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When sixteen copies of a famous Aztec statue arrive in New York, men will die to find out which one is the real thing A small South American republic has decided to capitalize on its national symbol: a prized gold statue of a dancing Aztec priest. The president asks a sculptor to make sixteen copies of it for sale abroad. The sculptor replaces the original with one of his fakes, and ships the real one to New York City for an under-the-table sale to a museum. The statues travel to America spread out among five crates, labeled to ensure that delivery goes as planned. But it doesn & rsquo;t…

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Editions

12 editions · 2 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2013
    Harry N. Abrams · 320 pages · 9781468306828
  • Audiobook · English · 2011
    HighBridge Audio · 9781665186285
  • Audiobook · English · 2011
    Dancing Aztecs Lib/E
    HighBridge Audio · 9781665186261
  • Paperback · English · 1977
    Fawcett · 9780449233955
  • Other · English · 2014
    Head of Zeus · 9781784088941
  • Other · English · 2011
    MysteriousPress.com · 9781453230411
Fiction, mystery & detective, generalNew york (n.y.), fictionAztecsAntiquitiesFiction