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Michael McCabe Mysteries)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eby\u003Cb\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jameshaymanthrillers.com\/\" linkindex=\"659\"\u003EJames Hayman\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHardcover: 352 pages\u003Cbr \/\u003EPublisher: Minotaur Books; 1 edition (June 22, 2010)\u003Cbr \/\u003ELanguage: English\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-10: 0312532717\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-13: 978-0312532710\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJoin James Hayman, author of the thriller novel, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chill-Night-Michael-McCabe-Mysteries\/dp\/0312532717\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;qid=1277646344\u0026amp;sr=1-2\" linkindex=\"660\"\u003EThe Chill of Night \u003C\/a\u003E(Minotaur, St. Martin’s Press), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in July and August ‘10 on his second virtual book tour with \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pumpupyourbook.com\/\" linkindex=\"661\"\u003EPump Up Your Book!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAbout The Chill of  Night\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESome Crimes Can Never Be Forgiven.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELainie Goff thought she had it all. The ambitious young attorney was brilliant, beautiful, and on a fast-track to a lucrative partnership at one of the top firms in New England. But then, one cold night, a dark and ugly secret comes back from Lainie’s past and she pushes things too far. Soon her body is found, frozen solid in sub-zero temperatures at the end of the Portland Fish Pier.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA mentally ill woman named Abby Quinn witnesses the brutal crime. But when she tells what she has seen, nobody will believe her. Not until she too mysteriously disappears.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn The Chill of Night, Portland homicide detective Michael McCabe finds himself finds himself fighting memories from his own past as he races to find the killer before another life is lost.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJames Hayman once again tells a gripping tale of evil and deceit and creates characters so real and so human, we want to meet them again and again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERead the Excerpt!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAbby looked up and saw a low dark thing moving toward her. A black form, now visible through the whipping snow, now obliterated by it. With each step it grew clearer and bigger. At twenty feet it began to take shape. Animal. Not human. A large dog, gray fur glistening under crystals of snow, cruel icy eyes shining through the night, more wolf than dog. She stopped but the animal kept coming. She could hear its rumbling growl. Low. Menacing. Commanding. Her heart beat against the walls of her chest so hard she was certain it would break through. She knew what the creature wanted. She knelt on her hands and knees. It bared a fang long enough and sharp enough to penetrate the soft flesh at back of her neck. She lowered her head and waited for release. But release didn’t come. Finally, after a minute or two, she looked up and it was gone. She could see nothing in front of her but the snow-covered street and the wind-swept flakes still hurtling down through the night sky. She stayed where she was, kneeling in the snow. She could hear a child crying. She listened. After a bit she realized the sound was coming from her. She got up and started walking again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWatch the Trailer!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"385\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8-N93Gcd8Ug\u0026border=1\u0026color1=0x2b405b\u0026color2=0x6b8ab6\u0026hl=en_US\u0026feature=player_embedded\u0026fs=1\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8-N93Gcd8Ug\u0026border=1\u0026color1=0x2b405b\u0026color2=0x6b8ab6\u0026hl=en_US\u0026feature=player_embedded\u0026fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" width=\"400\" height=\"385\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCdV5o5r0NI\/AAAAAAAACjU\/nUJVDPhKrik\/s1600\/James-Hayman-2-239x300.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"662\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCdV5o5r0NI\/AAAAAAAACjU\/nUJVDPhKrik\/s200\/James-Hayman-2-239x300.jpg\" width=\"159\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAbout James Hayman\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELike McCabe, I’m a native New  Yorker. He was born in the Bronx. I was born in Brooklyn. We both grew  up in the city. He dropped out of NYU Film School and joined the NYPD,  rising through the ranks to become the top homicide cop at the Midtown  North Precinct. I graduated from Brown and joined a major New York ad  agency, rising through the ranks to become creative director on accounts  like the US Army, Procter \u0026amp; Gamble, and Lincoln\/Mercury.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe  both married beautiful brunettes. McCabe’s wife, Sandy dumped him to  marry a rich investment banker who had “no interest in raising other  people’s children.” My wife, Jeanne, though often given good reason to  leave me in the lurch, has stuck it out through thick and thin and is  still my wife. She is also my best friend, my most attentive reader and a  perceptive critic.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoth McCabe and I eventually left  New York for Portland, Maine. I arrived in August 2001, shortly before  the 9\/11 attacks, in search of the right place to begin a new career as a  fiction writer. He came to town a year later, to escape a dark secret  in his past and to find a safe place to raise his teenage daughter,  Casey.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are other similarities between us. We both  love good Scotch whiskey, old movie trivia and the New York Giants. And  we both live with and love women who are talented artists.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere  are also quite a few differences. McCabe’s a lot braver than me. He’s a  better shot. He likes boxing. He doesn’t throw up at autopsies. And  he’s far more likely to take risks. McCabe’s favorite Portland bar,  Tallulah’s, is, sadly, a figment of my imagination. My favorite Portland  bars are all very real.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVisit James on the web at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jameshaymanthrillers.com\/\" linkindex=\"663\"\u003Ewww.jameshaymanthrillers.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMy Thoughts \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThrills, chills and an great murder mystery await you when you pick up this latest from James Hayman.\u0026nbsp; Excellent plot line that will keep you guessing til the end.\u0026nbsp; I tend to be a bit jaded with a lot of books in this genre, and have usually guessed who the culprit is well before the end.\u0026nbsp; I have to admit that I was thrown for a loop with this one.\u0026nbsp; Very definite surprise ending!\u0026nbsp; If you're a fan of this genre, you'll love this book.\u0026nbsp; I can't wait to read what Hayman has in store next!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCdV430zj1I\/AAAAAAAACjQ\/CGAckynZloU\/s1600\/The-Chill-of-Night.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"664\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"117\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCdV430zj1I\/AAAAAAAACjQ\/CGAckynZloU\/s320\/The-Chill-of-Night.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETour Schedule\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe Chill of Night Tour Schedule\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pumpupyourbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/banner-bar34.png\" linkindex=\"665\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"banner bar\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4442\" height=\"34\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pumpupyourbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/banner-bar34.png\" title=\"banner bar\" width=\"552\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, July 6\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook reviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rundpinne.com\/2010\/07\/book-tour-and-review-the-chill-of-night-by-james-hayman.html\" linkindex=\"666\"\u003ERundpinne\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, July 7\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook trailer spotlighted at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bookvideos.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/07\/book-trailer-the-chill-of-night-by-james-hayman\/\" linkindex=\"667\"\u003EIf  Books Could Talk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, July 8\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bridget3420.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/want-to-be-writer-theres-hope-for-us.html\" linkindex=\"668\"\u003EReadaholic\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFriday, July 9\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook reviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bridget3420.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/review-chill-of-night-by-james-hayman.html\" linkindex=\"669\"\u003EReadaholic\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMonday, July 12\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/beyondthebooks.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/12\/when-an-aging-gray-haired-mystery-writer-becomes-a-25-year-old-female-schizophrenic\/\" linkindex=\"670\"\u003EBeyond  the Books\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, July 13\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.literarilyspeaking.net\/\" linkindex=\"671\"\u003ELiterarily Speaking\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, July 15\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook reviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.elizabethawhite.com\/\" linkindex=\"672\"\u003EMusings of an All Purpose Monkey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFriday, July 16\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook reviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/\" 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\/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookboost.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"678\"\u003EThe Book Boost\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMonday, July 26\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thenakedhero.com\/\" linkindex=\"679\"\u003EThe  Naked Hero\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, July 27\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook reviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.celticladysramblings.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"680\"\u003EBlog O’ the Irish\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, July 28\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thewriterslife.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"681\"\u003EThe Writer’s Life\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, July 29\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bloggingauthors.com\/\" linkindex=\"682\"\u003EBlogging 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Reviews\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, August 12\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOPEN\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFriday, August 14\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cmashlovestoread.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"692\"\u003ECMash Loves to Read\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMonday, August 16\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/\" linkindex=\"693\"\u003EExaminer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, August 17\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook reviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ilratb.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"694\"\u003EReading  at the Beach\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, August 18\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/insatiablereaders.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"695\"\u003ESatisfaction for  Insatiable Readers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr 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href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beautiful-Malice-Novel-Rebecca-James\/dp\/0553808052\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;qid=1277601130\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" linkindex=\"320\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBeautiful Malice: A Novel\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eby \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccajamesbooks.com\/\" linkindex=\"321\"\u003ERebecca James\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHardcover: 272 pages\u003Cbr \/\u003EPublisher: Bantam (July 13, 2010)\u003Cbr \/\u003ELanguage: English\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-10: 0553808052\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-13: 978-0553808056\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJoin \u003Cb\u003ERebecca James\u003C\/b\u003E, author of the psychological suspense novel, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beautiful-Malice-Novel-Rebecca-James\/dp\/0553808052\" linkindex=\"322\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBeautiful Malice \u003C\/a\u003E(Bantam, July 2010), as she virtually tours the blogosphere\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blogosphere\" linkindex=\"323\" rel=\"wikipedia\" title=\"Blogosphere\"\u003E \u003C\/a\u003Ein July on her first virtual book tour with \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pumpupyourbook.com\/\" linkindex=\"324\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPump Up Your Book Promotion\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAbout Beautiful Malice\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAn international sensation that \u003Ci\u003EThe Wall Street Journal\u003C\/i\u003E called a “publishing phenomenon,” this layered, poignant, and chilling novel of psychological suspense is the year’s most stunning American fiction debut. From its wrenching opening to its shocking climax, \u003Cb\u003EBeautiful Malice\u003C\/b\u003E unfolds a haunting story in which people, motives, and circumstances are never what they seem.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWho is Katherine Patterson? It is a question she hopes no one can answer. To erase her past, Katherine has moved to a new city, enrolled in a new school, and even changed her name. She’s done the next best thing to disappearing altogether. Now, wary and alone, she seeks nothing more than anonymity. What she finds instead is the last thing she expected: a friend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEven more unlikely, Katherine’s new friend is the most popular and magnetic girl in school. Extroverted, gorgeous, flirtatious, and unpredictable, she is everything that Katherine is not and doesn’t want to be: the center of attention. Yet Alice’s enthusiasm is infectious, her candor sometimes unsettling, and Katherine, in spite of her guarded caution, finds herself drawn into Alice’s private circle.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut Alice has secrets, too—darker than anyone can begin to imagine. And when she lets her guard down at last, Katherine discovers the darkest of them all. For there will be no escaping the past for Katherine Patterson—only a descent into a trap far more sinister . . . and infinitely more seductive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ERead an Excerpt!\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"height: 300px; overflow: auto;\"\u003EAfter Alice’s party, people at school are noticeably more friendly to me. I get smiles and nods in the corridors from students I don’t recognize, and a few even say “Hey, Katherine!” surprising me by knowing my name. And Alice finds me at lunchtime, sits down be¬side me in the cafeteria, and makes me laugh with stories about the other students, gossipy tidbits of information about people I barely know. It’s fun, and I’m more than happy for the company, glad not to be alone anymore.\u003Cbr \/\u003EI don’t question why she would want to spend time with me. I used to be popular, after all, and am used to being liked. Alice says she wants to be my friend; she seems to enjoy my company; she lis¬tens, intently, to everything I have to say. So I am grateful and flat¬tered and pleased. And for the first time since Rachel died, I feel something resembling happiness.\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn the Thursday following her party, I call Alice and invite her over for Saturday night. I live with my aunt Vivien, my father’s sis¬ter. I like living with Vivien; she’s warm and easygoing, and I’m grateful that I’m no longer at home, that I can finish high school where nobody has heard of Rachel or the Boydell sisters. I spend a lot of time alone because Vivien goes on so many business trips and if she’s free on weekends she goes away with friends. She’s always encouraging me to invite people to the apartment and clearly thinks it strange that I never socialize, but I’ve grown used to my own com¬pany and enjoy being able to choose exactly what to eat, what to watch, what music I listen to.\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I’ll make dinner,” I tell Alice.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Awesome,” she says. “Hope you’re a good cook.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I am. It’s one of my many secret talents.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Secrets, hmm?” Alice is quiet for a minute. “Have a lot of them, do you?”\u003Cbr \/\u003EI laugh, as if the very idea is absurd.\u003Cbr \/\u003EI spend Saturday buying food. I used to cook a lot before Rachel died, when we were still a family, and so I know what I’m doing and what I’ll need. I buy all the ingredients—chicken thighs, cardamom pods, yogurt, cumin, ground coriander, basmati rice—to cook one of my favorite curries. That way I can make it early, before Alice ar¬rives, and when she gets there I can let it simmer and grow more de¬licious as we talk.\u003Cbr \/\u003EI’ve become so used to keeping everything guarded and private, so reluctant to let anyone close, that I’m surprised to realize how much I’m looking forward to Alice’s company. I don’t know when or how the idea of friendship and intimacy became so appealing, but all of a sudden the thought of having fun and getting to know some¬one new is quite irresistible. And although I’m still afraid of reveal¬ing too much, still conscious that friendship can be risky, I can’t quell this feeling of excited anticipation.\u003Cbr \/\u003EI get home, prepare the curry, then shower and dress. I have an hour before Alice arrives, so I call my parents. Mom and Dad and I moved about a year ago. Too many people knew us at home, too many people knew what had happened to Rachel. It was impossible to cope with the pitying stares, the curious looks, the conspicuous whispering wherever we went. I moved in with Vivien so that I could finish high school in the city, a place so big I could keep to my¬self, remain anonymous. My parents bought a house a couple of hours north. They wanted me to live with them, of course, and ar¬gued that I was too young to be leaving home. But I’d started to find their sadness overwhelming, their very presence suffocating, and so I convinced them that the city was the perfect place for me to be, that my very happiness depended on it, and they finally relented.\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Boydell residence.” My mother answers the phone. I changed my last name when I moved and now go by my grandmother’s maiden name, Patterson. It was surprisingly easy to cast off my old name—so easy, at least on paper, to become a new person. I miss my old name. But it goes with the old me, the happy, carefree, sociable me. Katherine suits the new, shyer version. Katie Boydell is no more. Rachel and Katie Boydell—the infamous Boydell sisters—both are gone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Mom.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Sweetheart. I was just about to call you. Daddy and I were talk¬ing about your car.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Oh?”\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Yes. Now, don’t argue, darling, please. But we’ve decided to get you a new one. It will be safer than the old one. We’ve got the money and it just feels ridiculous to let you drive around in that old bomb.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E“It’s only eight years old, Mom.” I drive her old Volvo, which is already a very new and conservative car for someone my age.\u003Cbr \/\u003EShe continues as if I haven’t spoken. “We’ve found this lovely Honda. It gets great mileage, it’s a sweet little car, but best of all it scored really well on all the safety tests. It’ll be perfect for you.”\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere’s little point arguing, I don’t want to upset her or make a fuss. Since Rachel’s death my parents have been obsessed with my safety, with doing as much as is humanly possible to make sure that I stay alive. I have no choice but to accept their gifts, their concern.\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Sounds great, Mom,” I say. “Thanks.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E“How’s school going? Have your grades picked up at all?”\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Yes,” I lie. “I’m doing much better.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I’ve been reading about the pre- med program at the college here. It’s really highly rated, you know, and has a reputation as good as any in the country. In fact, it really seems to be the place to study the sciences and medicine these days. And there are a lot of out¬standing doctors teaching there. It’s something I’d like you to con¬sider, darling. For me. You could live with us, and you know how pleased Daddy would be if you did that, and you could really con¬centrate on your studies without worrying about rent or bills or your meals. We could take care of you, make it all easier.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I don’t know, Mom, I don’t know. I’m enjoying English right now, and history, too. . . . Science isn’t… anyway, I thought I might get a degree in art history, maybe. And, Mom, I really like living here.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Oh, of course you do. Vivien’s place is perfect and I know she’d be more than pleased to have you stay there. And what you’re study¬ing now is a wonderful beginning to your education. But it really is only a beginning, darling. You will need to get back on track. Even¬tually. When you’re ready.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBack on track. When you’re ready.\u003C\/i\u003E This is as close as Mom can get to mentioning what happened to Rachel, to acknowledging our loss, the life we had before she died. I was top of my class and doing very well. I’d hoped to do well enough to be pre-med in college and then go on to medical school. Obstetrics had been my ultimate goal, I had everything planned. But when Rachel died, my plans fell apart, things went completely off track. The track itself was ripped from beneath me, torn from the ground, obliterated.\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd I discovered, during that horrific time, that science and mathematics, all the precise and utterly dependable stuff I used to love so much, were completely useless when it came to understand¬ing grief. Or dealing with guilt.\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now I doubt that I’ll ever be ready to get back on track. I’m on another track now, just slowly, slowly gaining some momentum, and I don’t think I can, or want to, make the sideways leap off.\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I’ll think about it.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Good. And I’ll mail you some of these brochures.” My mother laughs then, but I hear the little catch in her throat, the sign that this conversation has made her want to cry. “I’ve collected quite a few of them.”\u003Cbr \/\u003EI touch the mouthpiece of the phone, as if by doing so I can give her some comfort. And yet there is no comfort to be given. Her life is lived only in degrees of pain.\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I bet you have,” I say, as warmly as I can.\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Oh.” Her voice is once again crisp, businesslike, all emotion under control. “Listen to me hogging the conversation like this. I bet you want to speak to Daddy. He’s not here, darling, but I can get him to call you later.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E“That’s okay. I’m having a friend over for dinner, actually. Maybe I’ll call tomorrow.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Oh, I’m so glad you’re having some fun.” I hear that catch in her voice again, then her quick cough to bring her voice back under control. “Have a lovely evening. I’ll tell Daddy to call you tomor¬row. Don’t you call. It’s our turn to pay.”\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen I hang up, I feel flat, all excitement for the evening ahead gone. I regret having made the call. It hasn’t made me happy—and I’m certain that it has only made Mom more miserable. It’s always this way with Mom, these days. She’s always talking, always plan¬ning, always full of ideas and pragmatic conversation. It’s as if she can’t bear to be quiet or to allow herself a moment’s silence. This way, she gives herself no space to remember, no room to think about what she’s lost. It also prevents the person she’s speaking to from getting a word in, from talking about something she would rather not talk about, from mentioning Rachel.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe modern way to grieve is to talk about it, to let yourself cry and scream and wail. My counselor said we must talk. And I tried, that long, long first year after Rachel was killed, to talk about what happened, to \u003Ci\u003Eexpress\u003C\/i\u003E my sadness, to verbalize our loss, to own my despair. But Dad refused to listen and Mom would cut me off, change the subject, and if I pushed it she would start to cry and leave the room.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI gave up. I felt as if I was torturing her and I became thoroughly sick of myself, of my neediness. In talking about it, I’d been seeking forgiveness, absolution from the feeling that Mom and Dad blamed me for what happened. But I was asking the impossible, I soon real¬ized. Of course they blamed me—for my cowardice, for my escape, for my having lived. We all knew that if one of their daughters had to die, it should have been me.\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd I no longer believe that there is any better way to cope with bereavement. There is just a shitload of pain to carry—a permanent and dreadful burden—and talking about it doesn’t remove that load or make it any lighter. Rachel died in the most horrific way imagin ¬able. Words are useless against the harsh truth of that. Rachel is dead. She is gone forever and we will never again see her lovely face, never again hear her music. She is dead.\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhy we should need to wallow in this reality, relive it again and again, poke and prod and examine it until our eyes are bleeding, our hearts crushed with the horror and inconceivable sadness of it, is be¬yond me. It cannot possibly help. Nothing can help. If Mom needs to be stoic, to pretend that she is fine, to hide her despair behind a transparent veil of crisp efficiency and businesslike conversation, then that’s okay by me. It seems as good a way as any to go on with her diminished life.\u003Cbr \/\u003EI press my forefinger into the small circular scar above my knee. It’s the only physical evidence I have of the night Rachel was killed, the only physical injury I suffered. The wrong girl died that dreadful day. And though I can’t actually wish that I’d died instead of Rachel—I am nowhere near brave enough to be a martyr—I know too well that the better sister died.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"385\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/MgcxKpx_iDQ\u0026hl=en_US\u0026fs=1\u0026\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/MgcxKpx_iDQ\u0026hl=en_US\u0026fs=1\u0026\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"385\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCajwg5wSkI\/AAAAAAAACiw\/up_dBKWQSNY\/s1600\/Rebecca-James.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"325\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCajwg5wSkI\/AAAAAAAACiw\/up_dBKWQSNY\/s200\/Rebecca-James.jpg\" width=\"146\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EAbout Rebecca James\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ERebecca James was born in Sydney and  spent her twenties teaching English in Indonesia and Japan. She  currently lives in Armidale, Australia, with her partner and their four  sons.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003EYou can visit Rebecca online at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccajamesbooks.com\/\" linkindex=\"326\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.rebeccajamesbooks.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"385\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/AP8GSKgBxr8\u0026hl=en_US\u0026fs=1\u0026\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/AP8GSKgBxr8\u0026hl=en_US\u0026fs=1\u0026\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"385\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMy Thoughts\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFANTASTIC!\u0026nbsp; FANTASTIC!\u0026nbsp; FANTASTIC! \u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOH MY!\u0026nbsp; I didn't know what to expect when I started this novel.\u0026nbsp; Once I started it I could not put it down!\u0026nbsp; This book is dark, haunting and will keep you on the edge of your seat.\u0026nbsp; When\u0026nbsp; you start it, you think you've read this type of book before.\u0026nbsp; But you haven't.\u0026nbsp; This is a book of secrets that the author slowly reveals in excruciatingly careful bits and pieces.The suspense builds.\u0026nbsp; The horror builds.\u0026nbsp; The obsessiveness grows. An ending so surprising you won't see it coming.\u0026nbsp; Rebecca James is definitely a master storyteller.\u0026nbsp; Definitely run - don't walk- to your local bookstore.\u0026nbsp; Whatever you have to do - get this one!\u0026nbsp; If you're a suspense, thriller lover - this is the book of the summer!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCajsa23gVI\/AAAAAAAACis\/_SrCjlf5WdM\/s1600\/Beautiful-Malice.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"327\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"116\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCajsa23gVI\/AAAAAAAACis\/_SrCjlf5WdM\/s320\/Beautiful-Malice.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026nbsp;Rebecca James’ \u003Cb\u003EBEAUTIFUL MALICE VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EJULY ‘10\u003C\/b\u003E will officially begin on July 6th and end on July 30th. You can visit Rebecca’s blog stops at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualbooktours.wordpress.com\/\" linkindex=\"328\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewww.virtualbooktours.wordpress.com \u003C\/a\u003Eduring the month of July to find out more about this great book and talented author!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBEAUTIFUL MALICE VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EJULY ‘10 TOUR SCHEDULE\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 6 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"329\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Book Connection\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 7 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.broowaha.com\/\" linkindex=\"330\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBroowaha\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 8 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pumpupyourbook.com\/\" linkindex=\"331\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPump Up Your Book\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/llleibow.com\/blog\/\" linkindex=\"332\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFodder for Fiction\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 9 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"333\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMarta’s Meanderings\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003EJuly 12 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.starshadowblog.com\/\" linkindex=\"334\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EStar Shadow\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 13 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/rebecca2007.wordpress.com\/\" linkindex=\"335\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPaperback Writer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 14 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/tweezlereads.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"336\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJust One More Paragraph\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 15 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lifeinthefirstdraft.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"337\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELife in the First Draft\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 16 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lifeinthefirstdraft.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"338\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELife in the First Draft\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 19 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/jsknowlton.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"339\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Knowlton Nest\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 20 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/reviewfromhere.com\/\" linkindex=\"340\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EReview from Here\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 21 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/tweezlereads.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"341\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJust One More Paragraph\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 22 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/detweilermom.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"342\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EA Room without Books is Empty\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 23 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/seizethebookblog.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"343\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECarpe Libris\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ziarias.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"344\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMy Life in Not So Many Words…\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJuly 26 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-21649-Virginia-Beach-Publishing-Examiner\" 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Hamilton"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"terrorism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thriller"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Unbridled Books"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review: 31 Hours by Masha Hamilton"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/31-Hours-Masha-Hamilton\/dp\/1932961836\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;qid=1254585815\u0026amp;sr=1-1\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/Ssd3LdxA7rI\/AAAAAAAAB6c\/zupAdt-O2yw\/s200\/ThirtyOneHours_lrg.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/31-Hours-Masha-Hamilton\/dp\/1932961836\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;qid=1254585815\u0026amp;sr=1-1\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E31 Hours\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eby\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mashahamilton.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E Masha Hamilton\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHardcover: 240 pages\u003Cbr \/\u003EPublisher: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/unbridledbooks.com\/\"\u003EUnbridled Books\u003C\/a\u003E (September 8, 2009)\u003Cbr \/\u003ELanguage: English\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-10: 1932961836\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-13: 978-1932961836\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EDescription\u003C\/span\u003E (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/unbridledbooks.com\/our_books\/book\/31_hours\/\"\u003EPublisher Website\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"description\"\u003EA woman in New York awakens knowing, as deeply as a mother’s blood can know, that her grown son is in danger. She has not heard from him in weeks. His name is Jonas. His girlfriend, Vic, doesn’t know what she has done wrong, but Jonas won’t answer his cell phone. We soon learn that Jonas is isolated in a safe-house apartment in New York City, pondering his conversion to Islam and his experiences training in Pakistan, preparing for the violent action he has been instructed to take in 31 hours. Jonas’s absence from the lives of those who love him causes a cascade of events, and as the novel moves through the streets and subways of New York we come to know intimately the lives of its characters. We also learn to feel deeply the connections and disconnections that occur between young people and their parents not only in this country but in the Middle East as well. \u003Cbr \/\u003ECarried by Hamilton’s highly-lauded prose, this story about the helplessness of those who cannot contact a beloved young man who is on a devastatingly confused path is compelling on the most human level. In our world, when a family loses track of an idealistic son an entire city could be in danger. From the author of The Distance Between Us. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"225\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6257068\u0026amp;server=vimeo.com\u0026amp;show_title=1\u0026amp;show_byline=1\u0026amp;show_portrait=0\u0026amp;color=\u0026amp;fullscreen=1\"\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6257068\u0026amp;server=vimeo.com\u0026amp;show_title=1\u0026amp;show_byline=1\u0026amp;show_portrait=0\u0026amp;color=\u0026amp;fullscreen=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/6257068\"\u003EBook trailer for the novel 31 Hours by Masha Hamilton\u003C\/a\u003E from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user2168750\"\u003EMasha Hamilton\u003C\/a\u003E on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/\"\u003EVimeo\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAbout The Author \u003C\/b\u003E(\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/unbridledbooks.com\/our_books\/book\/31_hours\/\"\u003EPublisher Website\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/Ssd4rmvzhYI\/AAAAAAAAB6k\/GkE55ur0oY8\/s1600-h\/Masha_Hamilton_med.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/Ssd4rmvzhYI\/AAAAAAAAB6k\/GkE55ur0oY8\/s200\/Masha_Hamilton_med.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EFor ten years, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mashahamilton.com\/\"\u003EMasha Hamilton\u003C\/a\u003E worked as a foreign correspondent overseas, first for the Associated Press in the Middle East and then as a Moscow correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. Masha covered the intifada the peace process, and the partial Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. Later, she reported on the coup and collapse of the Soviet Union and the growing independence in Soviet Republics as well as Kremlin politics. She reported from Afghanistan in the spring of 2004. She currently lives with her family in New York City, where she teaches for Gotham Writers’ Workshop. She is also the author of another novel, \u003Ci\u003EStaircase of a Thousand Steps.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp; Author photo by Briana Orr\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWatch the Podcast with Masha about 31 Hours \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"344\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/RP7n3gBvWcY\u0026color1=0xb1b1b1\u0026color2=0xcfcfcf\u0026hl=en\u0026feature=player_embedded\u0026fs=1\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/RP7n3gBvWcY\u0026color1=0xb1b1b1\u0026color2=0xcfcfcf\u0026hl=en\u0026feature=player_embedded\u0026fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" width=\"400\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mashahamilton.com\/\"\u003EAuthor Website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen I started \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/31-Hours-Masha-Hamilton\/dp\/1932961836\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;qid=1254585815\u0026amp;sr=1-1\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E31 Hours\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E I thought that it would end up being a typical story of the genre - the story and characters mimicking those of a dozen other stories.\u0026nbsp; I was wrong. The characters and storyline of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/31-Hours-Masha-Hamilton\/dp\/1932961836\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;qid=1254585815\u0026amp;sr=1-1\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E31 Hours\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E are anything but typical.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMasha Hamilton's writing is lyrical and provocative and causes the reader to feel the characters and the settings of this wonderful novel.\u0026nbsp; The story flows and takes the reader on a journey first exploring the mind of a young man who believes he has found a way to make a difference.\u0026nbsp; We get a glimpse of what transpires in the making of a terrorist.\u0026nbsp; The reader feels the growing terror of a mother who knows that something isn't right and her frantic search to locate her son.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI think what I realized the most with this book was how much the writing made me feel the emotions of the characters.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor me this book was an incredible experience.\u0026nbsp; I was captivated and couldn't put it down.\u0026nbsp; I know that the ending will stay with me and haunt me for quite a while.\u0026nbsp; This is a book that I'd heartily recommend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/31-Hours-Masha-Hamilton\/dp\/1932961836\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;qid=1254585815\u0026amp;sr=1-1\"\u003EBuy This Book Here\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781932961836\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/SseAfYS9DqI\/AAAAAAAAB6s\/gtOn7kCfKDk\/s200\/shop_indie.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5628847000997848894\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=4616247336548508893\u0026postID=5628847000997848894\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/5628847000997848894"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/5628847000997848894"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/review-31-hours-by-masha-hamilton.html","title":"Review: 31 Hours by Masha Hamilton"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/Ssd3LdxA7rI\/AAAAAAAAB6c\/zupAdt-O2yw\/s72-c\/ThirtyOneHours_lrg.gif","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616247336548508893.post-3856185286376756490"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-18T06:28:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-18T06:28:00.403-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"christian"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"conlan brown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fiction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"firstborn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Spy fiction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thriller"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review of The Firstborn"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/ShEBJLcn_-I\/AAAAAAAABVk\/a4rLaSDwOHE\/s1600-h\/n52107292856_1462097_1887831.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/ShEBJLcn_-I\/AAAAAAAABVk\/a4rLaSDwOHE\/s320\/n52107292856_1462097_1887831.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337048290614050786\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003Eby \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EConlan Brown\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPaperback: 311 pages\u003Cbr \/\u003EPublisher: Realms (May 5, 2009)\u003Cbr \/\u003ELanguage: English\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-10: 1599796074\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-13: 978-1599796079\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDescription: (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Firstborn-Conlan-Brown\/dp\/1599796074\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;qid=1242627379\u0026amp;sr=8-1\"\u003EAmazon.com\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 255);\"\u003E\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 255);\"\u003EThe Firstborn, those gifted with Foresight, Hindsight, and Insight at the time of Christ's death are divided between themselves. And when an Islamic holy man is murdered outside of his mosque it becomes apparent that one of the Firstborn was to blame. Now, with the threat of a terrorist attack on an unspeakable target the Firstborn are spiraling out of control. Leaders are dying, members are being kidnapped, and unity is being forced. Three heroes, differently gifted and divided must work together to thwart those who would go too far. Their breakneck race against time plunges them into a world of danger and through a gauntlet across the United States. From the River-walk of San Antonio, where Devin Bathurst, John Temple, and Hannah Rice must protect one another from assassination, to the gritty streets of Washington DC, a paramilitary compound in West Virginia, and ultima\u003C\/span\u003Et\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 255);\"\u003Eely back to our nation's Capital, the Firstborn must unite to prevent an impending atrocity from becoming reality.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003EReview:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003EThis is a really exciting book!  It has the feel of an espionage spy thriller, with a Christian basis.  I thought the book was terrific and it kept me completely absorbed.  While there is violence within the book, I didn't think it was excessive or out of place within the story.  But if this is something you don't like, you might want to think twice about this book.  This book was a thrill ride from beginning to end and was just plain fun.  I also didn't think that the Christian side to the book was excessive either and this would be a book that would appeal and surprise readers of non-Christian books.  This is Brown's first book and I can't wait to see what he comes up with next.\u003C\/span\u003E  On a five star scale I'd give this one 5 stars.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cobject width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/zwYPiQDnYu8\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;fs=1\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/zwYPiQDnYu8\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/httpmartasmea-20\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/img48.imageshack.us\/img48\/6786\/z49d6d4dc47369.gif\" alt=\"Glitter Text Generator\" border=\"0\" width=\"227\" height=\"40\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com%26title%3DThe%2BArticle%2BTitle\"\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/cdn.stumble-upon.com\/images\/120x20_thumb_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/img\/badges\/100x20-digg-button.png\" alt=\"Digg!\" width=\"100\" height=\"20\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/faves?add=http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\"\u003EAdd to Technorati Favorites\u003C\/a\u003E  \u003Cdiv style=\"margin-top: 10px; 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MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" alt=\"Barbara Levenson\" src=\"http:\/\/barbara-levenson.omnimystery.com\/photo-levenson.jpg\" align=\"right\" \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#990000;\"\u003EAbout the Author\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:verdana;\"\u003EBarbara Levenson has lived in Miami for the past 32 years.\u003Cbr \/\u003EA cum laude graduate of the University of Miami Law School, Barbara has served as a prosecutor and run her own law practice where she focused on criminal defense and civil rights litigation. Barbara was elected to a judgeship in the circuit court of Miami-Dade County, where she still serves as a senior judge.\u003Cbr \/\u003EBorn in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Barbara was raised in Columbus, Ohio. She was the first woman elected to the Columbus Board of Education, and later served as the Board’s first female president. Barbara was also the first woman to be named the Ohio Newspaper’s “Man of the Year.”\u003Cbr \/\u003EBarbara and her husband, a retired financial consultant, bred and showed German Shepherd Dogs for 20 years and finished 11 champions in the show ring. They have two sons. Her website is \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.barbaralevenson.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:verdana;\"\u003EBarbaraLevenson.com\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:verdana;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cimg title=\"Fatal February by Barbara Levenson\" style=\"DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" alt=\"Fatal February by Barbara Levenson\" src=\"http:\/\/barbara-levenson.omnimystery.com\/9781933515595.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#990000;\"\u003EFatal February: A Mary Magruder Katz Mystery\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color:#990000;\"\u003ESummary\u003C\/span\u003E:  For half Jewish, half Southern Baptist Miami criminal defense attorney Mary Magruder Katz, life starts to spin completely out of control when a minor fender bender turns out to be an unlikely shot from Cupid’s bow.\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarlos Martin, the other car’s driver, isn’t just a distracted driver; he’s distracting. Carlos is charming, handsome, and mysterious. Hardly before she knows what hit her, Mary breaks off her engagement, jumps into a sizzling romance with Carlos, gets fired from her former fiancé’s highbrow law firm, starts her own practice, and lands her first client, Lillian Yarmouth.\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut Lillian isn’t just any client; she’s the prime suspect in what’s become the Miami society murder of the year.\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile investigating Lillian’s alleged crime of passion, Mary finds that this case, like all matters of the heart, is anything but black and white. And Mary has clearly stumbled onto something that has someone seeing red.\u003Cbr \/\u003EFebruary may be the shortest month of the year, but Mary’s got some long days (and nights) ahead. This month could be a real killer.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:verdana;color:#990000;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFatal February Review\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen I started this book I wasn’t sure that I was going to like it. But all of a sudden it took off and I was hooked. Once the book got going there was a lot of action and a lot of romance. I really liked Mary Magruder Katz. She’s smart, sexy and fun to read. Overall this was really a fun little book. This was the first book by Barbara and I sincerely hope to read more from her in the future. Her background in law helped to make the book very interesting. On top of that she’s a fellow Buckeye!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:verdana;\"\u003EBarbara is very graciously giving away a signed copy of her book, \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFatal February\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E, to one lucky tour visitor. Go to Barbara’s book \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/barbara-levenson.omnimystery.com\/\"\u003Etour page\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:verdana;\"\u003Eand enter your name, e-mail address, and this PIN, 4751, for your chance to win. Entries from \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/martasmeandering.blogspot.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:verdana;\"\u003EMarta’s Meanderings\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:verdana;\"\u003E blog site will be accepted until 12:00 Noon (PT) tomorrow. No purchase is required to enter or to win. The winner (first name only) will be announced on Barbara’s book tour page next week.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThank you to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mystery-books.com\/\"\u003EMystery Book News\u003C\/a\u003E for allowing me to participate in this book tour! Check out this \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/barbara-levenson.omnimystery.com\/\"\u003Eschedule\u003C\/a\u003E of stops on the FATAL FEBRUARY tour.\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5097141110938971725\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=4616247336548508893\u0026postID=5097141110938971725\u0026isPopup=true","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/5097141110938971725"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/5097141110938971725"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/blog-tour.html","title":"Blog Tour and Review for Fatal February"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616247336548508893.post-7242571896635774126"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-12T08:46:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-12T10:08:13.395-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dark fantasy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"historical fiction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sci fi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thriller"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review and Giveaway! The Terror"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/SZOrwjKvHTI\/AAAAAAAAAp0\/xB_v-qrrGp0\/s1600-h\/9780316008075_154X233.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301770036907547954\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/SZOrwjKvHTI\/AAAAAAAAAp0\/xB_v-qrrGp0\/s200\/9780316008075_154X233.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EBy Dan Simmons\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMass Market Paperback: 992 pages\u003Cbr \/\u003EPublisher: Little, Brown and Company; Reprint edition (January 1, 2009)\u003Cbr \/\u003ELanguage: English\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-10: 0316008079\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-13: 978-0316008075\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\"The men on board HMS Terror have every expectation of finding the Northwest Passage. When the expedition's leader, Sir John Franklin, meets a terrible death, Captain Francis Crozier takes command and leads his surviving crewmen on a last, desperate attempt to flee south across the ice.But as another winter approaches, as scurvy and starvation grow more terrible, and as the Terror on the ice stalks them southward, Crozier and his men begin to fear there is no escape.A haunting, gripping story based on actual historical events, The Terror is a novel that will chill you to your core \"\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis book is simply stupendous. It wasn't til after I started this book that I realized that it was based on a true story. There was an exploratory expedition headed up by Sir John Franklin to find the Northwest Passage and the two ships were named \"The Erebus\" and \"The Terror\" and they did disappear never to be seen from again. After that, Simmons weaves his incredib\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/SZO185MAMFI\/AAAAAAAAAqE\/iSImB3ysdfs\/s1600-h\/1014635_215X340.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301781244093149266\" style=\"FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 131px\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/SZO185MAMFI\/AAAAAAAAAqE\/iSImB3ysdfs\/s200\/1014635_215X340.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003Ele tale of horror, creepiness and suspense. I honestly cannot read his books at night because I get scared silly! This book brings to life the horrors of men at sea, what they endured in that brutal cold while searching in vain for the Northwest Passage. The story combines sci-fi, thriller and historical fiction all in one incredible story. This is that one book everyone should read and experience....well during the daylight hours anyway!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:85%;\"\u003E\"Dan's Arctic adventure-dark fantasy novel The Terror was on a variety of Top 10 lists for 2007, including Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Books of 2007, USA Today's Top 10 Books, Stephen King's \"Top 10 from My Reading in 2007\" list also quoted in Entertainment Weekly, and was # 1 on Amazon.com's \"2007 Top 10 SF and Horror Novels\" list.The Terror was also in the Top 12 of all books rated by Book Se\u003C\/span\u003Ense, the journal of independent bookstores.\" From \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dansimmons.com\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.dansimmons.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:180%;\"\u003ENow for the fun stuff! \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dazzlejunction.com\/generators\/glitter-text\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg height=\"40\" alt=\"Glitter Text Generator\" src=\"http:\/\/img26.imageshack.us\/img26\/4671\/z4993c4431a684bz7.gif\" width=\"281\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:180%;\"\u003EI'm lucky enough to have 5 copies of this thriller to pass on to my lucky blog readers thanks to Hachette Book Group, USA.!!! \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo get past all the legal stuff - You must be 18 to enter, and you must be a resident of the US or Canada and no P.O. boxes allowed. Contest runs from February 12, 2009 until Midnight February 27, 2009.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELeave me a separate comment for each entry and make sure to leave me an email addy so I can contact you if you win!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1 entry for commenting - Tell me one thing that scares you! Think of this as your own private counseling session ;)\u003Cbr \/\u003E1 entry for following me\u003Cbr \/\u003E1 entry for following me on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tbbycatt\"\u003Etwitter\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E2 entries if you post about this contest (give me a link in the comment)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI can't wait to see what frightens all of you! \u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7242571896635774126\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=4616247336548508893\u0026postID=7242571896635774126\u0026isPopup=true","title":"84 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/7242571896635774126"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/7242571896635774126"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/review-and-giveaway-terror.html","title":"Review and Giveaway! 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