A review by fearandtrembling
The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton

I'm almost embarrassed to log this in my reading challenge for the year but I was ill over the last few days and the only thing my brain wanted was a light mystery. I was hoping for something like Elizabeth Peters but I have to say this was quite boring; the only thing I enjoyed were the bits of history relating to Mayan belief and culture. I could have done without the liberalisms regarding the political situation of indigenous struggles but it's only to be expected in a book like this. In theory I love a good archaeological mystery but this was not a good mystery and the main character is hare-brained and humourless, so I probably would not recommend this to anyone except people who are killing time or convalescing and would prefer not to think at all over the few hours required to read this book.