Human Sacrifice

<p>“How many anthropologists usually die at your conferences?” </p><p>This is the question Detective Roberto Salinas asks Dr. Claire Aguila after two mysterious deaths at a gathering of Maya scholars in Merida Yucatán. When a souvenir vendor in a nearby town is murdered the faculty members of the newly formed Keane College Mayanist Program find themselves under scrutiny from Mexican authorities <br />and U.S. Customs agents.</p><p>Professor Claire Aguila becomes a reluctant police collaborator as she confronts the possibility that someone close to her might be a murderer. Claire’s knowledge of Mayan culture unites her with Detective Salinas in the investigation; however a long-ago romance with the detective complicates things forcing Claire’s colleagues to question her loyalties.</p>