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The Quest for the Quetzal Queen
(2007)(The fifth book in the Cairo Jim series)
A novel by Geoffrey McSkimming
Strange paintings have come to light in ancient Mexican pyramids and temples. Is the mysterious woman depicted in the paintings the actual Quetzal Queen? Did she really reign for almost 800 years? And if so, how?
What has the sudden disappearance of Mademoiselle Fifi Glusac (the famous contortionist and harmonica player) got to do with it?
Cairo Jim, that well-known archaeologist and little-known poet, with his friends Doris the macaw and Brenda the Wonder Camel, finds himself faced with another flabbergasting mystery from times past...
The fifth astonishing adventure for Cairo Jim!
"If Mr. McSkimming's tongue were more firmly embedded in his cheek he'd risk permanent speech impediment." -- Australian Book Review
"Extraordinary ... a wonderful mix of playful phrases and tricky witticisms ... a classic adventure story of kidnappings and trapdoors and the ultimate quest." -- Australian Bookseller and Publisher
Genre: Children's Fiction
What has the sudden disappearance of Mademoiselle Fifi Glusac (the famous contortionist and harmonica player) got to do with it?
Cairo Jim, that well-known archaeologist and little-known poet, with his friends Doris the macaw and Brenda the Wonder Camel, finds himself faced with another flabbergasting mystery from times past...
The fifth astonishing adventure for Cairo Jim!
"If Mr. McSkimming's tongue were more firmly embedded in his cheek he'd risk permanent speech impediment." -- Australian Book Review
"Extraordinary ... a wonderful mix of playful phrases and tricky witticisms ... a classic adventure story of kidnappings and trapdoors and the ultimate quest." -- Australian Bookseller and Publisher
Genre: Children's Fiction
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