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'''''Think of a Number''''' is the [[debut novel]] of [[John Verdon]] published in 2010.
'''''Think of a Number''''' is the [[debut novel]] of [[John Verdon]] published in 2010.


It is a [[detective novel]] about retired [[New York City]] [[homicide]] detective 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=http://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|work=[[The Washington Post]]|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/25/AR2010072502460.html|accessdate=January 17, 2011}}</ref>
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>


It's the beginning on a saga that continues with its 2011 follow-up '''Shut Your Eyes Tight'''.
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 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==
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Latest revision as of 10:05, 3 July 2023

Think of a Number
First edition
AuthorJohn Verdon
LanguageEnglish
GenreDetective novel
Publication date
2010
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN978-0-307-58892-0
OCLC427644829

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

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References

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  1. ^ (registration required) Siegel, Ed (July 15, 2010). "In the Catskills, Unable to Give Up Crime". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  2. ^ Stashower, Daniel (July 26, 2010). "Review of Think of a Number, a Thriller by John Verdon". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 17, 2011.