"On June 4, the body of a young woman surfaced from

300 feet of water in Lake Placid New York.

Because of the depth and the intense cold of the

water, the body, which was determined by medical

examiners to have been submerged for 20 years,was

remarkably well-preserved. Authorities concluded

that her death had been violent."

DANCEHALL has become one of the most perenni-

ally popular and best-selling novels in recent years,

having been translated and published in many of

the major countries of the world.