John Verdon
Hardcover | Pages: 418 pages Rating: 3.84 | 24867 Users | 2281 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Think of a Number |
| ISBN: | 0307588920 (ISBN13: 9780307588920) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Dave Gurney #1 |
| Characters: | Dave Gurney |
| Literary Awards: | Nero Award Nominee (2011) |
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An extraordinary fiction debut, Think of a Number is an exquisitely plotted novel of suspense that grows relentlessly darker and more frightening as its pace accelerates, forcing its deeply troubled characters to moments of startling self-revelation.Arriving in the mail over a period of weeks are taunting letters that end with a simple declaration, “Think of any number…picture it…now see how well I know your secrets.” Amazingly, those who comply find that the letter writer has predicted their random choice exactly. For Dave Gurney, just retired as the NYPD’s top homicide investigator and forging a new life with his wife, Madeleine, in upstate New York, the letters are oddities that begin as a diverting puzzle but quickly ignite a massive serial murder investigation.
What police are confronted with is a completely baffling killer, one who is fond of rhymes filled with threats and warnings, whose attention to detail is unprecedented, and who has an uncanny knack for disappearing into thin air. Even more disturbing, the scale of his ambition seems to widen as events unfold.
Brought in as an investigative consultant, Dave Gurney soon accomplishes deductive breakthroughs that leave local police in awe. Yet, even as he matches wits with his seemingly clairvoyant opponent, Gurney’s tragedy-marred past rises up to haunt him, his marriage approaches a dangerous precipice, and finally, a dark, cold fear builds that he’s met an adversary who can’t be stopped.
In the end, fighting to keep his bearings amid a whirlwind of menace and destruction, Gurney sees the truth of what he’s become – what we all become when guilty memories fester – and how his wife Madeleine’s clear-eyed advice may be the only answer that makes sense.
A work that defies easy labels -- at once a propulsive masterpiece of suspense and an absorbing immersion in the lives of characters so real we seem to hear their heartbeats – Think of a Number is a novel you’ll not soon forget.
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| Title | : | Think of a Number (Dave Gurney #1) |
| Author | : | John Verdon |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 418 pages |
| Published | : | July 6th 2010 by Crown Publishing Group (NY) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Thriller. Fiction. Crime. Mystery Thriller. Suspense. Detective |
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Ratings: 3.84 From 24867 Users | 2281 ReviewsEvaluate Regarding Books Think of a Number (Dave Gurney #1)
I just finished this book and I have to say that I was quite disapointed. I began this book with raving reviews. It wasn't until a was about half way through that I started to rethink how great this book was. I have to confess that I was totally caught up with the mystery of how the killer seems to read minds. Put quite simply, the killer ask the victim, via a letter, to think of a number and the killer professes to know what that number will be. The number is in a sealed envelope. The number isWe should not treat a crime book as a regular literature book. Since the author does not emphasize on the writing (it has to be kept simple so it won't make the reader get tired) but on the characters and plot. But .. This was bad. I could not understand at which part the author was counting on in order to feel that this was a good crime book. Since there's no room for improvement concerning the writing style the author should try and make the characters interesting. At least the main
This book took me longer to read than most books. The reason? I kept trying to figure out the clues. I am obviously not very good at that. Dave Gurney is a retired detectivce. He has retired and is now spending time with his wife. Unfortunately after suggesting he take an art class with her, his wife is not happy with the path that class has taken. First of all her husband is creating art out of the mug shots of serial killers he put away. Second of all she can tell that the instructor has the
Think of a number between 1 and 1,000: Go on, first one that enters your head.7.So John Verdon arrives on the scene with a cliche-ridden brick of a book about a genius detective whose obsessive behaviour is damaging his marriage and so he has retired from the NYPD to upstate NY where everything will be much better...if he doesn't get dragged into solving a mystery for an old college mate who is being sent freaky hand-written messages by a scary person who seems to know more about the recipient
This is hard to believe that this is a debut author. Mr. Verdon with all the twists and turns he takes the reader on, will keep you on the edge of your seat. To tackle the age old premise of a serial killer, who thinks he's smarter than the local police sounds all too familiar. But, this one is an inventive take on how our bad guy thinks his puzzles will not be solved. Our hero Dave Gurney, you can not help but like. It's like he was put on this earth to solve these type of puzzles. And, the
Ive been successfully cured of my addiction to mysteries and thrillers year ago, but when Audible dangled this lovely carrot right in front of my nose in the form of their Audible daily deal, I simply couldnt resist. John Verdon has been receiving a lot of praise from those far more familiar with the genre so of course I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.Think of a Number starts off very strongly, with a seemingly unsolvable puzzle in front of our retired detective. Dave Gurney has been
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