The first book in the Dave Gurney series, Think of a Number is a heart-pounding game of cat and mouse that grows relentlessly darker and more frightening as its pace accelerates Threatening letters arrive in the mail over a period of weeks, ending with a simple declaration: “Think of any number picture it now see how well I know your secrets.”/5(). · My copy of Think of a Number by John Verdon opens with twenty-six glowing review excerpts from a range of authors, publications, and blogs, but it genuinely might be the single worst book I have read in a very, very long time, and without being in the least splenetic about it I’m going to explain www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 9 mins. · 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.5/5(1).
THINK OF A NUMBER by John Verdon is closer to the latter type of story, with Dave Gurney starring as the crab. Gurney, newly retired from his position as the NYPD's top homicide investigator, has moved out of the city with his wife Madeleine and into a farmhouse near the village of Walnut Crossing. John Verdon held several executive positions with Manhattan advertising firms before relocating with his wife to rural upstate New York. Think of a Number, his first novel, reached incredible proportions, selling more than $1 million in international sales with 27 foreign publishers purchasing book rights. This is more or less the theme of Think of a Number by John Verdon. Dave Gurney is a year-old recently retired NYPD homicide detective. His successful career had made him "the most decorated detective in the NYPD.". While on the force, he captured some notorious serial killers, and has recently taken up the art of "enhancing.
Tess Gerritsen says THINK OF A NUMBER is, "spectacular and mind-bending the best thriller I've read in a long, long time. John Verdon's writing is so polis. My copy of Think of a Number by John Verdon opens with twenty-six glowing review excerpts from a range of authors, publications, and blogs, but it genuinely might be the single worst book I have read in a very, very long time, and without being in the least splenetic about it I’m going to explain why. Think of a Number by John Verdon. First Edition, hardcover, pages, ISBN: Very rare, valuable First Edition. Pages clean, no library stamps, no annotations, no marks. Original dustjacket in excellent condition. An excellent collectible copy of this great work of literature by John Verdon.
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