Book DescriptionOn a college field trip to caverns near the remote Mexican village of Bustamante, the daughter of a U.S. senator is murdered and the blood drained from her body. Detective Artemas Salcido, a Harvard-educated, illegitimate son of a Mexican governor and a Yaqui Indian girl, is responsible for the investigation. Handsome and cosmopolitan, Artemas was banished to Bustamante because of his ill-advised propensity for solving politically sensitive crimes, and now he finds himself in the middle of yet another. The international press, two FBI agents, and a brutal squad of federales with orders from the President of Mexico to make the problem go away, descend on the village. Among the reporters is Laffi Rend n, an old flame of Artemas' from Harvard. As more grisly killings occur, Artemas discovers a secret cabal, Grupo Vampiro, which leads him to a labyrinth of rituals and crimes stretching from mediaeval Eastern Europe to Mexico's most powerful people. Publisher's Comment: The exotic flavors which appear in Jim's books on Mexican cooking as well as the rich culture and past of Mexico give depth to this wonderful tale of mystery and suspense. As in his recipes, his story has all the spice and mixtures of a well-blended Mexican mole sauce. I guarantee you will be pleasingly satisfied after you feast on his writing. Vampires of Bustamante is highly recommended reading along with one of the author's favorite drinks, a Premium Baja Margarita. Salud About the Author James Peyton was born and raised in La Jolla, California, where he spends time when he is not in San Antonio, Texas, or Mexico. He has a B.A. in political science from Trinity University and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University. Jim has authored four well regarded books on Mexican cooking, history and culture and is finishing another. His articles have appeared in Fine Cooking, Texas Highways, and Food & Wine. His first novel, Vampires of Bustamante, grew from his years of experience in Mexico and was a finalist in the Writer's League of Texas' novel contest.

Vampires of Bustamante

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Peyton, James

Mystery

James Peyton

In Jim Peyton's New Cooking from Old Mexico, his third cookbook, James Peyton explores the history of Mexican cooking. A former restaurateur and a scholar, Peyton has spent years traveling in Mexico and in libraries researching Mexican cuisine. New Cooking from Old Mexico introduces a contemporary and richly varied style of cooking. It includes a history of Mexican cooking ,tracing its development over the last five hundred years from Mayan and Aztec to later Arab and Spanish influences. Most recipes represent the finest in contemporary Mexican cooking. Richly illustrated color food shots and black-and-white illustrations.

Jim Peyton's New Cooking from Old Mexico

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Peyton, James W.

Regional & International

Museum of NM Press/Red Crane Books

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, information about groundwater contamination in Silicon Valley became widely available. While many residents already knew of the twenty-three groundwater contamination plumes from facilities connected to the computer industry, the more detailed maps distributed during this time provided new information on the extent of the contamination. This research examines the Santa Clara County housing market in 1992-93 and analyzes the environmental equity outcomes of market transactions. Applying the tools of spatial econometrics, it explores the variations in price impacts of proximity to the plumes across demographic groups. The full research process is presented here, and the steps in the analysis are carefully elaborated. While the study finds only weak evidence of a relationship between neighborhood ethnicity and price impacts, it does find statistical evidence of inequities in the information available to different language communities. This book will be useful to those readers interested in environmental economics, spatial econometrics, housing market economics, and environmental equity.

Environmental Equity in Silicon Valley: A Study of Superfund Sites and the Santa Clara County Housing Market

Business & Money

Economics

LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing

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