The Queen Jade : A Novel

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Summary: UNPUTDOWNABLE
Review: Ms. Murray's mystery weaves through the jungles of Guatemala. I found I couldn't put it down. She is a great story teller.

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Summary: "A rip-roaring page turner"
Review: Those are not my words -- they come from the trade magazine Booklist -- but I couldn't agree more; you will not be able to put this book down. The story follows a daughter's search for her archeologist mother who goes missing in Guatemala during a hurricane. As a traveller to Guatemala, I was pleased that Murray has obviously done her research there. Her descriptions of the jungle are beautiful and accurate. At least some of the action appears to be fact, too: there really was a terrible hurricane, Mitch, that swept through Guatemala, and it really did reveal some previously undiscovered veins of blue jade. I will not spoil the ending for you. Suffice it to say that you will not see it coming, but in retrospect you will see that there were clues. This is the best adventure novel I have ever read. I wish I could read it again for the first time.