Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Book Giveaway - Where The Dead Lay (ARC)

Where the Dead Lay by David Levien ~After the sudden disappearance of two high-priced detectives, former Indianapolis cop Frank Behr—the brooding private investigator introduced in David Levien’s nationally acclaimed novel City of the Sun—is pulled into a case that is harrowing, relentless, and, ultimately, personal.Early in the dark, Indianapolis morning, Frank Behr’s friend and mentor is murdered—with no motive and no trace of evidence left behind. Behr, a quiet, mountainous former cop, thirsts for answers and retaliation. But before he can make headway in the dead-end investigation, an exclusive private firm approaches him with a delicate proposition: two of its detectives have gone missing, and the firm wants Behr to find out what happened to them. Prodded to take the case by his old boss—the Indianapolis chief of police who holds the strings to Frank’s possible return to the force—Behr accepts.The search for the missing detectives takes Behr into the recesses of Indianapolis’s underworld, a place rife with brutality and vice—and a stark contrast to the city’s gentle public image. As Behr calls on old street contacts and his hard-boiled investigative skills, he is led deeper into a twisted society of organized crime and an unknown landscape of “pea-shake” houses—low-rent, transient gambling rings staged in condemned buildings around the city. Unexpectedly, Behr uncovers a shocking thread connecting the missing detectives to his friend’s brutal murder, and, in the process, Behr is forced to confront an ominous, deadly new breed of crime family (From Amazon)

Now on to the RULES ~~

  1. Open to residents of the US only.
  2. Post a comment here. You MUST LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS OR ACTIVE BLOG ADDRESS IN YOUR COMMENT. Any comment that DOES NOT INCLUDE this information WILL BE DELETED. I have to have a way to contact you if you win!!!!
  3. If you blog this contest and leave a link in your comment so I can check it out, you will receive an extra entry to the contest.

Contest open until May 19th. The winner will be announced on May 20th.

96 comments:

tawndam said...

sounds good

Jess said...

This book sounds intense. Sign me up!

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nfmgirl said...

Exciting! Please count me in. Thank you!

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Sage Ravenwood said...

Please include me in this drawind. Not only would I enjoy this book, I have a friend I know who would as well and can pass the book on afterwards. Nothing like sharing a reading pleasure. Thanks! Indigo

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Anonymous said...

I'd love to read this :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
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Anonymous said...

I blogged about the giveaway :
http://theluckyladybug.org/2009/05/519-where-the-dead-lay-giveaway/
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Sue said...

This looks great - thanks for sharing!

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Anonymous said...

This one sounds like a "I better have everything else done before I start or I won't want to put it down" book.

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Jenn S. said...

I am always looking for something to read, this sounds like a good one. Thanks for the review.

Rita M said...

This book sounds really good, I think I'll start by picking up City of the Sun (to get a headstart on the character!). Thanks so much for the giveaway.

tetewa said...

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Anonymous said...

This sounds really great. Thanks for entering me.

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kristi said...

I would love to win this book - especially after reading your teaser. Please enter me in the giveaway.

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randio said...

I love mysteries!

LuAnn said...

This book sounds great! I really enjoy these types of reads.

abfantom said...

This looks like a great book that I'd lie to read. Please enter me in your giveaway.

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Amber said...

I love a good mystery!
Thank you for the giveaway :)
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mindy said...

sounds like a great read thanks for the giveaway minsthins at otponline dot net

jemscout425 said...

would love to add this to my reading list
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cstironkat said...

This book looks like a great read, please enter me in the giveaway. Thank you.

heatherzilla said...

Sounds like a great book! My email is in my blogger profile. Thanks!

scottsgal said...

would love to read this one - thanks for the giveaway

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Valerie said...

I'd like to read this
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Anonymous said...

Sweet contest! I would love to win. Thanks so much

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mmentor said...

sign me up

wendy wallach said...

I love a good mystery.

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Valorie said...

I'd love a chance to win...

And I blogged: http://www.morbid-romantic.net/2009/05/11/book-giveaways-0511-0517/

Valorie
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Alicia said...

Looks good.

Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<

Alicia said...

forgot my email. that's what i get for entering & voting for AI

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The Merry Death said...

This sounds like a book I'd love!
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bargaingirl said...

I love a great murder mystery....thanks for the giveaway!

Belinda said...

Sounds like a great book.
Thanks!
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Parentblogger said...

This is the type of book that both my husband and I enjoy. We have fun reading and discussing books.

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Connie K. said...

Sounds like a great book.

clynsg said...

Always interested in adding another book to my TBR pile.

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Valerie said...

I love suspence books and this sounds really good. Would love to read this one. Thanks

Becky W. said...

This sounds really good! Count me in! Thanks!

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Anonymous said...

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Nickolay said...

sounds like a awesome book. Thanks for the chance

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Susan said...

ohh seems like my kind of book! would love to read it thanks.

Anonymous said...

I'm always up for a good read!

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vboackle said...

i would love to read this.

Deborah Wellenstein said...

I would very much like to win-I could use this!

samf36 said...

I love supense novels. This sounds great.

jwx4 said...

Looks like a great book.
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Sunnyvale said...

I'd like to read this, sounds like something I would enjoy.

janeh said...

Suspense novels are my favorite....would love to read this one!

jemscout425 said...

love to add this to my summer reading list
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Renee G said...

This looks great. Would love to read a copy.
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Carol EL said...

Mysteries are the only thing I read ,and this sounds like a good one. jelly15301@gmail.com

tatertot374 said...

Thank you for a great giveaway! thank you!
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LittleEagle said...

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Tig said...

Wooo Hooo Make me a winner!

JoAnn said...

I love books that keep my interest. This books looks awesome.

eell said...

I enjoy reading mystery books.

js22 said...

ooh, I love to read and this book sounds great!

Thanks for the giveaway!

email in blogger profile. But I don't know if you consider that being in the comment, so I'll leave my email here too:
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magic5905 said...

This book sounds great. I love reading a great book. Thanks.
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Pamela S said...

I live in a suburb of Indianapolis. This would be a fun book to read. Thanks.

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nfmgirl said...

I blogged it:

http://cerebralgirl.blogspot.com/2009/05/book-giveaways-in-blogworld-05-15-09.html

Anonymous said...

that sounds like an interesting book, one I would enjoy.

May Schultz
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minishoes1 said...

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Aisling said...

Sound like a good read - please enter me.

Daniel M said...

always looking for something new to read - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com

Anonymous said...

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Pat said...

I'd love to read this

Sarah Z said...

I need a new book to read!
Thanks
Sarah
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Pamela S said...

Living in a suburb of Indianapolis makes me especially interested in this book. Sounds scary!
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Elizabeth said...

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erma said...

I would love the chance to win, thanks.
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darlanpaulsmamma said...

thanks for the giveaway, looks ike a great book

Anonymous said...

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Marie said...

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Sheila R said...

This book looks awesome! I love books that are crime related. I live in a town right by Indianapolis!
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chromiumman said...

sounds like a good read

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Angela said...

I would love to read this!
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Anonymous said...

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Unknown said...

I love thrillers! Thanks for the chance!

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Schlauberger said...

wonderful, I love to read
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Crystal F said...

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john ferris said...

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Unknown said...

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AICORP said...

I'm always up for a good mystery.

Valeen said...

This sounds like a great summer read! Thanks for the great giveaway! I'm an avid reader and book contests make me really happy!

bloggytreasures said...

Does this ever sound good!
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barbara said...

Ooh - I don't know this author but the book sure sounds good. I was going to reserve it at our library, but they haven't ordered it :-( But he has another book and that one sounds good, too, so I reserved that one :-)

Anonymous said...

This sounds like a great read and I love to try new authors. Thanks for the contest!

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Betty C said...

I'm always looking for a good book.

Janea C. said...

I would love to read this book.

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liliesrnice said...

I'm always looking for good detective stories and this sounds like a good one so I hope I win!