1934. Competing factions wage a cold war in the streets and marketplaces, vying for dominance of Mexico City. When a series of murders threatens to turn the cold war hot, only Helen Young, drawn to Mexico to complete her late husband’s archaeological work, can put the pieces together and avert disaster.
Helen only wanted to finish Harold’s work on the excavation, but she immediately clashes with the foreman of the dig, a disapproving man who believes that, because she is a woman, she is no match for the work. With little initial success, she struggles to prove her worth to both the laborers and to herself. She quickly changes her priorities, however, when she witnesses the brutal murder of a Soviet expatriate. She vows to bring his killer to justice, but finds that in a country where justice is as foreign as she is, this is no easy task. Soon she enlists the help of an art dealer with a taste for alcohol and for trouble; together they track the killer through a world of violence and betrayal in this nail-biting thriller.
Helen only wanted to finish Harold’s work on the excavation, but she immediately clashes with the foreman of the dig, a disapproving man who believes that, because she is a woman, she is no match for the work. With little initial success, she struggles to prove her worth to both the laborers and to herself. She quickly changes her priorities, however, when she witnesses the brutal murder of a Soviet expatriate. She vows to bring his killer to justice, but finds that in a country where justice is as foreign as she is, this is no easy task. Soon she enlists the help of an art dealer with a taste for alcohol and for trouble; together they track the killer through a world of violence and betrayal in this nail-biting thriller.
