Giveaway of The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith

The Secret Speech

by Tom Rob Smith

Tom Rob Smith's debut, Child 44, was an international bestseller and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Now he returns with The Secret Speech.

Stalin is dead, and the brutal Soviet regime once held together by fear is beginning to unravel, leaving behind a society where the police are the bloodiest criminals of all. Former Secret Police Officer Leo Demidov is struggling to put his former career behind him, to make a life for himself, his wife, Raisa, and the two young sisters they adopted. But will the mistrust and betrayals from Leo's own past shatter his family's ability to love and forgive -- or destory them in ways unimaginable?

Tom Rob Smith graduated from Cambridge University in 2001 and lives in London. His first novel, Child 44, was a New York Times bestseller and an international publishing sensation. Among its many honors, Child 44 won the ITW 2009 Thriller Award for Best First Novel, The Strand Magazine 2008 Critics Award for Best First Novel, the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. You can visit Tom's website at http://www.tomrobsmith.com/ and follow @tomrobsmith on Twitter.


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GIVEAWAY

I have 3 copies of this paperback book to giveaway courtesy of Hachette books.  This giveaway will close at Midnight CST on June 1, 2010.  It is open to mailing address in U.S. or Canada - no P.O. boxes.

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Winners and winners and more winners!

I am so late posting these winners! I was at my mom's house for a week and over the weekend attended my 25th class reunion. It was a lot of fun and I was glad that I went. Was able to see some people that I literally had not seen since graduation! A lot of us have linked up now on Facebook so they could possibly be reading this! (Leave a comment and say hello!) But anyway. . . my mom's computer was r-e-a-l-l-y s-l-o-w so I didn't get much posting done. That and I had forgotten to take my spreadsheets of all the entrants to the giveaways.

But am home now and hoping to get caught up on posting about those books that have arrived - start a few of the weekly memes - need to get caught up on book reviews and also tell you all about my 8th graders dance and graduation! I also want to post the speech that she gave at the commencement!

But let's get down to the business of this post - Winners! I have winners of the 4 audio book giveaways and also the book, Night Watchman. You might actually see this post before they get emailed, because I wanted to get them up here first.

So - The first 5 winners of the audiobook The Scarecrow are:
Nicole
Karin
Dawn M
Belinda M
Lady Roxi

The 5 winners of Cemetery Dance audio book are:
Hil'Lesha
ossmcalc
Belinda M
Cindy
Alexa

The 5 winners of The Secret Speech audio book are:
Cheryl S.(already won)
Gaby317
Hil'Lesha
Sue W.
LoveMyCoffee
Alexa

The 5 winners of The Way Home audio book are:
MJ
Kitten22
Cindy
Scottsgal (already won)
Jake L
Valorie

The 1 winner of Night Watchman is:
A Reader

I will go get everyone emailed (and hopefully no one has won these yet!) and they will have until Sunday morning to get back to me or I will have to randomize some new names!

Congrats everyone and thanks for reading my blog!

The Secret Speech - New Audiobook Giveaway!

Another 3 copies of this audiobook - The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith (read by Dennis Boutsikaris) is available because of Hachette Books and Anna!

Tom Rob Smith-the author whose debut, Child 44, has been called "brilliant" (Chicago Tribune), "remarkable" (Newsweek) and "sensational" (Entertainment Weekly)-returns with an intense, suspenseful new novel: a story where the sins of the past threaten to destroy the present, where families must overcome unimaginable obstacles to save their loved ones, and where hope for a better tomorrow is found in the most unlikely of circumstances . . .

THE SECRET SPEECH Soviet Union, 1956. Stalin is dead, and a violent regime is beginning to fracture-leaving behind a society where the police are the criminals, and the criminals are innocent. A secret speech composed by Stalin's successor Khrushchev is distributed to the entire nation. Its message: Stalin was a tyrant. Its promise: The Soviet Union will change.
Facing his own personal turmoil, former state security officer Leo Demidov is also struggling to change. The two young girls he and his wife Raisa adopted have yet to forgive him for his part in the death of their parents. They are not alone. Now that the truth is out, Leo, Raisa, and their family are in grave danger from someone consumed by the dark legacy of Leo's past career.
Someone transformed beyond recognition into the perfect model of vengeance.
From the streets of Moscow in the throes of political upheaval, to the Siberian gulags, and to the center of the Hungarian uprising in Budapest, THE SECRET SPEECH is a breathtaking, epic novel that confirms Tom Rob Smith as one of the most exciting new authors writing today. (description from Barnes and Noble)

Rules are:

1. Open only to U.S. and Canada
2. No PO Boxes
3. 3 copies to giveaway
4. Giveaway ends June 15 at 1:00pm CST

Entering is easy(ALL ENTRIES IN ONE COMMENT IS FINE):

1. Leave a comment (MUST INCLUDE EMAIL ADDRESS IN COMMENT!)
2. Follow my blog +2 (please let me know if you already follow also)
   
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4. Maximum entries is 5.