Helpful Score: 1
The story is not as complex as she usually writes but fiction and facts mix together in a very good way. If you don't know some of the Mayan history and culture you are going to be somewhat lost, central American history knowledge is very important to understand what the characters in the book are going through, great read, I enjoy it!!
I really liked it, although the ending was a bit rushed, it's still a good read.
the following is located on the dust jacket:
"According to Maya legend, December 21, 2012, will mark the end of the world as we know it. Is it myth . . . or will their prediction become reality?
Archaeologist Lina Taylor has devoted her life to studying ancient Maya artifacts, splitting her time between digs in Yucatan and the classroom teaching college students. But the professors structured, academic life is about to spin out of control. Some extremely valuable and important Maya artifacts have gone missing. Are the culprits fanatics determined to create chaos and usher in annihilation?
Helping out a friend, former immigration and customs enforcement officer Hunter Johnston is determined to recover the missing pieces and he needs Linas help. A man used to calling the shots and working alone, he isnt comfortable letting anyone get close, especially a beautiful and brainy woman like Lina. His gift for reading people tells him theres a lot going on below that professional exterior, and hes more than a little curious to probe her depths.
Burying herself in her work, Linas had little experience handling men, especially one as fascinating and exasperating as the secretive, headstrong Hunter. A devoted archaeologist, she has the skill to excavate those protective layers all the way to his core.
But finding the missing artifacts is only the beginning of a mystery that will plunge these unlikely partners into adventure, romance, and danger more thrilling, sensual, and deadly than either of them knows. . . ."
Longtime fans of Elizabeth Lowell might be happy with her latest work. It seems like a book she wrote A decade ago yet published in 2012. The main characters were wonderfully written and had nice depths. They were the only joy in the book. The plot line was predictable and pedantic. The story referenced the Mayan calender event of 2012 but it was frequently marginalized as peasant superstition. The story was interesting with Mayan mythology but it overwhelmed at times. The villain was predictable from early on and was too over the top to be believable at the climax. I have been a devoted fan, but I found myself disappointed and let down. Thankfully I did not pay Hardcover prices.
"According to Maya legend, December 21, 2012, will mark the end of the world as we know it. Is it myth . . . or will their prediction become reality?
Archaeologist Lina Taylor has devoted her life to studying ancient Maya artifacts, splitting her time between digs in Yucatan and the classroom teaching college students. But the professors structured, academic life is about to spin out of control. Some extremely valuable and important Maya artifacts have gone missing. Are the culprits fanatics determined to create chaos and usher in annihilation?
Helping out a friend, former immigration and customs enforcement officer Hunter Johnston is determined to recover the missing pieces and he needs Linas help. A man used to calling the shots and working alone, he isnt comfortable letting anyone get close, especially a beautiful and brainy woman like Lina. His gift for reading people tells him theres a lot going on below that professional exterior, and hes more than a little curious to probe her depths.
Burying herself in her work, Linas had little experience handling men, especially one as fascinating and exasperating as the secretive, headstrong Hunter. A devoted archaeologist, she has the skill to excavate those protective layers all the way to his core.
But finding the missing artifacts is only the beginning of a mystery that will plunge these unlikely partners into adventure, romance, and danger more thrilling, sensual, and deadly than either of them knows. . . ."
Longtime fans of Elizabeth Lowell might be happy with her latest work. It seems like a book she wrote A decade ago yet published in 2012. The main characters were wonderfully written and had nice depths. They were the only joy in the book. The plot line was predictable and pedantic. The story referenced the Mayan calender event of 2012 but it was frequently marginalized as peasant superstition. The story was interesting with Mayan mythology but it overwhelmed at times. The villain was predictable from early on and was too over the top to be believable at the climax. I have been a devoted fan, but I found myself disappointed and let down. Thankfully I did not pay Hardcover prices.
