Filth Eater

Mexico in the 15th and 20th centuries. The Filth Eater, an ancient voice from the past explains absolution from sin, virgin births, and religion. Hear her justify violence and human sacrifice. See the One Universe through the eyes of an immortal. According to Aztec tradition the goddess Filth Eater gives absolution from sins, a central theme in this story. From the sultry jungles of Veracruz to the urban nightmare of Mexico City, an ancient statue of the Aztec goddess Filth Eater becomes the focus of intrigue and murder. Five hundred years after the near destruction of Cortez’s army, a Filth Eater statue is unearthed, leading a corrupt museum director and powerful politician to battle for its possession. An archaeologist and his students are ensnared in a web of duplicity and greed that leads to murder as events spin out of control.