The Seventh Veil of Salome Young Adult as if some creature is

as if some creature is trying to escape

An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal

the (very attractive) detective who lives next door

the power that saturates this world of battle and political savvy becomes too enticing to resist

Retired police officer Larry Palmer is a widower with nothing but time and in need of a purpose

The Seventh Veil of Salome Young Adult as if some creature isA young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine but the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical epic from the author of Mexican Gothic. 1950s Hollywood: Every actress wants to play Salome, the star making role in a big budget movie about the legendary woman whose story has inspired artists since ancient times. So when the films mercurial director casts Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingenue, in the