
While partying on holiday in Cancun two young American couples befriend a German tourist named Mathias, and three friendly Greeks. Mathias had been travelling with his brother, Heinrich, who's disappeared off to the Mayan ruins with a woman working on an archaeological dig. Mathias is worried for his brother and, using a hand-drawn map Heinrich had left behind, sets off in pursuit. The Americans and one of the Greeks join him in his adventure to the interior. After an exhausting journey, the six reach a Mayan village. But there they receive a frightening reception and turn around, despairing of ever finding Henrich and the ruins. Following a camouflaged trail out of the village, the group come to a hillside covered in bright red flowers. As they pause at the base of this hill, transfixed by the beauty of the vision, a horseman approaches behind them. It's one of the Mayans; he's got a...
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2012-07-12
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Den här boken verkande väldigt spännande, men det levde den inte riktigt upp till. Väldigt oklar handling, det hade varit kul med lite mer bakgrundshistoria.
2010-12-21
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Bra underhållning som bjuder på en stundtals ganska jobbig och tät stämning. Hade dock blivit bättre om Smith hade lämnat vissa detaljer till läsarens fantasi, det blir liksom lite lökigt ibland.