As one or two of you may be aware, a young whipper- snapper by the name of John Connolly has a new novel on the way, with THE REAPERS due on a shelf near you on May 15. Thanks to the friendly-as-a-hungry-Buddhist folk at Hodder Headline Ireland, however, Crime Always Pays has three ARCs of THE REAPERS to give away this very week, and it would have been four copies only that the Grand Vizier personally waylaid the delivery guy and half-inched a signed copy by said tyro, the Connolly dude, with an ambush that utilised a diversionary tactic involving two unicorns, a 1:52 scale model of Noah’s Ark and a wooded clearing surrounded entirely by liquorice trees. Anyhoo, quoth the blurb elves: They are the Reapers, the elite among killers. Men so terrifying that their names are mentioned only in whispers. The assassin Louis is one of them. But now Louis, and his partner, Angel, are themselves targets. And there is no shortage of suspects. A wealthy recluse sends them north to a town that no longer exists on a map. A town ruled by a man with very personal reasons for wanting Louis’ blood spilt. There they find themselves trapped, isolated, and at the mercy of a killer feared above all others: the assassin of assassins, Bliss. Thanks to former detective Charlie Parker, help is on its way. But can Angel and Louis stay alive long enough for it to reach them?To be in with a chance of winning a copy of THE REAPERS, just answer the following question:
Is John Connolly:Answers in the comment box below, please, with an email contact, as the Grand Vizier claims he is way too busy right now to respond to all the emails individually, the lazy bugger. The closing date, by the way, is noon on Tuesday, April 8th. Et bon chance, mes amis …
(a) the sexiest Irish writer alive;
(b) the sexiest Irish writer alive or dead;
(c) the sexiest Irish writer alive, dead, undead or trapped in some kind of supernatural limbo between this world and the next?
Answer to question is (c)
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Paddy
phughes@drurycom.com
I'll go with (c) as well.
ReplyDeletegerardforpresident @ yahoo.co.uk
Later 'gator
gb
answer is (C) but with the added comment that he doesn't actually float my boat, but might if I was a big girly
ReplyDeletecolman.keane@itabuk.com
(c) without a shadow of a doubt, and God knows I have searched supernatural limbos!
ReplyDeletec) because it has the true Irish humor
ReplyDeletedjbaynham@aol.com
Is John Connolly:
ReplyDelete(c) the sexiest Irish writer alive, dead, undead or trapped in some kind of supernatural limbo between this world and the next?
Damn skippy
keith.rawson@phoenix.edu
rawson1102@cox.net
I'll go with (c) Mr. Burke sir. I have to bake a cake on May 15th so it would suit me better to have it read beforehand.
ReplyDeleteThanking you,
Laura.
waspinwig@eircom.net
John, as much as we care for you, you have to understand that Irish and Sexiest should never be seen together in the same sentence. However, I do fancy a proof of the Reapers.
ReplyDeleteJosh_Schrank@yahoo.com
Thanks for dropping by, folks, and you're all in the hat for the draw ... Cheers, Dec
ReplyDeleteI thought we were done with all the fawning. Oh well, not being one to want to go against the grain I, too, will go with answer (c). And, don't forget, I make EXCELLENT Jack Daniel's Pecan Pie, just in case that tidbit of info might help in the decision making process. And yes, I ship internationally!
ReplyDeletelawlis42@yahoo.com
I thought we were done with all the fawning. Oh well, not being one to want to go against the grain I, too, will go with answer (c). And, don't forget, I make EXCELLENT Jack Daniel's Pecan Pie, just in case that tidbit of info might help in the decision making process. And yes, I ship internationally!
ReplyDeletelawlis42@yahoo.com
Hi Dec
ReplyDeleteThe answer is c.
Thanks
Fiona
fiona.mccartney@oceanfree.net
Holy moly, Jack Daniel's Pecan Pie? The ante has just been raised, people ... Cheers, Dec
ReplyDelete(c) the sexiest Irish writer alive, dead, undead or trapped in some kind of supernatural limbo between this world and the next?
ReplyDeleteWhat, you mean he's stuck on the M50?
Of course it's c. Because I really deserve a proof.
:D
noenic at gmail dot com
answer = c.
ReplyDeletedid he make up those answers himself tho (if i had a little throwing eyes to heaven emoticon, i'd insert it right here)?
;-)
ed_kins@yahoo.com
I was going to say "none" because I am an American who cannot at all admit when another male is sexy. It is against our nature. ALL other men are beneath us in looks and inteligence. But I have come to grips and chosen C). JC gets teased about his hairdo on his damn message baord and I won't put up with it anymore! C is the answer dammit!
ReplyDelete~ john hubbard (big john h)
john(at)thehubbardagency(dot)com
Now Declan darling, these other people are fawning over you just because you're offering a freebie of John's book while I have been here all along.
ReplyDeleteThe answer is C, but that's only if you're taken out of the running of course!
norby871@yahoo.com
Okay, even I will admit that last one was pretty good.
ReplyDeleteFolks - and I mean the chaps, here - we're all going to have to get over our latent homophobia and / or penis envy and admit that John Connolly is smokin'. On the whole bribe issue, espcially with words like 'pecan', 'pie', and 'Glendfiddich' being bandied about, let's just say that 'bribe' is an ugly word, but 'barter' is less so. And Norby? I like the cut of your jib. Cheers, Dec
ReplyDeleteBribe?? I never! All I was suggesting is that surely there is someone on the streets of Dublin that could benefit from a case of whiskey... And seeing how I can't be there to distribute it myself, I only thought some kind resident would offer to do the job for me.
ReplyDeleteBribe indeed. I take back my post about how good Norby's was.
I'm not one to upset the apple cart, so I think I'll answer C as well. While I was reading the answer, I thought it was going to continue "or trapped in Lisa B's basement" or something.
ReplyDeleteI was also going to accuse Norby of kissing up, but then I say the picture.... I take it back.
Anne
a400poundnudist@hotmail.com
I've got this fabulously ugly china figurine of the Guggenheim Bilbao dog riding a motorbike you can have if you fancy it, Dec. That and a pass to the Bilbao booze cash and carry where Oban is knocked out at 12 euros the bottle. Now that the missus has gone to bed I can safely say that the answer is c. Of course, if Oscar Wilde had been embalmed properly...
ReplyDeleteKieron
kieronspackman@hotmail.com
Not that I feel the need to defend my comment, but Josh, you are a weiner. You know good and well that I did no such thing.
ReplyDeleteNo pie for you!
This is getting to be like JC´s Forum:o)
ReplyDeleteI vote for C.
And I promise to to give anyone my food or cakes (since I´m such an awful cook:o) ).
How is that for a nice bribe:o) ?
Helga
helgabk@gmail.com
I meant to say: I promise NOT to give anyone my food or cakes!!!
ReplyDeleteHelga
Helga - Hmmm, the reverse pyschology bribe? Interesting ... as is Keith's hard cash offer, of course. Unfortunately, the Crime Always Pays elves are Eliot Ness-like in their incorruptability ... except when it comes to ugly china dogs. Meanwhile, in not-unrelated matters, the Grand Vizier is about 100 pages into The Reapers, and it's stonking along ... some terrific backstory on Louis to boot. Cheers, Dec
ReplyDeleteHey, what's that about my basement? He's not down there, he's not!! (He's in the attic...)
ReplyDeleteAnyways, it's quite obviously (d), which is "the sexiest Irish writer alive etc, etc EXCEPT when he grows that odd beard and mullet hairstyle combo". Duh!
Lisa B
Oh that's just cruel, Dec - like eating a steak sandwich just over the nose of a slavering dog that hasn't eaten for a week...
ReplyDeleteCan i add a new answer....(d) the sexiest Irish writer alive, dead, undead or trapped in some kind of supernatural limbo between this world and the next...who manages to pulls off facial hair so very very well!
ReplyDeleteand if this isnt allowed ill go with ans (c)
thanks, roisin
roisin.harkin2@mail.dcu.ie
Guess I'll follow the pack and go with (c). Thanks for posting about this - I'm always excited about a new Charlie Parker novel.
ReplyDeletebluemind@gmail.com
I'll go with the masses and vote c too. I'll resort to bribery if it'll get me a copy of a Charlie Parker book.
ReplyDeleteBob
bob.burke(at)elivefree(dot).net
I have to go with (b). Something about the supernatural limbo, and the energy of those within it, is just so.....hot. And the undead? Weak at the knees! Truthfully I think John Connolly is the sexiest living writer, of any nationality. His mind is an incredibly, disturbingly, beautiful thing. Eyes and smile aren't bad either.
ReplyDeleteriver.cadence@gmail.com
Oh, God! Got to hope JC isn't reading these - he'll be unbearable! He gets enough shameless flattery on his own website!
ReplyDeleteIt's gotta be....
ReplyDelete(c) the sexiest Irish writer alive, dead, undead or trapped in some kind of supernatural limbo between this world and the next?
bjstabler@hotmail.com
Blummin' hell, I just realised ... you're ALL John Connolly, aren't you?
ReplyDeleteNo, we are not all JC himself... but it is safe to say we are either alive, dead, undead or trapped in some kind of supernatural limbo between this world and the next when we read his books:)
ReplyDeleteI'll go with C .
ReplyDeleteRyan Allar
rallar@belmontsheriff.com
looks like i have to go with c as well..
ReplyDeleteAllen McKay
allenmckay@hotmail.com
I believe I am the only non-"c", non-sheep (even if, in the end, I baa-ed for Mr. Connolly) voter. Doesn't that deserve an ARC?
ReplyDeleteriver.cadence@gmail.com
And the answer is 'c'.
ReplyDeletemail - anna-karin.hayden(at)home.se
So Dec.... where do I send the case of scotch?
ReplyDeleteMmm maybe, if the closing date hadn't passed by... two-and-a-half hours when you posted... And I didn't vote C either...
ReplyDeleteBTW, Anne, those allegations about me having men (and potentially JC) chained up in the basement and degrading them in various ways - the charges never stuck! :-))
ReplyDeleteLisa, you're assuming the case has been shelved. Surely you're not that naive?
ReplyDeleteI think we now know who tipped off the cops, Lisa. They have a definite line of enquiry - and the hound dogs smell the scotch.
ReplyDeleteHi folks - Sorry for the delay, but the winners will be announced at some point today (Thursday) ... Appreciate your patience, cheers, Dec
ReplyDeleteThat's okay, Declan. If it's me who gets the proof, the lilyest Vizier will never want for booties.
ReplyDelete:D
And if it's me, he'll never remember what it is he's wanting for.
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