I have 4 books up for grabs in
Book Blogger Appreciation Week.
They are all crime fiction books that I have reviewed here on this blog. I've hyperlinked the titles so you can read more about them before you list your choices.
The rules are simple. Just leave a comment, tell me where you live (country), and list 2 books as your choices. You should also leave your disguised email address - e.g. Jenny at gmail.com - so that I have a chance of contacting you if you are a winner. (although I will come back and comment on this post and have a dedicated post to announce the winners.)
It would be nice if you would Tweet about it - but you don't have to (put BBAW in your Tweet).
I will announce the winners on 20 September.Method of selection will be by the cat's paw:
The books are
THE CLEANER by Brett Battles.
a fast moving thriller, in a style made popular by Alistair Maclean, Jack Higgins, Hammond Innes, and more recently Matthew Reilly. Not really my favourite genre, the story at times strained the bounds of credibility. Nevertheless the plotting is tight, the tension sustained, and the central scenario believable.
This book is only for Australian or New Zealand participants.
ABOUT FACE by Donna LeonABOUT FACE is #18 in Donna Leon's Brunetti series. As always, I am not sure whether to advise a new reader to start with this book, or whether to try to do a little "back reading". ABOUT FACE is not the best in the series (my rating 4.4), and I found the last 50 or so pages a bit too slow. On the other hand the series is so good,
one of my favourites, that I have no hesitation in recommending that you try them. If you've ever been to Venice, then you'll know something of the magic of the city, and enjoy seeing it through
Guido Brunetti's eyes. Brunetti's wife, English professor Paola, is a feisty woman, Guido's personal social conscience, more than willing to challenge his decisions. She does not let us down in ABOUT FACE.
ABOUT FACE is smaller format, so
I'll send it anywhere in the world.
FROM DOON WITH DEATH was Ruth Rendell's first novel, and is the beginning of the Inspector Wexford series.
In six years of married life Ronald Parsons had never come home to an empty house. Margaret was always there, and after only an hour and a half of waiting, he approached Mike Burden who lived just down the road. Burden's new boss Chief Inspector Reg Wexford is of the opinion that Margaret has bolted, but he sets Burden to doing the usual checks, with no real results. Two days later Margaret's body is discovered in the woods on the outskirts of town, and that's when it becomes obvious that Margaret had a life, a history, that her husband knew nothing about.
This book is a double-banger as it also includes A NEW LEASE OF DEATH. it is in the small format, so
I'll send anywhere in the world.
GONE TOMORROW by Lee Child.
Jack Reacher thinks he knows a suicide bomber when he sees one.Twenty years ago he learnt a list of behavioural indicators from an Israeli army captain. It is a set of twelve bullet points for male suspects, and eleven for women. Riding the New York City subway at two o'clock in the morning he reckons he is looking at one - a female suicide bomber, that is. He's worked his way through the bulleted list and she fits. And then the woman realises that he has spotted her.
This is the larger format so it is available only to
Australian or New Zealand participants.
There were 4 books up for grabs in Book Blogger Appreciation Week.
