Land of Careful Shadows

A Latino detective in upstate New York must turn to an immigrant rights activist to solve a murder in ';this timely and engrossing' crime thriller (Publishers Weekly). When a body is discovered in a reservoir north of New York City, it ignites a baffling and disturbing murder investigation. The victim is young, female and Hispanic. In her purse, police find a photo of a baby. Where is the child? Is she alive? And what about the disturbing note found at the scene? ';Go back to your country. You don't belong here.' Homicide detective Jimmy Vega knows how hard it can be to walk the razor-thin line of acceptance in a place like Lake Holly, NY. Reluctantly turning to Adele Figueroa, a passionate defender of immigrants' rights, Vega must confront his small town's darkest secrets and deepest obsessionsbefore they savagely tear apart the world he's sworn to defend.