Dr. Hernan Castillo Rivas, a renowned expert on Mayan culture and history and longtime acquaintance of Toronto antiquarian Lara McClintock, asks her to come to Merida to help with a mysterious research project. But Hernan Castillo suddenly disappears. Lara's search for a doctor leads her to the Mexican jungle near Merida, where she faces a dangerous journey through the Mayan underworld, the formidable Xibalba.Lyn Hamilton is a popular Canadian writer, winner of the Crime Writers Association of Canada award. The book “The Wrath of Xibalba” opens a series of fascinating detective novels about the adventures of Lara McClintock, an antique dealer from Toronto.