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'''''Think of a Number''''' is the |
'''''Think of a Number''''' is the [[debut novel]] of [[John Verdon]] published in 2010. |
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It is a [[detective novel]] about retired |
It is a [[detective novel]] about a retired New York City [[homicide]] detective named Dave Gurney.<ref>{{registration required|date=January 2011}} {{cite news|title=In the Catskills, Unable to Give Up Crime|first=Ed|last=Siegel|date=July 15, 2010|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/books/16book.html|accessdate=August 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Review of ''Think of a Number'', a Thriller by John Verdon|first=Daniel|last=Stashower|date=July 26, 2010|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/25/AR2010072502460.html|accessdate=January 17, 2011}}</ref> |
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It is the beginning of a saga that continues with its 2011 follow-up '''''Shut Your Eyes Tight'''''. |
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==Plot== |
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Dave Gurney, a retired homicide detective living in Walnut crossing, gets visited by a college friend, Mark Mellery, who wants help with a problem he has. Mellery has received a letter in which he is asked to think of a number, he does so and thinks of the cipher 658, when he opens an envelope that came with the letter, he discovers that the sender of the letter (who signs as X. Arybdis) has guessed the number. A few weeks later (in November), Mark Mellery appears dead with his throat slashed by a bottle of whiskey in his house. The police is flabbergasted with the clues left as the scene: footprints in the snow leading to nowhere, cigarette butts with no DNA in them and a beach chair which didn't belong to the victim. A few days later after Mark's murder, another man in the Bronx appears murdered with his throat slashed with a bottle of whiskey. With two murders to resolve, Guney now has to play all his cards to trap an intelligent psychopath who can, as incredible as it may seem, read people's minds. |
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In 2012 a third novel in the David Gurney series was published, entitled '''''Let the Devil Sleep'''''. |
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In 2014 a fourth novel in the David Gurney series was published, entitled '''''Peter Pan Must Die''''' |
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==See also== |
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*[[2010 in literature]] |
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* [http://thinkofanumber.gr/ Greek edition's page for Think of a Number (Σκέψου έναν Αριθμό)] |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 10:05, 3 July 2023
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| Author | John Verdon |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Detective novel |
Publication date | 2010 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 978-0-307-58892-0 |
| OCLC | 427644829 |
Think of a Number is the debut novel of John Verdon published in 2010.
It is a detective novel about a retired New York City homicide detective named Dave Gurney.[1][2]
It is the beginning of a saga that continues with its 2011 follow-up Shut Your Eyes Tight.
In 2012 a third novel in the David Gurney series was published, entitled Let the Devil Sleep.
In 2014 a fourth novel in the David Gurney series was published, entitled Peter Pan Must Die
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (registration required) Siegel, Ed (July 15, 2010). "In the Catskills, Unable to Give Up Crime". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ^ Stashower, Daniel (July 26, 2010). "Review of Think of a Number, a Thriller by John Verdon". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
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