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From Publishers Weekly Biological anthropologist Gideon Oliver, the Skeleton Detectivemost recently featured in the Edgar-winning Old Bones heads down to the Yucatan to the archeological dig of Tlaloc, where five years previously he had been witness to the theft, by the project leader, of a priceless Mayan codex. After the scandal, the Mexican government closed the dig for several years but is now allowing work to resume under the direction of Gideon's old friend and mentor, Abe Goldstein. When Gideon and his wife, Julie, arrive to study some old bones, some recent remains make their appearance. A freelance reporter who is writing a sensational series on the dig and the theft is shot. Then the codex and a body are found under a rock fall; the victim turns out to be the main suspect. Most of the members of the current expedition, amateurs working without pay, are now under suspicion. While Gideon renews his friendship with the testy inspector of the Yucatan police, copes with an ancient Mayan curse and exercises his artful detective powers, he comes close to being killed himself. Elkins provides another delightful, semiserious romp through science and an exotic police culture. Copy

Who reads Curses!: A Gideon Oliver Mystery?

Author

Aaron J. Elkins, Aaron J. Elkins

Publisher

e-reads.com

Published

1988

Language

EN

ISBN

9780517074350

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

Rating

4.2 / 5 (66 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14