Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 9/28/2019 + 1032 more book reviews

Another of Hambly's amazingly atmospheric mysteries, not to mention it's dense with historical detail about Mexico in the 1830s. Plus you also get some cool lectures from Don Prospero about the ancient Aztec gods. I liked that we get to travel away from New Orleans, and although Benjamin and Rose still have to be careful, they are not in quite as much danger here as in America. The family tree in the front helped a lot with the tangled relationships. I could see Ben's plan to persuade the villain to tell all coming from a long way off, but it was still fun to read, and there were some revelations at the end that surprised me. I didn't guess the murder method either, although Hambly left us some clues.

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