The Xibalba Murders
An Archeological Mystery

Lyn Hamilton

Lara McClintoch is divorced, has had to sell her business, and has reluctantly returned to her studies at the university in Toronto. Fortunately, she still loves her topic, ancient Mayan history. So when her old friend and business contact, Don Hernan, requests her to return to the Yucatan peninsula for assistance, she quickly agrees. He tells her he is searching for the writing rabbit.

When she arrives, she stays with old friends in their hotel. Don Hernan does not appear. Lara is nosey and starts poking around. She doesn't find the Don, but does find a young man dead on the roof of the museum. Unfortunately, before she is done there will be more people dead. She starts investigating Hernan's last work to see if she can find a clue to his whereabouts.

This is a cozy murder novel and quite predictable. The part that held my interest was the Mayan history. Since I have never studied either culture, somewhere in my mind I have linked the Mayan and Incan cultures together. I was wrong. This novel discusses the differences of the Mayan versus other cultures of the same time frame and helped extend my education some. It is not compelling reading. It is comfortable reading.