The story of journalist Lucy Shaw unfolds in the exotic location of the Maya ruins in Copan, Honduras. A well-known international journalist, she has been given the assignment to report on the recent discovery of a royal tomb believed to be the remains of the founding king of the Maya dynasty at Copan. From the start, mystery and calamity surround her assignment. The complex and changing characters in the novel are forced to wrestle with the meaning of ritual, the implications of human sacrifice and a romance gone bad. Love, lies and improbable twists leave the reader perplexed until the end. Wendy Murray, a seasoned, award-winning and well-traveled journalist, lived in Honduras for four years where she worked as the regional reporter for Time magazine. She traveled to Copan numerous times to report the discoveries recounted in this novel, interviewing extensively the team of archaeologists on site. Her work has taken her also to the jungles of Peru where visited an Amazonian tribe. She has also woven both experiences into this captivating novel. This is her eleventh book.