Now, surrounded by towering pyramids on Mexico City's Walk of the Dead, a frightened yet resolute young woman searches for a perilous truth and for the beloved parent she thought was gone forever. But there are dark secrets lurking in the shadows of antiquity, a conspiracy she never imagined, and enemies who are determined that Carol Farley will not leave Mexico alive.
©1971 Elizabeth Peters; (P)996 Blackstone Audiobooks
"A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key." (Washington Post Book World)
"Not bad"
This is one of Elizabeth Peter's earlier books. Some of the story is a little dated but as usual Ms Peter makes you want to be where the book describes, in this case deep in Mexico around the ruins. The characters are good but certainly not Amelia or Radcliff:)
A 50-something who loves sci-fi, cozy mysteries, thrillers, an occasional romance, and any genre if it is a good story. And especially if it makes me laugh! No vampires or zombies though - these are NOT sci-fi!
"Not her best"
Carol heads to Mexico to see the father she hasn't seen since he abandoned her and her mother 10 years before. She finds herself embroiled in sinister plots. Sounds like a great plot for Elizabeth Peters, right? Somehow, she doesn't deliver. A very dated work, especially when one looks at the drug scene today, but the story isn't too bad if one keeps that in mind. This is one of her earliest works, and there is none of the humor I usually see in her books. That is a huge disappointment. The narrator does a great job with lackluster material. I love Elizabeth Peters' books. I don't love the one.