The Suspicions of Mr Whicher has been quite the literary phenomenon both in the UK and the US. Kate Summerscale's examination of the 1830 Kent mystery has been shortlisted for numerous awards, won the Samuel Johnson Award (a big deal in the UK), and is a favorite to win the Agatha and Edgar awards in the US, which are about to be announced.
The New York Times bestseller just came out in paperback. Now the publisher, Bloomsbury, is kindly offering five free copies of the book to CLEWS readers.
The success of the subject matter has been a great surprise to me, and to see an historical murder case resurrected and an author bestowed with so much praise has been a breath of fresh air. (No doubt the publisher has been pleasantly surprised as well!) If you haven't had a chance to see what all the buzz is about, you can put your name in the drawing for a free copy.
All you have to do to enter the contest is send an email to [email protected] containing the following:
1) The name of the best true crime book you have ever read with, oh, a paragraph explaining why it was so great;
2) Whether or not you give me permission to publish your answer on CLEWS;
3) Your name and mailing address.
On Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 6 a.m. Eastern, I'll put all the names in a hat and draw five winners. You'll receive your free book in the mail directly from the publisher. (Your address will be kept strictly private (and your name, too, if you prefer), and I won't do anything else with your address, but I might run all the collected submissions sometime in the future.)
So what is the best book you've ever read in the true crime genre? Answer the question and you'll get a free book that might make it onto your list of all-time favorites.
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