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October 24, 2008

Winners of mystery novel giveaway

Miss MarpleCongratulations to Eve, PK and Carla, who won our Bouchercon-inspired giveaway of mysteries. Up for grabs were three books by Read Street guest posters: Trigger City, a new release from Sean Chercover; Angel's Tip by Alafair Burke; and The Archangel Project by C.S. Graham

We asked entrants which type of sleuth they preferred: Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade or Miss Marple. Miss M. was the favorite, though Spade got some love, too. Carla, meanwhile, voted for her husband -- uh, Carla, has your conscience been bothering you lately? Something you'd like to tell us?

As Marple fan PK said, "crime solving is relationships -- not just talking to people which is how you get such interesting characters but also ... the connections between all the suspects and the victim(s)." 

Our next giveaway starts Monday with a quiz about Baltimore's literary heritage. See you then.   

Posted by Dave Rosenthal at 12:19 PM | | Comments (1)
Categories: Bouchercon/Charmed to Death
        

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Dave, thanks for your kind words about my Ariel Sabar (My Father's Paradise -- A Son;s Search for his Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq) review :-) I appreciate it. There were so many things I loved about his book, I couldn't fit them all in my review so I'm glad you brought up some great additional points! :-)

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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Knight grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is an assistant managing editor and Sunday editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.
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