First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a first novel by a thriller writer:

"They came through on the hot line at about half past two in the afternoon."

The winner receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is September 6.

Entries, including postal address, should be sent to First Impressions, The THES, Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield, London E1W 1BX, faxed to 020 7782 3300 or emailed to theschat@thes.co.uk

The winner of last week's competition, who identified Thomas Paine's Common Sense , is Kenneth Austin, St Anne's College, Oxford.

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