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DECEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH

Sadly, my London journey is drawing to a close, but I have one last London cocktail (inspired by our Book of the Month's Latin roots) and gave a live tour of Harrods to our Facebook followers last night--have a look on our Facebook page for pictures.  I am also working on something quite special & fun for you regarding this London trip--more soon.

Lastly, if you had trouble with the web site this week, visit the Facebook page as well for an explanation (it's how I keep members updated).  Hosting company issues--soon to be resolved.
Pauline Hubert, Founder & President

The Land of Careful Shadows

by Suzanne Chazin
 


"A tremendous talent."--Lee Child

Book Description

From award-winning author Suzanne Chazin comes a powerful novel of passion, bigotry, and murderous secrets in a homicide detective's picturesque hometown…

A body is found in a reservoir fifty miles north of New York City. The victim is young, female and Hispanic. In her purse, the police find a photograph of a baby they believe is her daughter--a little girl they can't identify. Or find. Where is the child? Is she still alive? And what is the meaning behind the disturbing note in the woman's bag? "Go back to your country. You don't belong here."

Arriving at the scene is homicide detective Jimmy Vega, who spent the better part of his childhood in the area and still carries the scars. A Latino himself, Vega knows all too well how hard it can be for an outsider to fit into a close-knit place like Lake Holly. Even now, as a respected officer of the law, he has to watch his step in an investigation simmering with ethnic animosities and steeped in local gossip. Both challenged and intrigued by Adele Figueroa--a passionate defender of immigrants' rights who reminds him uncomfortably of his own family's struggles--Vega must rethink everything he believes to uncover long-buried truths about his community, his loved ones . . . and himself.

Filled with drama, mystery and raw emotions, Land of Careful Shadows shines a nuanced and timely light on a small town's darkest secrets and deepest obsessions. It is not only a tour de force of literary suspense, but an intimate journey into the human heart.

 

OUR EDITORIAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

Raspberry & Rose Mojito from Annabel's in London


½ oz. (15ml) rose syrup

8 mint leaves

2oz. (50ml) light rum

Freshly squeezed juice of 1 lime

1.2 oz (15ml) crème de framboise (raspberry liquor)

To garnish: 2 rose petals and a mint sprig

Pour the rose syrup into a highball glass.  Add the mint leaves and run.  Delicately press the mint with the back of a bar spoon – you want to extract the flavor without breaking the leaves.  Add the lime juice and enough ice to come two-thirds of the way up the glass.  Gently churn with the spoon.  Pile up with more crushed ice and drizzle over the crème de framboise.  Garnish with the rose petals and mint.--From William Yeoward's American Bar

Empanadas

Cumin, beef, chorizo, garlic, onion--fantastic--and with store-bought pie crust, easier than you think.

Buena Vista Social Club

Perfect dinner party/book club dinner music.  Very hard not to dance in your chair to.  Have a listen>

The Remedy for Love
Maryanne Jordan
Monday Night Book Club
Austin, TX
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