Toronto shopkeeper Lara McClintoch solved her first archaeological mystery in The Xibalba Murders, nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Since then, Lyn Hamilton's acclaimed and popular series has taken readers around the world to various exotic locales-where rare antiquities and base human nature add up to murder. Now, in "The Thai Amulet," Lara must sift through the layers of Bangkok society to find a fellow antique dealer-alive or dead... A smart, appealing, funny, brave, and vulnerable protagonist." (London "Free