Wolf Lake

Verdon, John

ISBN 10: 1619029472 / ISBN 13: 9781619029477

Published by Counterpoint, Berkeley, CA, 2017

About this Item

Berkeley, CA: Counterpoint, June 2017. 8vo. 1st Counterpoint paperback, 1st printing. Vi + [378] pp. Square binding, a couple reading creases, a bit of edge wear, clean, flat, unmarked pages. ; A Dave Gurney Novel; Trade PB; Vol. 5; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages.

Seller Inventory # 27470

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wolf Lake
• Publisher: Counterpoint, Berkeley, CA
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1619029472
• ISBN 13: 9781619029477
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Paperback Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 1.19 pounds

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Synopsis

Could a nightmare be used as a murder weapon? That's the provocative question confronting Gurney in the thrilling new installment in this series of international bestsellers. The former NYPD star homicide detective is called upon to solve a baffling puzzle: Four people who live in different parts of the country and who seem to have little in common, report having had the same dream—a terrifying nightmare involving a bloody dagger with a carved wolf's head on the handle. All four are subsequently found with their wrists cut — apparent suicides — and the weapon used in each case was a wolf's head dagger.

Police zero in quickly on Richard Hammond, a controversial psychologist who conducts hypnotherapy sessions at a spooky old Adirondack inn called Wolf Lake Lodge. It seems that each of the victims had gone there to meet with Hammond shortly before turning up dead.

Troubled by odd holes in the official approach to the case, Gurney begins his own investigation — an action that puts him in the crosshairs of not only an icy murderer and the local police but the darkest corner of the federal government. As ruthless as the blizzard trapping him in the sinister eeriness of Wolf Lake, Gurney's enemies set out to keep him from the truth at any cost — including an all–out assault on the sanity of his beloved wife Madeleine.

With his emotional resources strained to the breaking point, Gurney must throw himself into a deadly battle of wits with the most frightening opponent he has ever faced.

Wolf Lake is the page–turning new work by a writer hailed by the New York Times as "masterly" — and it furthers the adventures of Dave Gurney, a detective reviewers have compared to Sherlock Holmes.

About the Author

JOHN VERDON is the author of the Dave Gurney series of thrillers, international bestsellers published in more than two dozen languages: Think of a Number, Shut Your Eyes Tight, Let the Devil Sleep, Peter Pan Must Die, Wolf Lake, and White River Burning. Before becoming a crime fiction writer, Verdon had two previous careers: as an advertising creative director and a custom furniture maker. He currently lives with his wife, Naomi, in upstate New York.