Death in the Amazon — Ann Livesay

International investigator Barry Ross leads a motley crew of computer specialists, English linguists, cowboys, and animal-haters on a canoe trip down the Orteguaza River in the Colombian Amazon, only to have their pleasant journey take an alarming turn when one of the passengers is murdered. Ross's search for the culprit leads him to a Correguaje Indian village and a Colombian Air Force Base. Without losing any of its punch, this book brings geographical and ethnic information into focus. The historic exploitation of the Amazon region and the ecology of the rain forest figure into this exciting mystery.