Free book: "Pinkerton's Great Detective"

Viking and the Campaign for the American Reader are giving away a copy of Pinkerton's Great Detective: The Amazing Life and Times of James McParland by Beau Riffenburgh.

HOW TO ENTER: (1) send an email to this address:

(2) In the subject line, type Pinkerton's Great Detective.

(3) Include your name (or alias or whatever you wish to be called if I email you to tell you you've won the book) in the body of the email.

[I will not sell or share your email address; nor will I be in touch with you unless it is to tell you you have won the book.  I promise.]

Contest closes on Monday, November 18th.

Only one entry per person, please.

Winner must have a US mailing address.

Read more about Pinkerton's Great Detective at the Viking website.

--Marshal Zeringue