Think of a Number

Verdon, John

ISBN 10: 0307885453 / ISBN 13: 9780307885456

Published by Broadway Paperbacks, New York, 2010

About this Item

First trade paperback printing. Used, with light reading wear; the interior is clean and the binding is tight with no creases to the spine.

Seller Inventory # 003908

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Think of a Number
• Publisher: Broadway Paperbacks, New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0307885453
• ISBN 13: 9780307885456
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Trade Paperback Edition
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.” Those who comply find that the letter writer has predicted their random choice exactly. But when oddities that begin as a diverting puzzle quickly ignite into a massive serial murder investigation, police are confronted with a 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.
 
Brought in as an investigative consultant, Dave Gurney, a recently retired NYPD homicide investigator, 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 he wonders if he’s met an adversary who can’t be stopped.
 
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.

About the Author

John Verdon is a former Manhattan advertising executive who lives with his wife in the mountains of upstate New York.  His first three Dave Gurney novels, Think of a Number, Shut Your Eyes Tight, and Let the Devil Sleep, are all international bestsellers.