Catacombs

Description

The newest entry in Mary Anna Evans's thrilling Faye Longchamp series finds Faye in the middle of a terrifying bombing in Oklahoma City. Faye survives a bombing in the company of a movie star, Burt Mantooth, who is in Oklahoma City as part of a conference celebrating native arts. No one was killed but the unidentified person setting the bomb. When nobody comes forward to claim responsibility, it seems that the bomber was working alone, but what was his motive? White supremacist tracts targeting the native arts conference suggest that they might be involved, but Burt isn't very popular in his home state, so he might have been the sole target. The bomb opened up a crevasse in the old hotel's floor, revealing a subterranean network of chambers used by Chinese residents in the early twentieth century. Working with the police, Faye and Burt get access to the warren of tunnels. That's where they find connections between the tunnels and the storm sewers that extend beneath the whole city...and discover the body of a child.

Mary Anna Evans is the author of the Faye Longchamp archaeological mysteries, which have received recognition including the Benjamin Franklin Award, the Mississippi Author Award, and three Florida Book Awards bronze medals. She is an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, where she teaches fiction and nonfiction writing.

"Fast-paced, well-plotted...those who like richly textured, character-driven mysteries will be rewarded." - Publishers Weekly "Overall, a solid entry-based in part on an actual Oklahoma bombing-in a popular series." - Booklist