Thanks to the lovely people at Serpent’s Tail one lucky Bookgeeks reader will win a set of Serpent’s Tail’s beautiful new Classics series, comprising: We Need to Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver, Shoe Dog, by George Pelecanos, Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, and The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa. The books all have new introductions specially commissioned for them, and they’re a wonderful taste of some of the best that Serpent’s Tail has to offer.

We Need To Talk About Kevin: Lionel Shriver’s Orange Prize winner went on to sell a million copies worldwide. This new classics edition has a specially written introduction by Kate Mosse.

Shoedog: George Pelecanos’s own favourite among his novels. Written before The Wire made him famous, and long before the forthcoming series on New Orleans, Treme. With a new introduction by the BBC’s Mark Lawson.

Devil in a Blue Dress: One of the first African American gumshoe detectives, and later played on screen by Denzel Washington. Where it all started for the great Walter Mosley. The Classics edition features a new introduction from Wire in the Blood’s Val McDermid.

The Book of Disquiet: Existential European literature which has long been acknowledged as a masterpiece. With a new introduction by William Boyd.

To win this great set of books, answer the following question:

Q: Which detective is the lead character in Walter Mosley’s Devil in a Blue Dress?

Terms and conditions

1. Closing date for entries: 1st August 2010.
2. Open to residents of the United Kingdom only.
3. Entry to the competition is by completion of the above form only. Anyone submitting multiple entries will be disqualified.
4. The winners will be selected at random from those correct entries received before the closing date.
5. Only the winning entrants will be contacted by Bookgeeks. Our decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. The winner’s name(s) may be published on the Bookgeeks website after the closing date of the competition.
7. The competition is not open to Bookgeeks and their families, or to employees of Profile / Serpent’s Tail and their families.

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