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onsdag den 6. januar 2010

DJ´s Bait in the Box # 50


Do you recognize the opening lines of this thriller?

“Last night I dreamed I went to M…… again. It seemed to me I stood by the iron gate leading to the drive, and for a while I could not enter, for the way was barred to me. There was a padlock and a chain upon the gate. I called in my dream to the lodge-keeper, and had no answer, and peering closer through the rusted spokes of the gate I saw that the lodge was uninhabited.”


COMPETITION

If you recognize the quotation, please send the name of the author and the title of the book in an e-mail to do.hu.ja (at) mail.tele.dk.

The competition ends on Tuesday, January the 12th, by midnight.

The prize:

I will draw one winner who receives an Amazon gift card of £ 10 or $ 15. (Or any online bookshop that accepts visa cards).


See my very first Bait in the Box.
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16 kommentarer:

  1. Elizabeth Spann Craig6. januar 2010 kl. 13.33

    One I know! One I know!

    I'm sending you an email...

    Elizabeth
    Mystery Writing is Murder
    Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen

    SvarSlet
  2. Dorte H6. januar 2010 kl. 15.07

    To all readers: this week I am not going to modify comments that include hints.

    Perhaps I should have made that clearer in the post.

    SvarSlet
  3. Anonym6. januar 2010 kl. 15.19

    Dorte - So sorry! I will send you an Email

    SvarSlet
  4. Jose Ignacio Escribano6. januar 2010 kl. 15.20

    Sorry Dorte I did not read all your post.
    I have already send you an e-mail.

    SvarSlet
  5. Dorte H6. januar 2010 kl. 15.45

    Margot and Jose: not at all. I appreciate your comments very much, and I could just have made it clearer that I did not want hints this week. I have sometimes included them even in competitions, and it doesn´t matter much either way as I just enjoy getting many answers.

    SvarSlet
  6. Maxine Clarke6. januar 2010 kl. 18.24

    Oh well, I know this one but will not provide a hint. What a pity as when hints are allowed I usually cannot provide any ;-)

    SvarSlet
  7. R/T6. januar 2010 kl. 20.12

    BTW, you are back on my list of favorites at my revived blog.

    SvarSlet
  8. Louise6. januar 2010 kl. 20.14

    I don't know this one :-D so no hints from me anyway.

    SvarSlet
  9. Dorte H6. januar 2010 kl. 21.26

    R.T.: I have decided not to bring hints this time. We can´t make it too easy ;)

    I am afraid I hadn´t even noticed I had fallen out of favour. I lost my blog roll some time ago, and it took me very long to restore most of it (not sure I have found everybody yet).

    Louise: how unfortunate (don´t tell anyone, but perhaps if you tried googling the quotation ... :D). At least you will have a chance tomorrow and Friday.

    SvarSlet
  10. Anonym6. januar 2010 kl. 21.32

    WOw - I know one, too. Very fun. :)

    SvarSlet
  11. pattinase (abbott)6. januar 2010 kl. 22.06

    Is there a more wonderful first line in fiction. I doubt it.

    SvarSlet
  12. Beth F6. januar 2010 kl. 23.05

    I'm so excited, I actually know one!!!

    SvarSlet
  13. seana graham7. januar 2010 kl. 05.53

    Finally I know one! I won't email, because I work in a bookstore and don't want to win. But I'm enjoying the anniversary hoopla anyway!

    SvarSlet
  14. Dorte H7. januar 2010 kl. 11.20

    Care, Beth, Seana: I am glad I chose one which is not quite hopeless ;)

    Patti: there may be, but I agree that this one is compelling - I haven´t read the book for twenty years, but I remembered it.

    SvarSlet
  15. Sandra10. januar 2010 kl. 07.54

    Oh Dorte, my email is not going through and I finally recognize one. Do I have the address right?

    do.hu.ja (at) mail.tele.dk.

    With @ for (at) of course. Should I add DOT com, I did and that didn't work either. I just says it's undeliverable. Rats.

    SvarSlet
  16. Dorte H10. januar 2010 kl. 11.50

    Don´t worry, Sandra, of course I have entered you for the competition.

    SvarSlet