Murder at the Mayan Temple
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4.2 • 213 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Introducing Starling and Swift, the new clean cozy mystery series!
Kitty Swift travels around the sunny Yucatan peninsula assisting luxury cruise ship groups as an interpreter for the deaf. After a disastrous broken engagement, she's perfectly content to spend her days with her service dog, Chica, and a motley crew of wealthy vacationers. Her life revolves around playing Bingo, enjoying the chocolate fountain, and passing along the occasional complaint about the quality of the bed sheets. On a cruise ship the food is good, the music is lively, and everyone is friendly.
Life is quiet, just as it should be... until murder arrives in the night.
At the top of a Mayan pyramid in the humid jungle, one of her tour group is found sacrificed to the gods. A clue left at the scene makes it clear this is a deeply personal act of revenge― and the killer may have another victim in his sights.
As the entire tour group is brought in for questioning, Kitty and Chica find themselves in a race against time. A hurricane is bearing down on the city, the cruise ship is set to depart, and they're sequestered in an embassy house with a vicious murderer. The only person standing in her way is an enigmatic attaché to the American embassy who doesn't take kindly to all her questions― especially about himself.
Should Kitty be on guard against the mysterious detective, or are they birds of a feather in search of a killer?
A clean, cozy mystery of approximately 180 pages with recipes!
Customer Reviews
Cute story!
Loved this cozy mystery, quick read, a few grammatical errors but didn’t distract from the story overall. :)
Death in a Mayan Temple
Imagine being unable hear on a cruise ship. One South American ship has the solution to the pitfalls that would involve, a guide who speaks ASL. Kitty Swift loves her job, helping the hearing impaired and their service dogs have the best experience possible. Generally, she likes the guests. Sometimes they bring along baggage of which she doesn’t want any part. Rarely, they bring murder. What will she do in this situation? Will she be able to help? Will she risk more lives, including her own?
While the underlying story intrigued me, the quantity of errors distracted from the whole. It felt like I was reading someone’s second draft that needed much more polishing.
Excellent quick read
Loved the details about the characters & the places! Great story!