One Book One City: Iron River April 18, 2010

San Marino MAYOR DENNIS KNEIER will lead a lively discussion of T. Jefferson Parker’s latest novel, Iron River, on Monday, April 12th at 7:00 p.m. at Crowell Library. Iron River is San Marino’s One Book, One City selection for 2010. The book immerses Parker’s most beloved series character, Charlie Hood, along the U.S.-Mexican border, where a group of lawmen try to stem the flow of illegal weapons feeding the drug cartel wars. In doing so, Parker gives us a window into the current problems law enforcement face every day. Deputy sheriff Charlie Hood is sent to join the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms task force on a mission to curtail the constant flow of money and guns across the U.S.-Mexican border. Fast-paced and wholly original, Iron River simultaneously spotlights Parker’s talents as a vivid story teller and brilliant crime writer, and the complex and dangerous gun trafficking industry, a crucial issue of our day. Copies of the book are available for check-out at Crowell Library.

Urban adventurers have until March 31st to sign up for the One Book, One City IRON RIVER MYSTERY TRIP on Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Call the San Marino Recreation Department (626) 403-2200 to reserve your seat for a journey full of intrigue and even more mystery.

One Book, One City events will culminate on Sunday, April 18th at 2:00 p.m. in Crowell Library’s Barth Community Room with the author’s appearance. T. JEFFERSON PARKER is consistently compared to Michael Connelly, Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett by critics who also consider him “the best of today’s crime fiction” (Washington Post). He’s a three-time Edgar Award-winner and a former journalist who lives in Southern California.