From publisher blurb:
Every Harvest, the city of Coba is stained with blood. Over four days, people are found dead—one or more victims for each day of the sacred cycle.
The deaths are reminiscent of an ancient ritual in which 80 people were sacrificed to the gods by the natives - by having their hearts torn out. The victims of the murders have their hearts torn out in a similar way.
The killings occur at all hours, day or night. Whispers in the dark speak of “The Hilt,” a name given to the elusive murderer who is said to possess the ancient hilt of the sacrificial dagger Macuahuitl (Ma-kua-who-eat-oh)—a relic once wielded by the natives in those blood-soaked rites and rumored to carry a terrible curse. With the harvest fast approaching and fear gripping the town, the heroes are tasked with uncovering the killer before the murders begin again…