Temple

Professor William Race, one of the youngest members of the staff in the Ancient Languages Department at NYU, receives an intriguing assignment from the U.S. government: he is to translate an ancient manuscript which contains clues to the location of a mythical Incan idol that possesses fearsome powers. Eventually, Race finds himself in the Andes, helping a team of scientists and army operatives to open an ancient temple--and, in the process, apparently unleashing the forces of an ancient curse. Meanwhile, the Americans aren't the only people who want to get their hands on that idol.... This is a pith-helmet-and-treasure-map adventure in the tradition of Indiana Jones, though Reilly adds a contemporary edge with lots of high-tech weaponry.