The Xibalba Murders (Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Nov 29, 2017 Book Concierge rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series, mexico, mystery, concierge, strong-women, library

Number one in the Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery series, takes our heroine from her home in Toronto to the Yucatan peninsula. Lara’s marriage has ended and she’s lost her business, so when a former teacher and mentor calls and asks her to come to Merida, Mexico to help him with an important new discovery, she jumps at the chance. But Dr Hernan Castillo is killed before she can meet with him and now she’s a suspect in his murder. She doesn’t know whom to trust, but is certain if she can fi ...more

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Feb 14, 2009 Barbara ★ rated it it was ok

Shelves: author-title-char-x-y-z, read-2009, mystery-thriller

BORING! BORING! BORING! Need I say more? Well I will anyway.

This is dry as dirt and it gets so bogged down in explaining the intricasies of the Mayan calendar that you actually lose sight of the storyline. Too much information that really isn't necessary to solving the murder mystery. I had to force myself to continue to read and to finish this book. I should have followed my instincts and put it down after the first 50 pages of tedious writing. ...more

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Nov 24, 2011 Martha rated it it was ok

Shelves: mystery, cozy, 2011, native-american-history

For my A-Z challenge. If it hadn't been for needing this one for the challenge, I wouldn't have finished it. I give it 1.5 stars only because the mystery was ok despite the fact that it took half the book to get going. The main character relied too heavily on her dreams which seemed to be presented as valid as actual Mayan history. I had high hopes for it because I love archealogy, but not sure I'll read another at this point. ...more

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Jan 25, 2013 Connie N. rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: first-in-series, cozy-mystery, red, round-object-on-cover

This is a good cozy mystery, although I lost interest here and there, which is why I gave it 3 stars. Lara McClintoch is a student of the Mayan culture and travels to Mexico at the request of her friend to help him in a mysterious search. Unfortunately he is discovered dead soon after her arrival, so not only is she looking for his killer, but she's also trying to figure out what he had discovered and why he needed her help. I thought the story got bogged down in some of the ancient culture and ...more

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Jul 14, 2017 Sue rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series, mystery, south-america

I highly enjoyed this first novel in this series. If I guessed the bad guy early on, it did not diminish my enjoyment of the detailed Mayan mythology and history, the artifacts, the setting, and the story. The main character was interesting, engaging, and complex and the writing style was good. I will definitely read more of this series.

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