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Friday, May 29, 2009

The Night Gardener ... A Murderous Giveaway!

It's a GIVEAWAY for The Night Gardener
A thriller of the murderous kind by legendary writer George Pelecanos!

I have 3 copies of The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos to giveaway to my readers! A BIG thank you to Valerie of Hachette Book Group for making this possible!! George Pelecanos has written 15 crime novels set in and around Washington, D.C. "Bigger and even more unstoppable than his previous thrillers, George Pelecanos achieves in The Night Gardener what his brilliant career has been building toward: a novel that is a perfect union of suspense, character and unstoppable fate."

From Publishers Weekly:
Pelecanos 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.

Listen to an excerpt here! Read an excerpt here! Visit the authors website here!

This book has gotten a lot of positive buzz! And now is your chance to win a copy!

So now about the giveaway! There are a number of ways to win, each good for one entry...
  • Leave a comment below with your email address.
  • Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment below with the link.
  • Become a follower and leave me a comment letting me know you just became a follower. (if you're already a follower you'll automatically get an extra entry by entering the giveaway)
So if you do all of the above, you'll get 3 entries!

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only. (No PO Boxes). The books will be shipped to the winners directly from the publisher. I will contact the winners by email for mailing address. (Please check your email, winner must contact me within 3 days! Thanks!) Giveaway ends 11:59 pm EST June 20th! And the winners will be chosen randomly from all the entries the next day.

Good luck everyone! Let's have some fun....

AND THE WINNERS ARE....

Linda, Alexa & Beth
Congratulations Ladies! And thanks to everyone who joined in the fun and entered the giveaway!

44 comments:

  1. Heidi VMay 30, 2009 at 12:20 AM

    Sounds like a good read from the first couple pages...

    Thanks!

    heidivargas [at] live dot com

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  2. Renee GMay 30, 2009 at 1:59 AM

    I would love to read this.
    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(dot)com

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  3. HilLesha O'NanMay 30, 2009 at 4:58 AM

    Thanks for the great giveaway! I'd love to read this. :)

    lilacbutterfly [at] earthlink.net

    I'm also a follower. ;)

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  4. AnonymousMay 30, 2009 at 7:15 AM

    Great contest!

    michelle_thebookjunkie@hotmail.com

    And I follow.

    =D

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  5. Yvette KellyMay 30, 2009 at 7:39 AM

    Sounds like a good book.Would love to read it!!

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  6. Harvee44May 30, 2009 at 9:02 AM

    A mystery! Just up my alley. Count me in.

    harvee44@yahoo.com

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  7. Harvee44May 30, 2009 at 9:03 AM

    I'll Twitter about it right now.

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  8. KristiMay 30, 2009 at 4:37 PM

    I would love to win this one. I already follow.

    kherbrand at comcast dot net

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  9. BethMay 31, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    I'd like to enter the giveaway!

    benolfe(at)yahoo(dot).com

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  10. PaulGuyMay 31, 2009 at 1:28 PM

    Looks like a good read. I'm in!

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  11. StaciaJune 1, 2009 at 5:39 PM

    Enter me, please :o) Looks like a great book!

    staciahelpman @ hotmail .com

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  12. stpandJune 1, 2009 at 10:39 PM

    It sounds like a good read.
    You know my email addresses.

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  13. AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 5:47 PM

    Enter me please. :)

    lovestoread0708(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  14. scottsgalJune 2, 2009 at 11:10 PM

    I'm a big fan of his books -please count me in

    msboatgal at aol.com

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  15. janetfayeJune 3, 2009 at 2:13 AM

    I would love to enter.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  16. janetfayeJune 3, 2009 at 2:13 AM

    New follower.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  17. AnonymousJune 3, 2009 at 10:55 PM

    I would love to be entered in your draw for this great book. Thanks!

    wandanamgreb (at) gmail (dot) com

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  18. dottie5000June 5, 2009 at 7:49 PM

    book sound good. please enter me dottie5000 at me dot com

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  19. LJune 6, 2009 at 7:55 PM

    Enter me please!

    lovinfitch(at)aol(dot)com

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  20. LJune 6, 2009 at 7:55 PM

    I'm a follower.

    lovinfitch(at)aol(dot)com

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  21. LJune 6, 2009 at 7:56 PM

    I blogged about this giveaway here: http://hookedonyabooks.blogspot.com/

    lovinfitch(at)aol(dot)com

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  22. Anita YanceyJune 6, 2009 at 10:45 PM

    This book sounds so good. I love suspense. Really want to read this one. Please enter me. Thanks!

    ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net

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  23. Lorri SJune 7, 2009 at 12:49 AM

    This looks interesting :)

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  24. Lorri SJune 7, 2009 at 12:51 AM

    I'm a follower

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  25. LuvdayliliesJune 7, 2009 at 9:29 PM

    I would love to win this~please enter me in your giveaway!

    Thanks,
    Luvdaylilies at bellsouth dot net

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  26. UnknownJune 7, 2009 at 10:17 PM

    Please enter me :)

    lavery328 at yahoo dot com

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  27. LindaJune 7, 2009 at 10:24 PM

    count me in.......Lindasings@sbcglobal.net

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  28. MicheleJune 7, 2009 at 11:40 PM

    looks like an interesting read. Please enter me.

    mmmtnbike@yahoo.com

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  29. LoveMyCoffeeJune 10, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    This looks really interesting. Please enter me.

    Dutchlvr1(at)aol (dot)com

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  30. A ReaderJune 10, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    Love to win this.

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    Kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  31. A ReaderJune 10, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    Follower (liane66)


    Kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  32. A ReaderJune 10, 2009 at 12:36 PM

    Posted on my blog side bar here
    http://metroreader.blogspot.com/

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  33. Carol MJune 10, 2009 at 7:39 PM

    I would love to win this book! Thank you!
    Carol M
    mittens0831 AT aol.com

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  34. Carol MJune 10, 2009 at 7:41 PM

    I just became a follower.
    Carol M
    mittens0831 AT aol.com

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  35. dreyJune 11, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    I'd love to be entered.

    dreyshouse at gmail dot com

    & I follow.

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  36. Marjorie/cenya2June 12, 2009 at 7:32 AM

    I would love to love this awesome mystery.
    Thanks for a great giveaway.

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  37. Pamela SJune 12, 2009 at 10:37 PM

    This book sounds so intense and scary. I can't wait to read it.

    Thanks.
    pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net

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  38. budletsmomJune 12, 2009 at 11:58 PM

    Sounds like an interesting book - just starting to like mysteries.

    budletsmom(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  39. budletsmomJune 12, 2009 at 11:59 PM

    I just became a follower.

    budletsmom(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  40. SammieJune 13, 2009 at 7:24 PM

    I would like to be entered into your drawing. Thank you

    SamantharaeM at gmail dot com

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  41. SammieJune 13, 2009 at 7:25 PM

    I am a follower.

    SamantharaeM at gmail dot com

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  42. Stanley GaryJune 15, 2009 at 10:09 AM

    Sounds like a book I could acually read start to finish.

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  43. AnonymousJune 18, 2009 at 8:12 AM

    I'd like to drop my name in the hat - thanks for the giveaway.

    glenn_pessano AT yahoo DOT com

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  44. Julie J.June 20, 2009 at 3:13 AM

    I'm a new follower and I would like to be entered into this contest. Thanks!

    faithfulgirl4[at]gmail[dot]com

    http://molcotw.blogspot.com

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