Take this to Los Angeles. It's all you need at night.

This highly stratified culture, constructed and maintained a vast irrigation canal system, pyramids, places and temples. The Royal Tombs of Sipan was written to serve as a museum catalogue of the finds. The discovery, excavation, and current

interpretation of the three royal tombs recovered from Sipan happened between 1987 and 1990.

This book is wonderful. The beautiful color plates that chronologically lay out this amazing discovery makes the archeological dig at Sipan come alive. Highly recommended for those students of Archeology and those who are interested in the diverse Peruvian Culture.

Randall Beth Platt, author of this brand spankin' new novel of silent era Hollywood, The Royalscope Fe-As-Ko, has captured the spirit of 1910s Hollywood and has displayed it like a glowbug in a mason jar for her to show off and for the reader to admire. While perusing this funny and entertainingly paced "Fe-As-Ko," one could easily begin casting all of these wily, early Hollywood characters for the movie version. Platt drops famous names of the era, like Mary Pickford, William S. Hart, Theda Bara, Mack Sennett, Thomas Ince, and D.W. Griffith, into her chuckwagon stew of fictional characters. I swear, if her fictional characters aren't composites of the real movie folks - they coulda been!

Cowpoke Royal C. Lectner has his hands full following his movie-struck wife and daughter all the way to Hollywood. While he has one eye on them, he has to keep his other eye on his two rambunctious sons, aged 8 and 10 - full of the devil and partners in pure mischief. Royal's wife, E.M., and their 16-year-old daughter, Elsie, have been bamboozled by one Marco Magellan into thinking that they will become the next Theda Bara and Mary Pickford (courtesy of Royal's bank account). As far as Royal is concerned, Magellan is a no-account, but what can he do? Royal, the confused cowboy, spends some time at Inceville and the lines blur between real life and the movies - real-life ranching becomes scenario material for the screen. With the help of Bill Hart himself, Royal will learn to love the movies he has no use for and have himself one helluva good time in the process. So will the reader.

This upbeat book will lead you right along the bridle path. Be prepared for tongue-in-cheek humor, wry cowboy philosophy and a heroic lump in your throat. That Platt woman has gone and done it. I'll be danged if she didn't pull off the whole danged shootin' match (shootin' a movie, Fe-As-Ko style, that is!). The Royalscope Fe-As-Ko is a highly recommended read for its funny foray into my favorite world - old Hollywood's silent gold rush.
- Copyright, 1997, Diane MacIntyre, "The Silents Majority"

The book switches back and forth from San Antonio, the site of Macklin's hit, to Los Angeles, and is very effective in building suspense, and supplying the viewpoints of several characters, including a detective transplanted to Texas from the Midwest and concerned about becoming too much of a Texan.

Macklin is a hard, tough character who previously appeared in Estleman's _Kill Zone_, _Any Man's Death_, and _Roses Are Dead_. He's reminiscent of Richard Stark's tough guy, Parker, though Parker is a thief who only kills when he has to, while Macklin is a killer, first and foremost. Hopefully, we won't have to wait another 10 years or more for the next Macklin book.

Peter hides what he is doing from Laurie, insisting he is going to Sacramento on business. Instead Peter goes to Texas to complete the job. Though out of practice, a hit feels like riding a bike to the retired professional. As Peter works on the details of how he will execute the assignment, Laurie realizes that her "baby-sitter" is no friend of her spouse. She knows that she must depend on herself to remain safe from this goon, while patiently waiting until Peter returns to force the truth from him.

The latest Macklin tale is an exciting crime thriller that showcases the talent of award-winning Loren D. Estleman and demonstrates why the antihero is so popular. The story line is loaded with action whether Peter is the focus or Laurie takes center stage. Though the tale fails to provide Laurie's reactions to Peter's former profession (stay tuned for that in the next novel), fans of the author, especially of Macklin, will appreciate this gratifying thriller.

Harriet Klausner

She decided to go to LA to start a new life. Her cousin Adrianne seemed to be living the life as an accountant, or so Yvonne thought.

Yvonne unexpectantly met the handsome Sean Germaine on her flight to LA. She kept telling herself not to let her guard down regarding this hunk of a man. To say the least Sean got under her skin. Yvonne and Sean were drawn to each other.

Yvonne's cousin Adrianne was definitely another story. I thought Soul Deep was a excellent book. It was definitely power packed and had alot of intrigue. I admire Ms. Gilmore and love the way she writes. This was a wonderful story about making your dreams come true. Learning to move on after a devasting life experience is definitely explored in this book.

Quinn is an appealing heroine (in the tradition of another detective created by
Ms. Jacobs, Devon MacDonald). Her wonderfully wry observations about Hollywood
show that she is anything but star struck. I hope this is the beginning of
a new series!