Friday, April 24, 2009

Giveaway: The Crimes of Paris by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler

From the back cover:

A chronicle of the most spectacular crimes of Belle Epoque Paris -- including the theft of the Mona Lisa -- and the detective who used science to try to solve them.

Turn-of-the-century Paris was the beating heart of a rapidly changing world. Painters, scientists, revolutionaries, poets -- all were there. But so, too, were the shadows: Paris was a violent, criminal place, its sinister alleyways the haunts of "Apache" gangsters and its cafes the gathering places of murderous anarchists. In 1911, it fell victim to perhaps the greatest theft of all time: the taking of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. Immediately, Alphonse Bertillon, a detective world renowned for pioneering crime-scene investigation techniques, was called upon to solve the crime. And quickly the Paris police had a suspect: a young Spanish artist who called himself Pablo Picasso...

I received a copy of The Crimes of Paris: A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler from Hachette Book Group. I don't normally read non-fiction like this, but I'm intrigued and I can't wait to read it.

Hachette is generously offering 5 copies of The Crimes of Paris to my readers. To enter, please leave a comment on this post and an email address. If I don't have a way to contact you if you win, you won't be entered. Since the publisher is handling the shipping, this giveaway is open to U.S. and Canada addresses only, no P.O. boxes.

The giveaway will run until Friday, May 1, at 11:59 pm EST.

60 comments:

Serena said...

i would love to be entered into this giveaway...I've read a few reviews of this one and am intrigued.

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Eva @ One Swede Read said...

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Bridget said...

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Rachel said...

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kalea_kane said...

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summer said...

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CherylS22 said...

I'm intrigued by the theft of the Mona Lisa.

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Anonymous said...

I love to read nonfiction stories of true crimes. So this book intrigues me. Please enter me in the giveaway. Thanks for hosting it .

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Dawn M. said...

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Holly said...

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Kaye said...

I'll never get to Paris but reading about it is almost as good. Please enter me in the drawing.

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mindy said...

sounds intriguing thanks for the giveaway

Laura said...

I'm trying to read more non-fiction and this sounds pretty intriguing! I'd love to be entered--lbforney at yahoo dot com --Thanks!

Amber said...

The reviews for this are all great, so I would love to win!
Thanks for the giveaway :)
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Paula said...

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Belle said...

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Jennifer said...

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Toni said...

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Ruth King said...

I would love to read this. I love non-fiction crime books, and haven't read nearly enough about Paris.

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cstironkat said...

I like true crime. I always wonder what goes on in the heads of the perps.

Anonymous said...

I have read interesting reviews of this book. Mostly favorable...

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Sandra K321 said...

I love historical fiction and this is one of the books that is on my list of books I want to read. I just finished reading Devil in the White City which is a similar type of book about Chicago during the World Exposition of 1893.
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Nicole said...

Interesting idea for non-fiction. It sounds like it could make a good novel, too. I think my husband would enjoy this one, so enter me please!

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Wendy aka Misswendiki said...

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Miranda Ward said...

Looks like a great read :)

Sir Thrift-A-Lot said...

Would be a fantastic read! I'm looking for some good reads to add to my spring & summer reading piles!

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Thanks!!

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Anonymous said...

I'd love to read this. Thanks!

Brooke said...

Have heard and read great reviews about this book... It's on my TBR list also because of the reviews

A Reader said...

Thanks for the giveaway!
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Molly said...

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Julie said...

Please enter me in your giveaway, I would love a chance to win!
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Anonymous said...

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Pamela S said...

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Anna said...

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered. I'll be announcing the winners soon.