Calling all sleuths – join us the
first Saturday of the month at 1:00 PM to discuss the newest Mystery Book Club
selection. In June, we'll discuss Velvet
Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. This title will be available
on demand through OverDrive May 8-14. To
register, please click
here.
From the publisher: “1970s
Mexico City. Maite is a secretary who lives for one thing: the latest issue of
Secret Romance. While student protests and political unrest consume the city,
Maite escapes into stories of passion and danger. Her next-door neighbor,
Leonora, a beautiful art student, seems to live a life of intrigue and romance
that Maite envies. When Leonora disappears under suspicious circumstances,
Maite finds herself searching for the missing woman--and journeying deeper into
Leonora's secret life of student radicals and dissidents. Meanwhile, someone
else is also looking for Leonora at the behest of his boss, a shadowy figure
who commands goon squads dedicated to squashing political activists. Elvis is
an eccentric thug who longs to escape his own life: He loathes violence and
loves old movies and rock 'n' roll. But as Elvis searches for the missing
woman, he comes to observe Maite from a distance--and grows more and more
obsessed with this woman who shares his love of music, and the unspoken
loneliness of his heart. Now as Maite and Elvis come closer to discovering the
secrets behind Leonora's disappearance, they can no longer escape the danger
that threatens to consume their lives, with hitmen, government agents, and
Russian spies aiming to protect Leonora's secrets – at gunpoint.”