25 September 2007

Win Tana French's In the Woods

I absolutely should not be doing this, because I don't want the competition for this competition (ha ha) but at this link: Crime Always Pays: The Best Things In Life Are Free … Books, you can enter to win a copy of the long-awaited (in my case) In the Woods by Tana French, just published in paperback in the UK. This is a very generous act by Declan Burke of the blog Crime Always Pays (link above) and Hodder Headline Ireland, the publisher.

Thanks, Declan -- and while I am mentioning you I'll just add that you have written a pretty spiffing crime caper yourself, The Big O, which Petrona can highly recommend. Not that I am trying to get into your good books to be one of the winners of your draw, heaven forbid I would stoop to such tactics.

25 Sep 2007 21:02:37 | Books

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Norm

My entry is on its way, and while I would not use sneaky tactics I do hope Declan noticed my post about Kylemore Abbey in the beautiful west of Ireland.
I am also backing Ireland to beat Argentina on Sunday. Well I will try anything to win a free book.

Posted by: Norm | 26 September 2007 at 15:47

Maxine

Oh yes, well we have to back anyone to beat "hand of god" Argentina, even though that was the wrong sport. (And from what my local experts tell me, we should be too ashamed to back England in rugby just at the moment, after an embarrassing score a couple of weeks ago.)
I also backed Ireland against Bulgaria in the Quiddich world cup final if that is any help to my case!

Posted by: Maxine | 26 September 2007 at 15:57

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