Gold of the Gods

A cursed Peruvian dagger. A murdered treasure hunter. Ancient gold waiting to be found. When the blade is stolen from beneath Professor Allen Norton's nose at the museum, Don Luis de Mendoza is found dead by the very weapon meant to guard an untold fortune. Detective Craig Kennedy steps into a world where the line between murder and ancient curse blurs dangerously. The curse of Mansiche, the ruler of ancient Northern Peru who swore death on anyone who revealed his buried treasure's location, has hung over the jungle for centuries. Now Inez Mendoza, the beautiful heiress caught between two eager suitors, may be next. Kennedy must unravel whether this is cold-blooded murder or something far older, following clues from Manhattan galleries to the depths of legend. This is golden age detective fiction at its pulp finest - exotic, atmospheric, and utterly addictive.