Giveaway: The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos

Courtesy of Valerie at the Hachette Book Group, I am bringing you another fantastic giveaway. This time the prize is The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos.

Description: Pelecanos (Drama City) 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

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I have up to five copies to give away. And just to keep it interesting, I'm going to do it like this: if 1-10 people enter, I will choose one winner. If 11-20 people enter, I will choose two winners. If 21-30 people enter, 3 winners. And if more than 30 enter, I will choose 5 winners. Confused yet?

Open to the US and Canada, no PO Boxes. Contest closes June 10th. To enter, just comment here with your email address. No email address, no prize for you. You'll get an extra entry for every person who enters the contest and tells me you sent them here, as long as they mention the name signed to your comment. Good luck!

If you just can't wait to read this, click the book cover image to purchase from Amazon.