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== Biography == |
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Verdon is a graduate of [[Regis High School (New York City)|Regis High School]] in New York City and [[Fordham University]]. His initial career was in the advertising industry in New York City, where he worked on the creative sides of several large agencies. After his retirement from advertising, he and his wife decided to leave the city and move to a rural area in the western foothills of the [[Catskill Mountains]].<ref name="ref3">[http://johnverdon.net/pages/author.php], "John Verdon." - Author. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 June 2014. <http://johnverdon.net/pages/author.php>.</ref> |
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In his first pursuit after leaving the city he designed and built Shaker-style furniture—a career he pursued for the next ten years. He also became a fan of classic detective stories, in all their varieties from [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] to [[Ross Macdonald]] to [[Reginald Hill]]. |
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John Verdon was born at 1942 in the United States<ref name="test4">"John Verdon." Goodreads. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 June 2014. <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3248211.John_Verdon>.</ref>. John always wanted to be a writer, but he also wanted to make a living. So he became an advertising writer<ref name="test5">"John Verdon: The Monday Interview." Things Id Rather Be Doing RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 June 2014. <http://tirbd.com/2010/07/john-verdon-the-monday-interview/>.</ref>. Eventually, pursuing promotions into a job that had very little to do with anything he was good at. He left advertising to do something completely different. |
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| ⚫ | His wife, Naomi, inspired him to write his own mystery novel. Two years later he completed ''Think of a Number''. Its subsequent success in the marketplace, as well as with critics, persuaded him to write a second novel, ''Shut Your Eyes Tight'', featuring the same central characters. That was the beginning of a series of crime thrillers featuring retired NYPD homicide [[detective]], Dave Gurney. The books in the series have been translated into more than two dozen languages.<ref name="ref2">[http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/john-verdon], "John Verdon." Bookreporter.com |. The Book Report, n.d. Web. 4 June 2014. <http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/john-verdon>.</ref> |
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He studied [[woodworking]] and started building Shaker-style furniture, an occupation he immersed his self for ten years. Along the way he also got a commercial pilot’s license, as an alternate route to the horizon<ref name="test3">"John Verdon." - Author. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 June 2014. <http://johnverdon.net/pages/author.php>.</ref>. |
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When his wife left her teaching job in New York City, they moved to the country — to a beautiful part of the western Catskill Mountains. After their move, he began reading a lot more, mostly mysteries. He discovered that he truly loves classic detective stories, in all their varieties from [[Conan Doyle]] to [[Ross Macdonald]] to [[Reginald Hill]]. |
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Then, his wife, Naomi, inspired him to write his own mystery novel. That takes him two years to complete his first book, Think of a Number. |
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| ⚫ | Its subsequent success in the marketplace, as well as with critics, |
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== Bibliography == |
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* ''[[Think of a Number]]'' (2010) |
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* ''Let the Devil Sleep'' (2012) |
* ''Let the Devil Sleep'' (2012) |
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* ''Peter Pan Must Die'' (2014) |
* ''Peter Pan Must Die'' (2014) |
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* ''Wolf Lake'' (2016) |
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== Criticism == |
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* ''White River Burning'' (2018) |
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''“If one read this novel with no knowledge of the writer’s background, one would guess that he is a retired policeman or prosecutor. It is quite hard to believe that Verdon has no personal knowledge of the bleak and challenging world that he writes about so expertly in this work."''<ref name="test6">Arellano, Joseph. "Think of a Number." a book review:. New York journal of books, n.d. Web. 4 June 2014. <http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/think-number>.</ref> '''[[New York Journal of Books]]''' |
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* ''On Harrow Hill'' (2021) |
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* ''The Viper'' (2023) |
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''“Verdon is masterly at keeping Gurney a step ahead of the reader.”<ref name="test7">Siegel, Ed. "In the Catskills, Unable to Give Up Crime." The New York Times. The New York Times, 15 July 2010. Web. 04 June 2014. <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/books/16book.html?action=click&module=Search®ion=searchResults&mabReward=relbias%3Ar&url=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fsearch%2Fsitesearch%2F%3Faction%3Dclick%26region%3DMasthead%26pgtype%3DHomepage%26module%3DSearchSubmit%26contentCollection%3DHomepage%26t%3Dqry817%23%2Fjohn%2Bverdon%2Breview%2F>.</ref>'' '''[[New York Times]]''' |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 19:44, 22 June 2024
John Verdon | |
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| Born | January 1, 1942 United States of America |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller, Adventure, Mystery, Detective |
| Notable works | Think of a Number |
| Spouse | Naomi |
| Website | |
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John P. Verdon is an American novelist. In 2010, Crown/Random House published his first mystery thriller, Think of a Number, the debut novel in the Dave Gurney detective series.
Biography
[edit]Verdon is a graduate of Regis High School in New York City and Fordham University. His initial career was in the advertising industry in New York City, where he worked on the creative sides of several large agencies. After his retirement from advertising, he and his wife decided to leave the city and move to a rural area in the western foothills of the Catskill Mountains.[1]
In his first pursuit after leaving the city he designed and built Shaker-style furniture—a career he pursued for the next ten years. He also became a fan of classic detective stories, in all their varieties from Arthur Conan Doyle to Ross Macdonald to Reginald Hill.
His wife, Naomi, inspired him to write his own mystery novel. Two years later he completed Think of a Number. Its subsequent success in the marketplace, as well as with critics, persuaded him to write a second novel, Shut Your Eyes Tight, featuring the same central characters. That was the beginning of a series of crime thrillers featuring retired NYPD homicide detective, Dave Gurney. The books in the series have been translated into more than two dozen languages.[2]
Bibliography
[edit]- Think of a Number (2010)
- Shut Your Eyes Tight (2011)
- Let the Devil Sleep (2012)
- Peter Pan Must Die (2014)
- Wolf Lake (2016)
- White River Burning (2018)
- On Harrow Hill (2021)
- The Viper (2023)
References
[edit]- ^ [1], "John Verdon." - Author. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 June 2014. <http://johnverdon.net/pages/author.php>.
- ^ [2], "John Verdon." Bookreporter.com |. The Book Report, n.d. Web. 4 June 2014. <http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/john-verdon>.
