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John verdon is an author of mystery novels that was born in 1942 in the united states. Think of a number by john verdon book trailer youtube. After he and his wife moved to the country from new york city, they found the peace they had been dreaming of. Think of a number by john verdon 5aug2010 paperback. I hope we see a lot more of john verdon and his smart protagonist, dave gurney, in years to come.
Below is a list of john verdons dave gurney books in order of when they were originally published. The best thriller ive read in a long, long time tess gerritsen wow. Thats the provocative question confronting gurney in the thrilling new installment in this. He boldly highlights the issues from each side, and is able to get the message across that sometimes things are not what they appear to be on the surface. This countryside in delaware county is the setting for the gurney mysteries together with central new york and southern tier. John verdon published on june, 2012 by john verdon.
The man can weave and unravel a tangled web of suspense like none other. The most decorated homicide detective in nypd history, dave gurney is still trying to adjust to. He has successfully juggled every storytelling ball, character, atmosphere, prose, pace, and plot with the skill and assuredness of a veteran novelist at the top of his game. Jul 03, 2018 white river burning is the most provocative and timely book yet by the author hailed by the new york times as masterly. The books in the series have been translated into more than two dozen.
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The characters live and breathe, the plot is diabolically clever and airtight, and the prose is sublime. Today, verdon lives in the catskill mountains in upstate new york and writes dave gurney thrillers. John verdon writes grownup detective novels, by which i mean stories with intelligent plots, welldeveloped characters and crimes that have. White river burning, featuring the authors brainy gumshoeforhire, dave gurney, checks all these boxes. Think of a number, crime story from john verdon the.
In this latest novel from bestselling author john verdon, ingenious puzzle solver dave gurney puts under the magnifying glass a notorious serial murder one whose motives have been enshrined as lawenforcement dogma and discovers that everyone has it wrong. Some news for upstate new york readers of the dave gurney books. Before retiring, verdon worked as an advertising exec in manhattan. Wolf lake is such a tale, suspenseful and intriguing, keeping the reader guessing. Think of a number a dave gurney novel book 1 kindle edition. Browse john verdons bestselling audiobooks and newest titles.
Dave gurney, a recently retired 40something nypd homicide detective with a reputation for catching serial killers, in rural upstate new york. Jun 02, 2010 tess gerritsen says think of a number is, spectacular and mindbending. John verdon writes grownup detective novels, by which i mean stories with intelligent plots, welldeveloped characters and crimes that have social consequences. He boldly highlights the issues from each side, and is able to get the message. Torontobased production company innis lake entertainment has optioned the film and television rights to john verdon s dave gurney mystery book series. John verdon held several executive positions with manhattan advertising firms before relocating with his wife to rural upstate new york. John verdon is the author of the internationally acclaimed dave.
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Vernon is a graduate of regis high school in new york city and fordham university. The new gurney novel, white river burning, just got a fantastic. Books by john verdon authors like john verdon what should i read next. Jun, 2017 john verdon is the author of the dave gurney series of thrillers, international bestsellers published in more than two dozen languages. Thats the provocative question confronting gurney in the thrilling new. Think of a number a dave gurney novel book 1 ebook. See all books authored by john verdon, including think of a number, and shut your eyes tight, and more on. Detective and mystery stories detectives new york state new york criminal. His other novels, shut your eyes tight and let the devil sleep are both international bestsellers. Torontobased production company innis lake entertainment has optioned the film and television rights to john verdons dave gurney mystery book series. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. His first three dave gurney novels, think of a number, shut your eyes tight, and let the devil sleep, are all more about john verdon. Below is a list of john verdon s books in order of.
John verdon is best known for his very popular dave gurney mysterythrillers. John verdon and the wife now reside in a beautiful and bracing countrywide in delaware county. White river burning is the most provocative and timely book yet by the author hailed by the new york times as masterly. Nelson demille, new york times bestseller author of the lions. John verdon has held several executive positions with manhattan advertising firms, but like his protagonist, he recently relocated with his wife to rural upstate new york. Verdons novels, now read in twenty languages, feature serpentine plots, heightening suspense, skillfully developed characters, and a rich sense of place. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, out. John verdon has written a flawless novel about flawed people and hes written it beautifully. Innis lake entertainment secures rights to dave gurney. The best result we found for your search is john verdon in oakville, on in the wedgewood creek neighborhood. When advertising executive john verdon retired 15 years ago at the age of 53, he was looking forward to trying something new so first turned his hand to making furniture then. Think of a number, crime story from john verdon the new. White river burning dave gurney, book 6 by john verdon. John verdon is a former manhattan advertising executive who lives with his wife in the mountains of upstate new york.
He has worked in advertising, built shakerstyle furniture, and earned a pilots licence. A student of regis high school new york city and fordham university, john always had a taste for the arts, which explains his foray into the world of advertising. John verdons think of a number is simply one of the best thrillers ive read in a lifetime of thriller reading eloquent, heartrending, deeply suspenseful on many levels, and relentlessly intelligent. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. 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. In 2010, crownrandom house published his first mystery thriller, think of a number, the debut novel in the dave gurney detective series. The dave gurney series began in 2010 with think of a number, which was also verdons debut as a published author. John verdon writes grownup detective novels with intelligent plots, welldeveloped characters and crimes. In the sixth installment of this series of mysterythrillers by exadman verdon wolf lake, 2016, etc. As a child, born in new york city, john verdon always longed to. Deese and his cohort must constantly pull new jobs to support their gambling and drug habits, and its hard to imagine their eluding the law for very long.
Like dave and madeleine gurney, once my wife and i left the hectic jobs that had attached us to the big city, we decided to move to someplace completely different a place of pastoral peace and beauty. Author john verdons complete list of books and series in order, with the. John verdon phone, address, background info whitepages. John verdon books list of books by author john verdon. John verdon is an american author of thriller novels. See the complete dave gurney series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. White river burning its always a pleasure to watch a keen mind absorbed in a difficult puzzle, which is how dave gurney distinguishes himself in john verdon s tricky whodunits. John verdon made his literary debut in 2010 with think of a number. The first book in the dave gurney series, think of a number is a heartpounding game of cat and mouse.
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