The Darwin Conspiracy

In 1831, young Charles Darwin set off down the English Channel for South America on the HMS Beagle. More than 150 years later, two ambitious scholars pursuing their obsession with Darwin--and with each other--come across the diaries and letters of Darwin's daughter. What they discover is a maze of violent rivalries, petty deceptions, and jealously guarded secrets, and the extraordinary story of an expedition embarked upon by two men. Only one returned--and changed history forever.