Gone book competition

boom competitions - win a copy of the latest James Patterson book, Gone

*** THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED ***

To celebrate the release of Gone by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge, we've got 2 copies in hardback to be won, courtesy of Century. Closing date: 3rd October 2013.

About Gone:

boom competitions - win a copy of James Patterson's latest book, Gone

Award-winning and bestselling author, James Patterson is back with another compelling thriller in the Michael Bennett Series Gone, the latest instalment is out on hardback on 12 September published by Century.

The Detective Michael Bennett series is a consistent Sunday Times number one bestseller and the character is a classic Patterson hero with all the suspense, action and excitement of an Alex Cross story. Josh Berman (CSI) has been signed up to direct The Cru, a forthcoming series featuring Detective Michael Bennett for US TV network CBS.

Manuel Perrin doesn’t fear anyone or anything. A charismatic and ruthless leader, Perrine slaughters rivals as effortlessly as he wears his trademark white linen suit. Detective Michael Bennett once managed to put Perrine behind bars, the only official in the US ever to accomplish that. But now Perrine is out, and he is sworn to find and kill Bennett and everyone dear to him.

Detective Bennett, along with his ten adopted children, their nanny and his grandfather, are hidden safely on a rural California farm, with guards courtesy of the FBI’s witness protection program. Perrine begins to embark on an escalating series of assassinations across the country, killings whose brazenness and audacity bring into question the possibility of safety and law in the US. The FBI has no choice but to ask Detective Bennett to risk it all in Perrine’s war on America.

A no-holds-barred, pedal-to-the-floor, action-packed novel, Gone is James Patterson at his most personal and most thrilling best.

James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Since winning the Edgar Award in 1977 for his first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, his books have sold more than 280 million copies worldwide, with over 16 million in the UK alone.

For your chance to win, correctly answer the following question:
Michael Bennett, the protagonist of Gone, is a detective. James McAvoy starred as a detective in a British crime thriller this year. What was it called?
Best of luck.

Terms & Conditions
1. This competition is only open to UK residents, excluding BOOM's friends and family and anyone else directly associated with this promotion.
2. The first two names drawn will receive a copy of Gone by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge in paperback.
3. One entry per person - and yes, we will check. If we find that you have entered multiple times, we will disqualify you from this competition. Repeat offenders will be disqualified from entering uture competitions. And we don't like robots, so we investigate multiple entries and entries suspected as being from robots will be deleted.
4. Closing date for entries is midnight on 3rd October 2013.
5. Winners will be notified within 7 days by email. If a winner does not respond with their posting details 7 days after we sent them the initial notification email, their prize will be offered to another person following a subsequent further draw. This process will repeat until somebody responds and tells us where to send the prize. If you're entering, please do remember to check your emails!