A Final Nudge

Response to The Rap Sheet’s latest book giveaway contest has been so great, it almost seems unnecessary to remind readers that it’s still going on. But in case you’ve been distracted by the Miss Universe swimsuit competition or the furor of misinformation and outright lies surrounding U.S. health-care reform, and still haven’t sent in your entry, here are the specifics one final time.

To help celebrate the publication of Joseph Finder’s Vanished on August 18, Minotaur Books is offering Rap Sheet readers in the United States and Canada three free copies of that new novel. To enter our contest, just answer this simple question:

Which of Finder’s previous novels was made into a film starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman?

(a) High Sierra
(b) High Noon
(c) High Crimes
(d) High School Musical 2

Send your response, along with your mailing address, to: jpwrites@wordcuts.org. And write “Vanished Competition” in the subject line. Submissions will be accepted between now and midnight on Sunday, August 16. Winners will be chosen at random from among those who submit correct entries, and their names will be announced on this page the following day.

Again, this competition is open only to U.S. and Canadian readers. But Rap Sheet followers in the UK shouldn’t despair: The e-zine Shots, in conjunction with publisher Headline, has posted the same contest to benefit three of Finder’s British/Irish fans.