Ex-police officer and sometime tour guide Luis Balam tries to find out who has been murdering women in Cancun hotels with an ancient Mayan sacrificial flint knife.
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The author of six mysteries featuring Inspector Bamsan Kiet of the fictional Indochinese nation of Luong (most recently Kiet Goes West ) changes venue for a new series starring Luis Balam, a Yucatec Maya. Mexican police think they have captured the serial killer who has been stalking women in Cancun's posh Hotel Zone: Proctor Smith, a Protestant missionary, was caught leaving the room of the fourth victim, prostitute Maria Lopez, who had a Mayan knife buried in her chest. Proctor's lawyer, Ricardo Martinez Rodriguez, hires Luis to investigate. Luis would love to pin the murders on Raul Estrada Estrada, who got him thrown off the police force, but Proctor isn't making it easy: he has no alibi and a talent for picking locks. When Maria's sister, Denise Lowell, swoops down from Seattle, "raising hell and demanding answers," Inspector Hector Salgado Reyes copes by passing her on to his friend Luis. The pair readily take to each other and team up in this lively launch notable for its engaging sleuth and an assortment of colorful secondary characters, some of whom are clearly earmarked for return appearances.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Alexander, the author of the Inspector Bamsan Kiet mysteries, also christens a sparkling new series. This venture features freelance detective Luis Balam, an ex-policeman, tour guide, and Mayan Indian hired to investigate a Bible translator accused of murdering four young women at Cancun hotels. Wryly offbeat, sympatico , and typically Mexican in his acceptance of a petrified bureaucracy, Balam gathers evidence that results in a wonderful, cathartic chase scene. Promising great adventure, wit, and escape, this book is essential for all mystery collections.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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DISAPPEARED, first novel in the Buster Hightower mystery series, will be released by Five Star on 10/6/2010.ZILLIONAIRE, second in the series, will be out in August 2011.
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Interesting, offbeat mystery set in the Yucatan.,
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This review is from: Blood Sacrifice (Hardcover)
Gary Alexander's "Blood Sacriface" introduces us to a full blooded Mayan named Luis Balam. He sells touristy trinkets, and does tour guiding. Luis was also a traffic cop before a rich and powerful heir got away with murder due to corrupt higherups that let Luis go for pressing it. Luis now is hired by lawyer trying to find evidence on whether a missonary from Oklahoma is the serial killer "Gilbert", who kills young attractive women with a flint knife(possibly Mayan). Soon, Luis is warned to look away from the rich man who he tried to put away before, and he and the sister of the latest victim team up to see if the missionary was set up. Quirky characters, and a side of Cancun you have never seen. Good work of fiction
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Revisiting the Yucatan,
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I read this book years ago after a trip to the Yucatan in the early 90's and enjoyed it. I recently went back to the same area, how it has changed, and wanted to re-read it, but couldn't think of the title. After searching many search terms I found it thanks to the unforgettable cover. "Blood Sacrifice" of course!
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