Excerpt from upcoming biography due out Fall 2010 on Bantam Books

...after several years on the Russian prize fighting circuit Evan drifted into relative obscurity working security on the great freight ships as they cruised some of the most dangerous shipping channels in the world, e.g. the Somali Coast, the Straits of Malacca. He eventually turned up most unexpectedly hosting a late night variety show in Brazil and become something of a national icon speaking near flawless Portugese though he would later vanish abruptly again. After this, there are more theories than concrete evidence; some say he got on the wrong side of powerful Israeli interests in Rio and had to flee. It is unclear where he is at this point--or even if he is still alive...