I have heard a of mad scheme to flood London with Kevin Brooks’ Black Rabbit Summer. Puffin are working with Bookcrossings, and today they will leave 100 copies of Kevin’s book all over the place. Some will be left in a chain of shops (but I don’t advertise here), and the rest on buses and in pubs and so on.
The first person to find a book and contact Puffin will win £150 worth of books. So, it may be worth going hunting. London only, though. More information on the Spinebreakers site.
Blast! O how I wish I was there!