Book Description
Lara McClintoch's Tunisian tour group sails into trouble when the story of a sunken merchant ship stirs one person's murderous interest in finding the priceless artifacts that went down with it. The Archaeological Mysteries are:
"A passport to adventure." (Booklist)
"Captivating." (Mysterious Woman)
"Terrific." (Drood Review of Mystery)
African Quest FROM OUR EDITORS
Archaeologist Lara McClintoch's Tunisian tour group sails into rough waters when the legend of a sunken merchant ship stirs up one voyager's murderous interest in finding the priceless cargo that went down with it.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Nominated for the ARthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel, The Xibalba Murders introduced readers to Lyn Hamilton's smart and highly acclaimed series of archaeological mysteries. Lara McClintoch is a quick-witted Toronto shopkeeper with an eye for antiques and a feel for foul play. Her globe-trotting exploits in search of rare and valuable artifacts take her all over the world—where mysteries rooted in the past taint the present with deadly consequences. Now, in The African Quest, ancient legend and modern greed intertwine in a killer tale of the high-stakes hunt for sunken treasure...
Lara leads the first-ever McClintoch & Swain antiques and archaeology tour to Tunisia, exotic land of ancient Roman ruins and modern Arab cities. But when bodies start turning up, Lara realizes that not everyone on the tour came along for the sea and the shopping. Someone has a murderous interest in finding a Carthaginian merchant ship that sank over two thousand years ago and they won't let anyone stop them from bringing up the priceless artifacts that went down with it.
The story of an old sponge diver who claims to have found the shipwreck and its treasure has everyone captivated—and the lure of hidden riches at the bottom of the sea has someone out for blood...
FROM THE CRITICS
Toby Bromberg - Romantic Times
The theme of murder in a tour group is delightfully intriguing and Ms. Hamilton presents her plot with style and panache. There are plenty of clues and suspects to keep you turning the pages!
Terrific.
Drood Review of Mystery
Terrific.
Mysterious Woman
Captivating.
KLIATT - Barbara Jo McKee
Lara McClintoch is pressed by her ex-husband into leading an antiques and archeology tour sponsored by their antiques store in Toronto. The minute she sets foot in Tunisia with her charges, things happen. People from her own group turn up dead and she has to find some connections between them and a shipwreck thousands of years old. Colorful characters and interesting archeological facts keep readers turning the pages. History and mystery buffs will enjoy this one. (An Archeological Mystery). KLIATT Codes: SAﾽRecommended for senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2001, Berkley, Prime Crime, 294p.,
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