpublished to be enjoyed by his family and friends. This novel is based on true historical facts of lost tribes in the Amazon Basin.