Giveaway: A Signed Copy of The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison
Hello everybody and welcome to another giveaway which we are running in conjunction with Paper Lantern Lit, a boutique literary development company committed to quality fiction and fresh voices. Today we are giving away a signed copy of YA Thriller The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison, out on February 14.
The Book:
Penelope (Lo) Marin has always loved to collect beautiful things. Her dad’s consulting job means she’s grown up moving from one rundown city to the next, and she’s learned to cope by collecting (sometimes even stealing) quirky trinkets and souvenirs in each new place–possessions that allow her to feel at least some semblance of home.
But in the year since her brother Oren’s death, Lo’s hoarding has blossomed into a full-blown, potentially dangerous obsession. She discovers a beautiful, antique butterfly pendant during a routine scour at a weekend flea market, and recognizes it as having been stolen from the home of a recently murdered girl known only as “Sapphire”–a girl just a few years older than Lo. As usual when Lo begins to obsess over something, she can’t get the murder out of her mind.As she attempts to piece together the mysterious “butterfly clues,” with the unlikely help of a street artist named Flynt, Lo quickly finds herself caught up in a seedy, violent underworld much closer to home than she ever imagined–a world, she’ll ultimately discover, that could hold the key to her brother’s tragic death.
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The Giveaway:
We are giving away a signed copy of The Butterfly Clues. In order to enter, simply leave a comment here telling us what’s your favourite Thriller. The contest is open to ALL and will run till February 13 at 11:59PM (PST). The winner will be announced on February 14. Only one entry per person, please – multiple comments will be disqualified. Good luck!
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I’m going to have to go with Mary Stewart’s Nine Coaches Waiting, as the best thriller of all time.
This book looks so great! Can’t wait to read it.
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Hm. My favorite thriller? I have to say that The DaVinci Code hit all of my sweet spots, though I read it ages ago and can’t really determine if it’s the ‘best’ thriller. OH. If one would count it, Lucy Christopher’s Stolen is a mild thriller, and I’d say it would be my favorite of the type – it’s extremely haunting.
Definitely Across the Universe (murder mystery in space? Bonus points on top of being a great Thriller!) by Beth Revis
Hmmm, I don’t read a lot of thrillers. I think my most recent favorite would be The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
My favorite thriller would have to be Across the Universe. I loved that book. I can’t wait to read the next one. Tore923@aol.com
My favorite thriller would have to be Anna Dressed in Blood. It kept me on the edge of my seat and managed to make me laugh as well.
Favorite thriller? It would probably be Sister by Rosamund Lupton. Loved it.
Any FBI book by Catherine Coulter!
Some would say it’s not a thriller, but one of my all-time favorite books is also my favorite thriller — To Kill A Mockingbird. The thrills are subtle, unless you’re a child like Scout, in which case Boo Radley is scary and creepy, and mysterious until the end when the true villain emerges. Harper Lee builds the tension slowly toward the surprise ending.