June 2, 2011 • Category: Blog, Promotions
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We’re giving away five copies of Manuel Muñoz’s new novel What You See in the Dark and five gorgeous broadsides created by Ander Monson, the multi-talented author of Vanishing Point and Other Electricities. The broadside features Monson’s original artwork and an excerpt from the novel, which NPR just picked as one of the top five mysteries for the summer!
“Manuel Munoz’s debut mystery, What You See in the Dark, takes flight from one of the cleverest suspense conceits I’ve encountered in a long time: Two young lovers become entwined in a doomed affair, while, at the same time, Hitchcock and his minions begin setting up their equipment in sleepy Bakersfield. Munoz uses the noir form to meditate on the evil spell that murder on the big screen casts on susceptible minds “in the dark.” This atmospheric tale of twisted minds and small-town murder would’ve put a demented gleam in The Master’s eye.” — Maureen Corrigan, NPR
For a chance to win a copy of What You See in the Dark and this one-of-a-kind broadside, comment here or on our Facebook page about your favorite summer read. And don’t miss the Hitchcockian book trailer below!
More Praise for What You See in the Dark:
“Manuel Muñoz’s vividly suspenseful first novel is a fine blend of Hitchcock’s chilly elegance and the sordid passions of James M. Cain: a dark, intimate, heartbreaking tale about four very different women, each one longing to escape the confines of her everyday life through the romantic illusions concocted by Hollywood. Their voices will haunt me for some time to come.” —Julia Glass, author of The Widower’s Tale and Three Junes
“[A] stellar first novel…with a subtlety worthy of Hitchcock himself.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Muñoz has hit upon a killer premise: the making of Psycho set against a real-life murder.”
—Booklist
“What You See in the Dark strikes emotional chords so deep and with such precision, it almost makes you believe you’ve discovered a new art form.”
—Austin Chronicle
“Refreshingly innovative…Muñoz has upended the conventional crime novel…Nice work.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“An audacious debut novel…the book, like its double-entendre title, operates superbly on so many levels: as a sharply detailed portrait of small-town life, as a skillful whodunit and as a meditation on escapism and celebrity.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Ander Monson, Book Giveaway, Julia Glass, Manuel Munoz, Maureen Corrigan, NPR, What You See in the Dark
carol cambareri says...
we always awaited the “new” harry potter book…but now…ah well. awaiting winning this one!!!
June 2, 2011@ 11:43 AMKathleen says...
So many books, so little time! So many favorites, but one beach vacation stands out in my mind–I hung out on the beach all day pouring through one Agatha Christie novel after another. Great fun! What You See in the Dark is definitely on my “must read” list.
June 2, 2011@ 11:30 AMLori Anderson says...
Turnaround by George Pelecanos. Also did you announce the winners of the Silver Sparrow giveaway
June 2, 2011@ 11:24 AMTeresa says...
Hmmm… It is really hard for me to narrow down a favorite because so often a book is my favorite until I finish a new one and then it is my favorite. I think you get the picture…
June 2, 2011@ 11:16 AMJeffrey Tretin says...
I enjoy a Donna Leon book each summer.
June 2, 2011@ 11:10 AMLarry says...
Heidi Durrow’s “The Girl Who Fell From the Sky”. A second time round for sure.
June 2, 2011@ 11:08 AMAnn Adams says...
My favorite summer read thus far is The Land of Mango Sunsets by Dorothea Benton Frank. It was light reading, and I love her flair for capturing life as it really is with a little of the past thrown in. I am always open to the magic of the island.
June 2, 2011@ 11:07 AMJill Hartmann says...
I just finished I Thought You Were Dead by Pete Nelson. Thoroughly enjoyable book – made you laugh and cry and think. What a good book should do!
June 2, 2011@ 11:06 AMceleste says...
So far my favorite summer read has been….Does the noise in my head bother you By Steven Tyler!
June 2, 2011@ 11:03 AMI’m always up for a good read!
Lisa Emig says...
My favorite summer mystery was Caleb Carr’s The Alienist. Still scares the daylights out of me.
June 2, 2011@ 10:58 AM