The Dirty Lowdown: Win A Killer Trip To Paris with Cara Black

Released today 3/5/2013 Murder Below Montparnasse I’ll be reviewing this one soon. Get your signed first edition now for a chance to win. – The Dirty Lowdown

For Immediate Release:

Soho Press to send one fan on a "killer" trip to Paris with bestselling author Cara Black

"Transcendently, seductively, irresistibly French."
—Alan Furst

New York, January 30, 2013—What are you doing October 15 to 22, 2013? Want to tour Paris with mystery writer Cara Black? If you preorder the limited Signed Parisian Edition of her next Aimée Leduc mystery, MURDER BELOW MONTPARNASSE (March 5, 2013), you just might get that chance. Soho Press has partnered with San Francisco based Tea Garden Travel LLC to offer an exciting sweepstakes in association with the bestselling series. Interested fans can access entry forms inside the limited, signed first edition of the physical book, in the ebook edition, and for free at participating libraries and bookstores. Fans can also enter to win at any of Cara Black’s official tour events around the country. The list of stores, libraries and events can be found on www.parisisformurder.com.

“Cara’s devoted readers have been traveling with her to Paris since Murder in the Marais came out in 1999,” says Bronwen Hruska, the Publisher of Soho Press. “We thought it was about time to send someone for real. I wish everyone luck—the trip is going to be fantastic.”

One lucky winner will stalk the same streets, shop the same designer thrift stores and tour the same museums as Cara’s stylish Parisian P.I., the incomparable Aimée Leduc. Bestselling author Cara Black will serve as tour guide. (International intrigue and murder not included.)

What you will get: economy airfare, accommodations and a Tea Garden Travel-organized guided tour of Cara Black’s Paris. The winner will join Cara Black, a representative from Tea Garden Travel and 15 fellow travelers for a one-of-a-kind travel experience. For specific details of the prize and eligibility for the “Win a Killer Trip to Paris” sweepstakes, please consult the Official Contest Rules, which can be found on www.parisisformurder.com. Valid entry forms must be received during the official sweepstakes period, which runs from March 5, 2013 to April 30, 2013.

The winner of the Soho Press “Win a Killer a Killer Trip to Paris” sweepstakes will be announced on May 15^th on the contest website www.parisisformurder.com.

To request a copy of the signed Parisian Edition of Murder Below Montparnasse or for more information about the sweepstakes:
Contact Paul Oliver | Director of Marketing and Publicity
poliver@sohopress.com | 212-260-1900

At a Glance: Win a Killer Trip to Paris with Cara Black

The Sweepstakes Prize
A trip to Paris with author Cara Black and fifteen other fans to tour the City of Lights as it appears in Black’s bestselling Aimée Leduc series.

Ways to Enter
a. Preorder or purchase a copy of the “Signed Parisian Edition” of MURDER BELOW MONTPARNASSE which contains an entry ticket as well as specially commissioned map of Aimée’s Paris endpapers and the author’s signature. This special “Signed Parisian Edition” is limited to the first printing, so we’re recommending fans preorder.

b. Attend an “Official Cara Black Event” and receive an entry form from the author herself.

c. Visit a “Participating” bookstore or library and receive an entry form there.

d. Order the digital edition of MURDER BELOW MONTPARNASSE during the official sweepstakes period and find instructions at the back of the book.

e. Locations of “Official Cara Black Events” and “Officially Participating Bookstores” can be found on the sweepstakes website: www.parisisformurder.com.

Official Rules & Information
Can be found at www.parisisformurder.com.

The Sweepstakes Period
March 5^th 2013 to April 30^th 2013. The winner will be announced on May 15^th.

The Trip
Takes place October 15^th, 2013 through October 22^nd, 2013. The trip is being planned and run (there will be an agent running the tour itself) by Tea Garden Travel.

About Cara Black

Cara Black is the author of thirteen books in the bestselling Aimée Leduc series, including Murder in the Marais and Murder at the Lanterne Rouge. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and son and visits Paris frequently.