The Queen Jade (Red Lion) - Hardcover

"Meticulously researched..." -- Kirkus Reviews

"An exciting novel of archaeology and adventure." -- Library Journal

"'The Queen Jade' is an enjoyable escapist voyage into one of Lola's novels on her bookstore shelves, but its strong female characters and Murray's thorough historical research places the book in a more prominent literary category."--El Paso Times

"You'd better get comfortable before you pick up this estrogen-laced Da Vinci Code: It's a blood-pumping adventure you'll read straight to the thrilling end."--Glamour

."..It's strong female characters and Murray's thorough historical research places the [The Queen Jade] in a more prominent literary category."--El Paso Times

"An exciting novel of archaeology and adventure."--Library Journal

"Murray has fashioned a good old-fashioned lost-treasure tale fleshed out with plenty of action, intrigue, and romance."--Booklist

"Meticulously researched..."--Kirkus Reviews

"In the finest tradition of adventure yarns...A rip-roaring page-turner that concludes with a satisfying twist."--Booklist

"A breath-stopping, muscle-straining journey through the jungles of Central America ... Murray is quickly becoming to the action/adventure genre what Octavia Butler and Ursula K. Le Guin are to science fiction."--El Paso Times

In the aftermath of 1998 Hurricane Mitch, a mine of blue jade is uncovered in Guatemala, accelerating a centuries-long hunt for the Queen Jade and prompting Lola Sanchez, whose archaeologist mother has gone missing, to solve the mystery surrounding the legendary stone. 25,000 first printing.