At a little more than 100 pages, this book is more of a novella. No matter its size though, it carries a wonderful story. Being vague in order to avoid any spoilers because they a large part of this story is the discovery, Ricky Bennington is an archaeologist in Mexico who suffers a tragedy and then comes up with a unique solution to get past it. The story is dripping with the history of Mexico; I found myself fully encompassed by the world and feeling like I was there. Both the wonder of the Mexican environment and the story are slowly and lovingly revealed. That is a large part of why I don't want to give too much of the story away. Hopkins completed tons of research for the story and it shows. I did get lost a little bit with all the names and locations that were mentioned but it was also something that was easy to get past. The names and locations were absolutely needed though to provide the mood. I highly recommend this book. It will be one that you find extremely difficult to put down until you've finished. ( )