Marjorie Thelen: The Hieroglyphic Staircase

The Harvard archaeological team returned and was astounded to learn of what had transpired. One of the team members said he was not surprised to hear a ghost had figured in. He said he had seen the belligerent fellow himself while working late in the ruins. Elena smiled when she heard the admission coming from so eminent a scholar.

She was glad Jorge Gomez never discovered there was no hiding place behind the fifty-second step. Raul Oliveros thought there was still hidden treasure, but he was in custody along with Diego and his brother. It would be a long time before they were free.

Elena wasn’t sure if there were treasure, but it didn’t matter. She was glad the Mayan warrior ghost’s secret was secure with him.

Marjorie Thelen lives and writes novels outside a small town on the Oregon frontier. She enjoys writing stories that entertain her and, hopefully, her readers. The Hieroglyphic Staircase is the second in the series Mystery-in-Exotic-Places. The first was The Forty Column Castle , which is available in online bookstores. If you would like to learn more, visit her web site: www.MarjorieThelen.com