Action & Adventure

• The Queen Jade
  Author: Murray, Yxta Maya
  Publisher: Rayo $ 23.95 ISBN: 9780060582647 Date: 2005
  This modern-day tale of unbridled adventure brings together the ancient codes of the Mayan Empire and a team of archeologist who have made it their mission to locate the whereabouts of a treasure that promises all encompassing power.
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• The King's Gold: An Old World Novel of Adventure
  Author: Murray, Yxta Maya
  Publisher: Harper $ 14.95 ISBN: 9780060891084 Date: 2008
  One look at the centuries-old document she receives from a mysterious stranger is all it takes to plunge Lola Sanchez--a brilliant bibliophile and owner of the Red Lion bookshop--into the adventure of an already adventurous lifetime. The ancient writings tell of a stolen fortune in Montezuma's gold--and of the thief's transformation from conquistatore to alchemist . . . to werewolf.
  Riches beyond imagining possibly await the stalwart globe-trotter who can solve the intricate riddles hidden in the artifact's crumbling pages. But a deadly curse is buried there as well. On a dangerous quest through the dark shadows of history, Lola and her dashing companion, Eric, will have to unravel the twisted strands of her own family's fantastical past--and stay a step ahead of the villainous treasure hunters who would eagerly kill for the secrets she possesses and the Aztec gold she seeks. - Publisher Marketing
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• The Last Oracle
  Author: Rollins, James
  Publisher: HarperCollins $ 26.95 ISBN: 9780061230943 Date: 2008
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  Sigma Force must battle a group of rogue scientists who've unleashed a diabolical project that could mean the extinction of mankind, in this superb new thriller from the "New York Times"-bestselling author of Black Order and The Judas Strain.
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• The Crystal Skull
  Author: Scott, Manda
  Publisher: Delacorte $ 25 ISBN: 9780385340106 Date: 2008
  In a spellbinding blend of history, myth, and science, bestselling novelist Manda Scott unleashes a thriller that sweeps from the secrets of the Mayans to the court of a sixteenth-century queen to a shattering end-times prophecy.
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