Jemmie Weil’s orderly life came to an end the moment he found the body of his brother, killed by the person who had tried to steal a family heirloom—a golden tray made in the 16th century. The trail leads Jemmie from the rural quiet of Devon to Mexico City, and then into the wild tropical forests of Yucatán, where he helps two archaeologists search for the legendary golden treasure of Huashuanoc—the lost Mayan city. On Jemmie’s trail are his brother’s enemies and the chicleros—a gang of brutal convicts...