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Smoke Hunter is the novel that Benson turned into The Raiders of the Arcana series. I'm nosy and want to know what the story looked like.

Similar overarching premise to 'The Mummy' film (with Rachel Weiss) but Ellie (not Evie) is in British Honduras on the trail of a Mayan city. Victorian/Georgian era, female would-be archeologist overlooked by male colleagues, looking for an ancient city lost to time. Meets an American who can guide her but the first time they meet, he's just come in from the bush and doesn't look very prepossessing. Others are also looking.

Enjoying this so far.

My first Jacquelyn Benson novel and all I can think is 'What have I been missing out on?'. Its been a while since a novel has grasped my full attention and kept it like this one has. At a time before women's rights, you follow intelligent and quick witted English woman into Central America after an ancient city that shouldn't exist where she is joined by Adam Bates, a straightforward survey general from America, who frustrates and amazes her.

My latest book haul! Have you read any of these books?

I‘m looking forward to reading all of them!

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As enthralling a page-turner as this grumpy short fiction devotee has ever read. Surprised me numerous times by turning where I thought it might twist, and so on. A must-read for adventure lovers, people who like the theory of a good romance but dislike the tropes, and for anyone else. Just read it already!

Finally digging into "The Smoke Hunter."