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Spradling takes you from the ancient Maya city of Uxcob to an archaeological dig in Guatemala, and modern day Mrida, Mexico; from a houseboat in Key West to a mansion in Cambridge, to Chichn Itza, and a restored hacienda. Venus will not rise in the evening sky, the sun will not rise in the morning nor will the rains come - unless a high priest sacrifices the youth he loves as his son. A thous, and years later, near a sacred cenote, the ancient Maya vessel recounting the sacrifice is stolen. Seventy-six years later, the nephew of the thief drowns in the cenote.
When Quincy Bruster, a wealthy poet-librettist, learns of this death, he calls his friend David Ward for help. They discover that the mansion in Massachusetts, the houseboat in Florida, and the home of the murdered man have all been targets of break-ins. Hackles of suspicion are raised, and the unlikely pair of amateur detectives travel to Mexico to bring the murdered man's body home. In Mrida, entangled in bureaucracy, Quincy, and David encounter drug dealers, US Agents, vendors of contraband pre-Columbian artifacts, and the Mrida gay life.
When Quincy Bruster, a wealthy poet-librettist, learns of this death, he calls his friend David Ward for help. They discover that the mansion in Massachusetts, the houseboat in Florida, and the home of the murdered man have all been targets of break-ins. Hackles of suspicion are raised, and the unlikely pair of amateur detectives travel to Mexico to bring the murdered man's body home. In Mrida, entangled in bureaucracy, Quincy, and David encounter drug dealers, US Agents, vendors of contraband pre-Columbian artifacts, and the Mrida gay life.