Think of a Number" is the chilling debut from John Verdon. It begins with a letter... The letter contains a request
- think of a number any number
- & a sealed envelope. Inside the envelope is that number. When Dave Gurney retired NYPD homicide detective is contacted by an old college acquaintance about some startling letters hes been receiving it is at first little more than a diverting but sinister puzzle. Until the acquaintance is brutally killed. Suddenly Gurney finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation that makes no sense. The killer seems to have known his victim intimately. How else was he able to predict his victims thoughts even his actions? How did he know his darkest secrets? The killer is smart & he is playing with the police. Gurney needs to be smarter if hes going to catch him but this seems only to be the beginning. & the killer alone knows where it will end. " Think of a Number" is the debut from John Verdon & is the first in a series starring the retired detective Dave Gurney. In the tradition of Harlan Coben & Linwood Barclay John Verdons unique high-concept plot & memorable cast of series characters will be a major hit with thriller fans. Subsequent titles include " Let The Devil Sleep" & " Shut Your Eyes Tight". Praise for John Verdon: " The best thriller Ive read in a long long time". (Tess Gerritsen). " Wow! Totally absorbing brilliantly written. The best book Ive read this year". (" The Sun"). John Verdon a former Manhattan advertising executive lives with his wife on a small hilltop in upstate New York. His first two Dave Gurney novels are " Think of a Number" & " Shut Your Eyes Tight"."