Sunday, March 02, 2008

Nothing to Lose...the saga continues

My fresh off the press ARC of Nothing to Lose was kidnapped by the transit police on Friday after a nefarious book thief tried to nab it on the subway.

On Saturday I trudged down to One Police Plaza to reclaim it. Here's what happened:

Me: Two transit cops kidnapped my Lee Child novel.

Desk Sergeant: Which one?

Me: Nothing to Lose

DS: Is that new? I haven't read it.

Me: It's coming out in June. I had an advance reader copy.

DS: Any way to prove it's yours?

Me: Well, I know that some companies are numbering and personalizing ARCs to prevent them from being sold, but I don't think this one has my name in it.

DS: Well, without your name in it there's not much I can do. You might try back in a week or so.

Me: If there's not much you can do, why would coming back in a week help?

DS: Well, I..uh..I'll have a chance to look for it by then.

Passing cop: What he means is he'll have had a chance to read it by then.

And sure enough, there under a stack of forms I spy my very own copy of Nothing to Lose.

Here's the proof:


























Me: That's MINE!

DS: Prove it!

Just as I'm about ready to break into sobs of frustration, I hear a voice behind me.

Voice: Actually, it's mine, but give it to her.

DS: Yessir, Mr. Noah. Here you go ma'am.

I turn around but this Noah guy has disappeared.

Me: Who was that guy?

DS: You've never heard of Noah and his ARC?
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14 comments:

  1. Jean3/2/08, 12:45 PM

    Grooooaaaannnn. :)

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  2. Mindy Tarquini3/2/08, 1:19 PM

    double grooooaaaannnnn.

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  3. Eric3/2/08, 1:29 PM

    That's it, I'm in the middle of writing book four in my series, I'm sticking in at least one real groaner. It's only fair.

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  4. Gina Black3/2/08, 2:04 PM

    Thank you. I needed that. (Nose back to the grindstone.)

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  5. Sean Ferrell3/2/08, 2:45 PM

    Oh God, I think I just went blind.

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  6. Sandra Cormier3/2/08, 4:00 PM

    Oh, Pshhhaaawwww! I suppose Noah was one of the cops in the subway.

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  7. Susan Helene Gottfried3/2/08, 7:42 PM

    Oh, Janet, that was BAD.

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  8. PJD3/2/08, 8:58 PM

    Riiiight... what's a cubit?

    When you think about this, it's really quite deep. All those cops--let's call them "athiests"--require "proof" that the book is yours. Yet Noah built the Ark on faith.

    Nah, never mind. I believe the proper response to something like this is "sssssssss."

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  9. astrologymemphis.blogspot.com3/3/08, 9:22 AM

    I laughed anyway.

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  10. Maya Reynolds3/3/08, 3:04 PM

    [wince]

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  11. Sophie W.3/3/08, 5:52 PM

    auuuuuugh.

    I think my brain has fizzled.

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  12. The Anti-Wife3/3/08, 6:34 PM

    Another groan!

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  13. Therese Walsh3/3/08, 8:25 PM

    Oh, god, it's like your channeling my father. Dad, dad, is that you?

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  14. McKoala3/3/08, 9:26 PM

    Hm, when do I stop believing?

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