When an elderly man is brutally slain at the La Brea Tar Pits, LAPD Detective Kate Delafield finds herself digging up startling information that could uncover humanity's ancient past, and at the same time, expose the city's corrupt present. With more at stake than just a pile of bones, Kate has to rebuild the pieces of a timeless puzzle, and make sure they all fit--before a remorseless killer decides to make her a part of history...

"Katherine V. Forrest is a pioneer in lesbian literature." --Lambda Book Report

"Few mystery writers combine such an intelligent take on issues with such solid storytelling." --Publishers Weekly

"Kate Delafield...plies her trade with admirable efficiency and more hard-to-come-by integrity." --New York Times Book Review

Katherine V. Forrest, two-time winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best Mystery, is the author of Curious Wine, one of the bestselling lesbian novels of all time; Liberty Square, also nominated for a Lambda Award; and a number of other acclaimed works of fiction. Her novel Murder at the Nightwood Bar is a forthcoming film by director Tim Hunter (River's Edge).