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LAPD Detective Kate Delafield has a new, iron-willed female lieutenant--a tough new partner who may turn out to be a much-needed ally. She also has a dangerous new case. A reclusive old man has been brutally slain at the La Brea Tar Pits. The unusual investigation could uncover the truth of humanity's ancient past, and at the same time 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 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... A Kate Delafield Mystery Series Book 7.… (more)
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The mystery deals with anthropologists, the La Brea tar pit, and Peking Man. It's interesting, but my favorite thing about this novel is the detective Kate Delafield. She is just so butch.
As an LA cop in the 90s, her lesbian identity is a secret to be guarded. She deals with all kinds of secrets
Kate has a new partner, Joe Cameron, and throughout the book we get to sorta find out why Torrie Holden, Kate's partner in "Liberty Square"
The mystery is the murder of an old man at the La Brea Tar Pits (which we get reminded a few times isn't actually tar, but more like asphalt).
I learned some cool things about the history of paleontology (and anthropology). I'd heard of some of the stuff, Lucy for example, but Forrest put in a bit of the less well known info on finds through the years too. It was also interesting to see Kate teaching Joe (who wasn't just Kate's new partner, but a newly minted Detective as well) how to be a Detective, not just have them doing their job without explanation.