Reading Recommendations: The Sins of the Father, a novel, Jeffrey Archer-The Clifton Chronicles, Volume TwoOnly days before Britain declares war on Germany, Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the consequences of long buried family secrets, and forced to accept that his desire to marry Emma Barrington will never be fulfilled, has joined the Merchant Navy. But his ship is sunk in the Atlantic by a German U-Boat, drowning almost the entire crew. An American cruise liner, the SS Kansas Star, rescues a handful of sailors, among them Harry and the third officer, an American named Tom Bradshaw. When Bradshaw dies in the night, Harry seizes the chance to escape his tangled past and assumes his identity. But on landing in America, he quickly learns the mistake he has made, when he discovers what is awaiting Bradshaw in New York. Without any way of proving his identity, Harry Clifton is now chained to a past that could be far worse than the one he had hoped to escape.And, Fallen Angels, Mystery, Connie DialCaptain Josie Corsino has seen plenty of dead bodies during her twenty one years with the Los Angeles Police Department, but the discovery of Hilliary Dennis's beautiful smiling corpse begins one of the most unusual and dangerous investigations of Josie's career. The troubled teenage movie star is found murdered in a Hollywood Hills party house, a notorious location for vice and drug orgies. While the investigation provides little evidence, there are plenty of suspects including a city councilman's son, several Hollywood police officers and even members of Josie's Family.As the case progresses , Josie realizes there aren't many of her subordinates or bosses she can trust other than homicide detective Red Behan and Lieutenant Marge Bailey, the vice supervisor. She relies on them as she reluctantly takes charge of the homicide case, dodging interference and political pressure from both inside and outside her department. The situation isn't much better at home when her husband Jake and her talented unemployed son David expose her to the sort of scrutiny that could damage or even terminate her career.The new owner of the party house, Attorney Peter Lange, is out of town at the time of the killing, but Josie can't ignore his connections to organized crime and the seamier elements in Hollywood. Power and corruption are themes that run through this novel. Josie understands money equals influence in the City of Angels, and big payments by special treatment and protection of those few LA cops who are weak and willing to compromise. The brutal killing doesn't end with Hilliary's death. Josie soon finds herself in those dangerous and deadly situations typically not considered suitable for an LAPD captain, but she's a tough cop who can run her station and still do solid police work. To catch a killer, she's willing to jeopardize her position as a commanding officer and risk losing her life, and possibly the husband and son she loves.And, Buried Treasures of Texas, Legends of Outlaw Loot, Pirate Hoards, Buried Mines, Ingots in Lakes, and Santa Anna's Pack Train GoldAs ransom for the great ruler Atahualpa, the Spanish explorer Pizarro stole a $60 million Incan hoard-forty mule loads of gold, silver, jewelry, emeralds, gem-encrusted gold icons, and one of the first Bibles to arrive in the Western hemisphere. It is allegedly buried near the Salt Fork of the Brazos River in Stonewall County.In 1877, the outlaw Sam Bass stole three thousand freshly minted gold pieces in a train robbery and buried them in Denton County. A portion of the gold coins was recovered by a farmer near Cove Hollow at the turn of the century, but the balance has never appeared in circulation.The thirty one stories in this book are gathered from the most geographically and culturally diverse state in the union. Telling of the lost fortunes of native Americans, Spanish Explorers, Mexican, German, and Scotch-Irish settlers, these tales are products of the people of Texas, their experiences, adventures, and explorations; their lust for wealth, and their lust for the good story. The stories themselves are treasures.See you at Rylander