by Lynsey on Jan 31, 2011 at 5:47 pm
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One thing we really know how to do in Transworld Towers is crime, be it spooky Scandinavian, grizzly moorland or armchair killers we publish crime that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let you go!
Thanks to the success of all who took part in the Summer Reading Challenge we have decided to repeat our crimes and launch The Great Transworld Crime Caper, an opportunity to go back to the beginning and revisit the scene of the original crimes that launched our most experienced villains.
We want you to be the judge, jury and executioner of the titles listed below.
We will have a two week registration period ending the 14th February, Valentine’s Day which will make us repent our sins and feel the love! Pick three books from the list below to read and review on a venue of your choice (Amazon, blog, etc) The challenge will finish on the 31st March whereby we will dust for fingerprints, weigh up our case and post up some of the best (or worst) reviews that we’ve had in.
To take part just post a comment on this blog entry below and we’ll be in touch! Email us back your first review and we’ll send you your second book, etc, it really is that easy in the criminal underbelly of publishing. There is no cost, no catch, just the possibility that we may send you more free books in the future!
Post this header and the logo above (we’ll send it to you) linking back to Between the Lines to commence your challenge!
‘I’m an accessory in The Great Transworld Crime Caper!’
Chose three titles from the books below:
1. Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler
2. Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
3. Blacklands by Belinda Bauer
4. Birdman by Mo Hayder
5. The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
6. Past Caring by Robert Goddard
7. Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
8. Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
9. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
10. If I Never See You Again by Niamh O’Connor
11. The Accident Man by Tom Cain
12. The Business of Dying Simon Kernick
Enjoy your stretch in the clink!
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Your Comments (82)
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This is right up my street, I would love to take part please!
I would love to take part, I already write reviews on goodreads so would be very happy to give my opinion:)
I would like to read:
5. The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett,
9. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen,
12. The Business of Dying Simon Kernick
I would love to take part.
1. Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
2. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
3. If I Never See You Again by Niamh O’Connor
Leanne
I would like to join in.
My three books are
Mistress of the art of death
If I never see you again
The Surgeon
IT’S a good try to promote this kind of literature!
Ooh, can I sneak in on the deadline? I’d love to read some Mo Hayder as a starter, and I already do reviews on WHSmith and my blog
Although, if you’ve any books that are looking particularly unloved, I’m happy to start there!
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Hi there,
I’d love to read and review on my blog (alivewithwords.com), as well as on goodreads the following threee titles:
1. Birdman by Mo Hayder
2. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
3. If I Never See You Again by Niamh O’Connor
Jerome
I would like to take part please.
The three books I have chosen are
Past Caring by Robert Goddard
If I Never See You Again by Niamh O’Connor
. Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
thank you
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I would love to join my three books are
The Surgeon
Mistress of the art of death
Birdman
Yes please, I would like to join in and am interested in:
1. Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler
8. Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
10. If I Never See You Again by Niamh O’Connor
I would ask for Mistress of the Art of Death but I already have it and have just started reading it, and I’ve read Bauer and Kernick already.
Hello -
I’d like to read the following:
1. Full Dark House
2. Past Caring
3. Echoes from the Dead
Thank you.
Ah, why not. I’ve already got a couple on my reading list, I’ll shift them down for your ones…
Knowing nothing about them, and going just on titles…
1. Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler
5. The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
11. The Accident Man by Tom Cain
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Hello, I’d like to take part please and these are the books I’d love to read
The Accident Man – Tom Cain
The Surgeon – Tess Gerritson
Full Dark House – Christopher Fowler
Great idea. I would like to participate.
1. Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
2. Blacklands by Belinda Bauer
3. Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
Thanks
Great idea. I would like to participate.
1. Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
2. Blacklands by Belinda Bauer
3. Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
Thanks
Would love to participate. I’m genre hopping at the moment in my reading and crime fiction is my first true love.
1. Past Caring
2. The Business of Dying
3. The Chemistry of Death
Chris.
Happy to review some on my blog if that will be OK.
Chemistry of Death
Past Caring
Business of Dying
please!
Please cancel my request for Blacklands – just checked my records and I have already read and reviewed it! Sorry.
Can I change it to the following
Full Dark House
If I Never See You Again
The Chemistry of Death
I would like to take part please.
Blacklands
Full Dark House
If I Never See You Again
What a great idea! I would love to participate!
I would like to read;
1. If I never see you again
2. Mistress of the art of death
3. Sacrifice
I’d love to take part please. The three books that I’ve selected are:
Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
Thanks!
I’d like to take part please, the 3 books that I would like to read are :
Mistress of the Art of Death
Full Dark House
Past Caring
What a wonderful idea.
I’d love to read:
Full Dark House
Sacrifice
Blacklands
Great idea for a challenge & intersting to see the title peple are picking. I would choose:
Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
Past Caring by Robert Goddard
The Business of Dying Simon Kernick
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I would love to take part in this, I am an avid reader,
1. Sacrifice by J.S. Bolton
2. Birdman by Mo Hayder
3. The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
Thankyou.
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Would love to do the challenge, I review for WHSmith and Waterstones
The books I’d choose would be
If I never see you again
Blacklands
Birdman
Looking forward to being successful
I would love to get involved!
I review for WHSmith and Waterstones!
I would like the following titles please
If I never see you again
Blacklands
Birdman
Thanks, hope I’m successful!
I’m in!
1. The Chemistry of Death
2. The Business of Dying
3. If I Never See You Again
Cheers!
Nx
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I would love to get involved
I would like the following titles please:-
If I Never See You Again by Niamh O’Connor
Blacklands by Belinda Bauer
Birdman by Mo Hayder
Thanks!
I’d love to take part in this challenge! The three books I’d like to read are:
1. Blacklands
2. Sacrifice
3. Echoes from the Dead
This looks fun, I’d love to take part please.
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For some reason my comment wasn’t appearing so if this is published twice I apoligize.
I would really love to take part I love crime fiction.
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
Birdman by Mo Hayder
Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
Hello,
this is such a great idea. I’ve been watching the Rizzoli and Isles TV series and would *love* to read ‘The Surgeon’!
Thanks for including me in the challenge, Lynsey. Have just sent you my book list but iPad defaulted to my gmail account instead of this address. Pretty obvious that it is still me though
Tony
Wow! Would love to be part of this
Have been reading a lot of literary fiction lately, this feels like a fresh breath of air!
These call out to me the most:
Past Caring by Robert Goddard
The Accident Man by Tom Cain
The Business of Dying Simon Kernick
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Wow – what a great challenge. Would love to take part. Some great books there
Full dark House – Christopher Fowler
Mistress of the Art of Death – Ariana Franklin
Sacrifice – SJ Bolton
I would love to take part.
The three books I would like to read are
The surgeon – Tess Gerritsen
Echoes from the dead – Johan Theorin
Birdman – Mo Hayder
Hi, I’d like to take part in the challenge, please.
I would love to take part in this. I really enjoyed the Summer Reading Challenge.
Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
Thanks!
I would love to take part.
I would like to read the following:
Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
Thanks
Maybe I should go to bed – that was four titles – not three, sorry, any three from those four please.
I have had a very busy day…and have just been signed to blog at Harrogate Crime Writing Festival – Yay! (sorry, had to shout about that)…
Now, I will get some rest and leave you to tidy up the mess I’ve just made of your page – sorry.
D’oh – Rushed in earlier and I forgot to mention the titles I’d like to read, sorry.
They are:
Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler
Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
Past Caring by Robert Goddard
Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
Thank you : )
I’d love to take part. Please let me know the details or do you want my list of books up here?Tony.
Yay – I really enjoyed the Summer Reading Challenge and so I’d love to take part!
i would love to read
The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
If I Never See You Again by Niamh O’Connor
Blacklands by Belinda Bauer
thanks.
Hooked on crime novels and would love to take part
I’d love to take part please – I love crime books!
1) Echoes from the Dead
2) Blacklands
3) Past Caring
Thank you!
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Avid crime reader would love to take part, have read a couple of the books would love to read:
Sacrifice by SJ Bolton
Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
The Surgeonby Tess Gerritsen
Thanks
Me me me! I haven’t read a juicy crime yet this year. I enjoy Simon Beckett and Tess Gerritsen already. I’d like to read:
Birdman
Mistress in the Art of Death
If I Never See You Again
I would love to take part
These are some awesome books to choose from!!
I’d love to take part! I’ve not read any of those books so I’ll have to take a look and see what they’re about.
I’m in to crime at the moment… I reviewed Blacklands by Belinda Bauer last year and my first read of this year was Darkside.
I’ve got Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler already in my TBR queue (having read his book in the Summer Reading Challenge). So, I think I’ll go for:
1. Birdman by Mo Hayder (Just read & reviewed Gone – Brilliant!)
2. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
3. The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
Looking forward to the Crime Caper!
i would love to review the following:
1. the surgeon – tess gerritsen
2. if i never see you again – naimh o’ conner
3. birdman – Mo Hayder
I would love to take part. Very much enjoyed the Summer Reading Challenge.
I would like to read these books:
Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
Blacklands by Belinda Bauer
Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
Thanks!
I would love to take part, I would be interested in reading:
1. Sacrifice by J.S. Bolton
2. Birdman by Mo Hayder
3. The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
Thank you!
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As an avid crime reader I’d love to take part.I have already read a number of the books but I haven’t read:
1.Blacklands
2.Past Caring
3.The Accident Man
Thanks.
What a great new challenge and right up my (dark & somewhat sinister / dangerous) alley.
Please count me in
Johan Theorin on the list. Brilliant.
I would like to read
1 Full Dark House.
2 Sacrifice.
3 Past Caring.
Please and thank you.
Fantastic challenge! I’d love to take part!





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