After a priest unearths a tomb using clues from a prophetic old painting, he discovers a labyrinthian cave that hides ancient secrets in Beneath the Vaulted Hills (Penguin $32.99) by yachtsman and Oriental culturist Sean Russell. Set in the same realm as his World Without End and Sea Without a Shore, Russell's latest tome takes place 45 years earlier than his previous works.

[BCBW 1997]