Katherine V. Forrest has emerged as an author of mystery novels featuring lesbian LAPD homicide detective and ex-Marine Kate Delafield.The world continues to change around LAPD detective Kate Delafield. She has a new, iron-willed female lieutenant, a tough new partner who may turn out to be a much-needed ally, and a new case that is going to test her mettle to the utmost. When a reclusive old man is brutally and silently murdered at the La Brea Tar Pits, Kate is inexorably drawn into a mystery that can uncover the truth of humanity's ancient past and that threatens to expose the corruption and violence of the present. And everyone involved - from an alluring scientist with a dark secret to a treacherous CIA officer with his own agenda - is a suspect. With more at stake than just a pile of bones, Kate has to gather together the pieces of a timeless puzzle, and make sure they all fit - before a remorseless killer decides to make her a part of history... Read Less