The complete series list for dave gurney john verdon. The official john verdon website, bringing you news of the critically acclaimed series of dave gurney thrillers, with author insights. I hope we see a lot more of john verdon and his smart protagonist, dave gurney, in years to come. He has worked in advertising, built shakerstyle furniture, and earned a pilots licence. In this latest novel from bestselling author john verdon, ingenious puzzle solver dave gurney puts under the magnifying glass a notorious serial murder case. I picked up the first book think of a number in john verdons dave gurney series back in 2010. John verdon held several executive positions with manhattan advertising firms before relocating with his wife to rural upstate new york.
John verdon author john verdon is the author of the dave gurney series of thrillers, international bestsellers published in more than two dozen. Before becoming a crime fiction writer, john had two previous careers as an advertising creative director and a custom furniture maker. But people with problems keep knocking on his door. Today, verdon lives in the catskill mountains in upstate new york and writes dave gurney thrillers. The dave gurney series began in 2010 with think of a number, which was also verdons debut as a published author. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Gurneys wife, madeleine, his upstate new york farm, his search for a peaceful life after the turmoil of big city. Wolf lake is the pageturning new work by a writer hailed by the new york times as masterly and it furthers the adventures of dave gurney. Shut your eyes tight by john verdon 2011, hardcover for. Before retiring, verdon worked as an advertising exec in manhattan. Four people who live in different parts of the country and who seem to have little in common report having had the same. The author of the bestselling novel the partylauded as tense and riveting by new york times bestselling author megan mirandareturns with a chilling new domestic drama about two women whose deep friendship is threatened by dark, longburied secrets.
Gurney has brains and good instinct and apparently looks like daniel craig. John verdon has written a flawless novel about flawed people and hes written it beautifully. Today, verdon lives in the catskill mountains in upstate new york and writes dave gurney thrillers john verdon made his literary debut in 2010 with think of a number. Thats the provocative question confronting gurney in the thrilling new. Once again, the bucolic upstate retirement of nypd homicide ace dave gurney is disrupted by a grisly murder spree. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Dave gurney is a retired nypd homicide investigator who had the highest solve rate in the nypds history when he left the. Author john verdon mixes standard detective work with wonky serial killer and borderline woowoo stuff. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
Exnypd detective dave gurney is supposed to be retired. John verdon is best known for his very popular dave gurney mysterythrillers. In the sixth installment of this series of mysterythrillers by exadman verdon wolf lake, 2016, etc. A novel epub adobe drm can be read on any device that can. A new york timesa as incredible as it seems, a relatively new author with no law enforcement background has created a protagonist with insight and skills that rival the best crime solvers of all time. Its always a pleasure to watch a keen mind absorbed in a difficult puzzle, which is how dave gurney distinguishes himself in john verdons tricky whodunits. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. John verdon writes grownup detective novels with intelligent plots, welldeveloped characters and crimes that have social consequences. John verdon is the author of the dave gurney series of thrillers, international bestsellers published in more than two dozen languages. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. Jul 12, 2016 could a nightmare be used as a murder weapon.
White river burning, featuring the authors brainy gumshoeforhire, dave gurney, checks all these boxes. John verdon writes grownup detective novels, by which i mean stories with intelligent plots, welldeveloped characters and crimes that have social consequences. These individuals collectively are associated with 33 companies in 27 cities. Author john verdons complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. John verdon has held several executive positions with manhattan advertising firms, but like his protagonist, he recently relocated with his wife to rural upstate new york. Verdons protagonist dave gurney is one for the ages, and readers everywhere will surely clamour to see this man again david baldacci. The fifth book in the series, wolf lake, was published in 2016. John verdon is an american author of thriller novels. I immediately liked the lead character and verdons plotting and writing.
John verdon books list of books by author john verdon. Vernon is a graduate of regis high school in new york city and fordham university. I immediately liked the lead character and verdon s plotting and writing. I picked up the first book think of a number in john verdon s dave gurney series back in 2010. Vernon is a graduate of regis high school in new york city and fordham. John verdon we still dont have a publisher for the new book, but were hoping that will change. Verdon is able to use a strong protagonist in gurney, whose style is neither brash nor neutral, while still offering new and tantalising layers to lure the reader a little deeper. Kevin verdon passed away in the rock, new south wales.
A student of regis high school new york city and fordham university, john always had a taste for the arts, which explains his foray into the world of advertising. In this latest novel from bestselling author john more. A new york journal of booksa john verdon has done something remarkable in his debut thriller, think of a number. Thats the provocative question confronting gurney in the thrilling new installment in this series of internati, isbn 9781619027336. The new york times tensions have been running high in white river as it approaches the anniversary of a fatal shooting of a black motorist by a local police officer. Below is a list of john verdons dave gurney books in order of when they were originally published.
John verdon is the author of the internationally acclaimed dave gurney mysterythrillers. In 2010, crownrandom house published his first mystery thriller, think of a number, the debut novel in the dave gurney detective series. Some of the revelations, as they relate to madeleine keep the. After he and his wife moved to the country from new york. Like dave and madeleine gurney, once my wife and i left the hectic jobs that had attached us to the big city, we decided to move to someplace completely different a place of pastoral peace and beauty. New york times when gruesome murders tear apart a racially polarized town, gurneys investigation uncovers deep layers of deception and a shockingly coldblooded villain. After he and his wife moved to the country from new york city, they found the peace. This countryside in delaware county is the setting for the gurney mysteries together with central new york and southern tier. John verdon made his literary debut in 2010 with think of a number.
See full comments on the audible page yet another temptation to choose this book was the fact that it is the first in a series, and im always on the lookout for a good mystery series. Wolf lake is the pageturning new work by a writer hailed by the new. A novel by john verdon 2016, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. For dave gurney, just retired as the nypds top homicide investigator and forging a new life with his wife, madeleine. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Wolf lake is the fifth book in the dave gurney series, a very interesting series because dave is supposed to be retired, but he keeps getting pulled back into bizarre cases that no. John verdon returns with shut your eyes tight, the second book by in the david gurney series once a cop. Wolf lake by john verdon overdrive rakuten overdrive. There are 33 individuals that go by the name of john verdon. Signed books by john verdon, autographed books, a book list, biography, and awards.
John verdon is back for another wellgrounded and deeply psychological thriller that will keep readers up. July 12, 2016 standard isolatedinn thriller with notes of horror and hints of the supernatural. Thats the provocative question confronting dave gurney in the thrilling new installment of john verdons series of international bestsellers. John verdon profiles in ca, fl, ia, il, in, md, mi, mo. But verdon has not sacrificed gurneys personal life story. Dave gurney is a retired nypd homicide investigator who had the highest solve rate in the nypds history when he left the department. No wonder people often think that john verdon is dave gurney. John vernon is a novelist, memoirist and critic whose novels have explored both real and imagined signature moments in american history, from john wesley powells 1869 voyage of discovery through the grand canyon in the last canyon, to an 1872 confab between the mother and father of american poetry, emily dickinson and walt whitman, in peter doyle, to billy the kids 1881 escape from the. Dave gurney, a recently retired 40something nypd homicide detective with a reputation for catching serial killers, in rural upstate new york. Think of a number, the first book in the gurney series, was a great combination of puzzle, thrills, chills, and eerie characters. Praise for wolf lake fans of classic fair play who appreciate. Below is a list of john verdons books in order of when they were originally released. Verdon s protagonist dave gurney is one for the ages, and readers everywhere will surely clamour to see this man again david baldacci.
Think of a number dave gurney book 1 audiobook and book. John verdon is an author of mystery novels that was born in 1942 in the united states. Nelsondemille, new york times bestseller author of the generals daughter john verdons think of a number is one of the finest thrillers ive read in. In verdons outstanding sixth outing for exnypd homicide detective dave gurney after 2016 s wolf lake, white river, n. After he and his wife moved to the country from new york city, they found the peace they had been dreaming of. John verdon and the wife now reside in a beautiful and bracing countrywide in delaware county. The former nypd star homicide detective is called upon to solve a baffling puzzle. The obituary was featured in the sydney morning herald. This acclaimed book by john verdon is available at in several formats for your ereader.