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A Tourist in the Yucatan (Paperback)

by James McNay Brumfield (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Tres Picos Press (1 May 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0974530905
  • ISBN-13: 978-0974530901
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 68,292 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Bruce Conord — Co-author of the Adventure Guide to the Yucatán, Cancún & Cozumel
"A page turning thriller steeped in the mystery of the Mayan Yucatán."

Steve Bridger, Publisher/Editor, Mexicanwave.com, Awarded
"A gritty and absorbing political thriller set in an exotic location."

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17 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Beach Reading for Your Trip to the Riviera Maya,, 23 Aug 2007
By J.E. Hinsdale "Adventurer" (Playa del Carmen, Mexico) - See all my reviews
I'm the author of a travel guidebook for the Riviera Maya and I listed this book as one of the top 10 books to read on the beach. It's a mysterious and suspenseful tale that offers a view of what it's like to travel around Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, near the popular tourist areas of Cancun, Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya. Brumfield paints a clear picture of the Mayan ruins and takes you to the inner caverns that aren't included on any tourist visit to Tulum or Chichen Itza.

There are more twists and turns than a sandy road through the Mayan jungle. It's an excellent read and I'd highly recommend it for anyone that's interested in the Mayan ruins, Mexico travel or just a good suspenseful book.

If you're traveling to the region depicted in the book, check out my guide. It's called "Great Destinations: Playa del Carmen, Tulum and The Riviera Maya."
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27 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fast-Moving, Complex Action Plot with Weak Characters, 26 Jul 2004
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
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A Tourist in the Yucatan is a book that was recommended to me by one of my Amazon Friends, and I am delighted that I followed up on the suggestion. This book has a much more complex plot than most thrillers that kept me wondering about the full dimensions of who did what to whom and when until 2/3s of the book was done. The plot is spiced up by many realistic tourist and archeological details of Yucatan that provided a more than typically interesting context for the story. My only disappointment was that the book didn't develop the characters beyond the minimum. In part that's because there were so many of them, but the number of characters also made the plot more interesting. Although the book shows some signs of being self-published (such as typos), I thought that the overall quality is better than most best-selling thrillers I have read from major publishers.

The opening of the story promises lots of action as a drug buy is set up on a ferry. But soon there are unexpected complications. Next, we find ourselves meeting two young American tourists, Jack and Jo Phillips, who are in Yucatan to work on their marriage. They are looking forward to meeting an old friend who is an archeologist as well as seeing many of the main Mayan sites. A chance meeting with a stranger helps them enjoy their visit more. As they move peacefully forward, their lives are about to be shattered in unimaginable ways. Will they have the courage and perseverance to prevail?

As you read the story, I'm sure you will be impressed that the book is filled with intriguing subplots. There are enough ideas in this book to fill four thriller volumes.

I'm sure you will never look at travel in a foreign country in the same way after enjoying A Tourist in the Yucatan.

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18 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great holiday book, 4 Aug 2005
My comments are similar to most peoples reviews. A great read, with interesting characters, interesting description of a country and it's archaeology that i have never seen.

I really enjoyed this book and would happily recommend it it to other people. I would compare the style to that of Harlan Coben. The plot moves along quite quickly and the characters are people that you both warm to and hate, depending on which side they are on.

If you are looking for a good plot, easy read, but most of all, a book that you will find hard to put down, then this is the one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read, especially if you've been there or are going.
This is a fun thriller that was made more interesting for me because I spent a month Traveling the Yucatan 2 years ago. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sara Chung

1.0 out of 5 stars What a loong BORING read this was.
Notice the emphasis on the word BORING? That's because from the first page on I had to force myself to read Mr. Brumfield's work. The synopsis, the reviews and Mr. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Forum Guy

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good
I read this on holiday and if it hadn't been for the kids I would have read it in one sitting.
It is a very easy read and highly recommended. Read more
Published 10 months ago by S.P.

5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery, thrills, and adventure in the Mexican Jungels!
I wrote a review of this book ages ago but see it has somehow vanished? Since I am constantly recommending this book I figured I better replace my review. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Bill Pullman

4.0 out of 5 stars Gritty story in an exotic location
I got this book due to a recommendation I saw in a review on travel books to Mexico - we were going to Mexico on holiday to some of the locations in the book. Read more
Published 18 months ago by supagirl

5.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining book to read
I really enjoyed reading this book and found it pretty well written with lots of exciment mixed into the plot. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Lars

5.0 out of 5 stars I could not put the damn thing down!

I had seen this book recommended by a number of reviewers here, but stayed away from it as it appeared to be from a small press and I have found the quality lacking in the... Read more
Published 22 months ago by GEORGE WELLINGTON

4.0 out of 5 stars Different but entertaining
A couple holidaying in Mexico's Yucatan area gets indirectly caught up in the Mexican/American drug trade and a host of nasty things happen, including the disappearance of the... Read more
Published 22 months ago by johnverp

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping beach read
I had never heard of this author or book until a couple of weeks ago. I was actually reading some reviews on another book on amazon and one of them said "if you enjoyed this you... Read more
Published on 31 May 2006 by Boof

5.0 out of 5 stars An adrenaline-stirring story
A Tourist in Yucatan is an amazing story. As a big fan of mystery stories, I was happy that I read this story. It is one of the best that I have ever read. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2006 by John Egbe

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