Ren� Martin is the pen name of Latin American author and financial director who held high positions at several major international banks and received Honorius titles from one Brazilian and two American states. He has written 46 novels which have been published in hard or soft cover along with many short stories?primarily in the genres of spy, detective, western, and science fiction. Four of his novels were made into full length movies, the most famous being ?The Treasure of Zapata?. Many of Ren� Martin? short stories were published by newspapers in Brazil such as O Dia and A Not�cia, and detective magazines like X-9, Meia-Noite and James Bond. He also appeared in an annual selection of writers named Terry Carr Collection and HOJE, published by Livraria Francisco Alves Editora. Ren� Martin wrote his first short story when he was 16 years old, under the title ?I Owe to the Justice?, later republished under a new title ?The Alibi?. Being a great admirer of the early 20th century French writer Maurice Leblanc, who developed the character named ?Ars�ne Lupin?, he created and wrote a series of short stories featuring an international criminal mind named ?Alfred L�verge?.