Friday, July 3, 2009

COMPLETED GIVEAWAY!!!! NIGHT GARDENER BY GEORGE PELECANOS

From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Pelecanos (Drama City) delivers a dignified, character-driven epic that succeeds as both literary novel and page-turner. In 1985, the body of a 14-year-old girl turns up in a Washington, D.C., park, the latest in a series of murders by a killer the media dub "The Night Gardener." T.C. Cook, the aging detective on the case, works with a quiet, almost monomaniacal, focus. Also involved are two young uniformed cops, Gus Ramone, who's diligent, conscientious and unimpressed by heroics, and Dan "Doc" Holiday, an adrenaline junkie who's decidedly less straight.


Fast forward 20 years. Detective Ramone, now married with kids of his own, investigates the murder of one of his teenage son's friends. The homicide closely resembles the earlier unsolved Night Gardener murders. Holiday, now an alcoholic chauffeur and bodyguard, follows the case on his own and tracks down Cook, long retired but still obsessed with the original murders. While the three work together toward a suspenseful ending, Pelecanos emphasizes the fallacy of "solving" a murder and explores the ripple effects of violent crime on society.

Thanks to Valerie at Hachette, I'm able to give away five copies of this book. Giveaway rules are:


1. The giveaway starts Saturday, June 27th and ends on Wednesday, July 8th at midnight.

2. There will be five winners, who will be chosen with a random number generator.

3. For one entry, leave a comment. Your email MUST be in the comment to be included.

4. You can get another entry by doing any or all of the following; follow this blog, twitter about this giveaway and post the twitter in your comment, or link to the giveaway on your blog.

5. Winners will have three days to respond with mailing addresses after email notification. Good luck!


11 comments:

Unknown said...

Definitely would like a copy of this book.
I am a follower.
I have posted the contest to my blog
http://layersofthought.blogspot.com/2009/07/gotta-love-give-aways-contests-that-ive.html
Thanks-
conchell at aol dot com

lovie0816 said...

I would love a chance to win. My email address is: lovie0816@verizon.net.

I am a new follower.

Karen said...

What a nice surprise! This would be a good one to take a break from work, etc, for.
Thanks!

Belinda M said...

Please include me in your giveaway.

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Shan said...

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Would love another book to read ;)
Shan

mrsshukra said...

I want to win this, thanks!
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mrsshukra said...

I am a follower!

Paula said...

This sounds really good. I am a follower of your blog.

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dag888888 said...

I would like to win this book!

Follower/subscriber!

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Debbie F said...

Would love to win

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Marjorie/cenya2 said...

I am a new subscriber and would love to win this book, I have read the reviews and find it excellent.
Many thanks for the giveaway.

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