Carlos Ruiz Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind

Penguin is releasing one of last year's best reviewed titles of 2004 in trade paperback next week. Advance word is that Carlos Ruiz Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind is receiving strong consideration for the Gumshoe Awards, which should be announced shortly.

The publisher is sponsoring a contest to celebrate the release. (You've probably gathered by now that I'm a sucker for contests. Not that I ever win.)

You can read an excerpt of it here. I hate excerpts, but I know some people dig 'em.