Books & Brews: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
Mon, Aug 10
|Ferus Artisan Ales
Join us for Books & Brews, an evening adult book club from the Trussville Public Library! Connect with your community and share your thoughts about this month's book while enjoying delicious food and drinks at Ferus.
Time & Location
Aug 10, 2026, 7:15 PM – 9:00 PM
Ferus Artisan Ales, 101 Beech St Suite111, Trussville, AL 35173, USA
About the Event
We will meet each month on the second Monday of the month at 7:15 at Ferus in the event room. Contact the Adult Dept (205-655-2022 or tr.adult@jclc.org) if you need assistance in obtaining books or have any questions.
This month's book is The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even in this canton at the borders of the Empire, where contagions abound and the blood of the Leviathans works strange magical changes, it’s a death at once terrifying and impossible.
Called in to investigate this mystery is Ana Dolabra, an investigator whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricities.
At her side is her new assistant, Dinios Kol. Din is an engraver, magically altered to possess a perfect memory. His job is to observe and report,…