Shut Your Eyes Tight

John Verdon returns with Shut Your Eyes Tight, the second book by in the David Gurney series. 
 
Once a cop. Always a cop . . . 
Ex-NYPD detective Dave Gurney is supposed to be retired. But people with problems keep knocking on his door. Like the police, for instance, who are baffled by a gruesome murder they just can't seem to solve. 
 
A young bride has been killed in the middle of her own wedding reception. The prime suspect - her new husband's Mexican gardener - is missing. As is the murder weapon - likely a machete - used to decapitate the bride. 
 
The police have drawn a blank. It's as if the killer has vanished into thin air. But when Gurney begins his investigations, he finds that a baffling murder is just the latest of many sadistic crimes committed by an individual who'll do anything to avoid capture. 
 
Following the success of Think of a Number, John Verdon's stunning follow-up novel, Shut Your Eyes Tight is just as scintillating. Fans of Tess Gerritsen and James Hayman will love this series. 
 
Praise for John Verdon: 
'The best thriller I've read in a long, long time' Tess Gerritsen 
'Wow! Totally absorbing, brilliantly written. The best book I've read this year' The Sun 
 
John Verdon, a former Manhattan advertising executive, lives with his wife on a small hilltop in upstate New York. His first two Dave Gurney novels are Think of a Number and Shut Your Eyes Tight.

Wow! Totally absorbing, brilliantly written. The best book I've read this year

Brainy and well-written . . . a remarkable debut

John Verdon, a former Manhattan advertising executive, lives with his wife on a small hilltop in upstate New York. His first two Dave Gurney novels are Think of a Number and Shut Your Eyes Tight.

Once a cop. Always a cop . . . 
 
Ex-NYPD detective Dave Gurney is supposed to be retired. But people with problems keep knocking on his door. Like the police, for instance, who are baffled by a gruesome murder they just can't seem to solve. 
 
A young bride has been killed in the middle of her own wedding reception. The prime suspect - her new husband's Mexican gardener - is missing. As is the murder weapon - likely a machete - used to decapitate the bride. 
 
The police have drawn a blank. It's as if the killer has vanished into thin air. But when Gurney begins his investigations, he finds that a baffling murder is just the latest of many sadistic crimes committed by an individual who'll do anything to avoid capture.

Think of a Number

It begins with a letter . . . 
The letter contains a request - think of a number, any number - and a sealed envelope. 
 
And inside the envelope is that number. 
 
 When Dave Gurney, retired NYPD homicide detective, is contacted by an old college acquaintance about some startling letters he's been receiving, he thinks it's little more than a diverting but sinister puzzle. 
 
That is, until the acquaintance is brutally killed. 
 
 Suddenly Gurney finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation that makes no sense. 
 
Because the killer seems to have known his victim intimately - how else was he able to predict his victim's thoughts, even his actions? How did he know his darkest secrets? 
 
 The killer is smart, and he is playing with the police. 
 
But Gurney needs to be smarter. 
 
This is only the beginning. And the killer alone knows where it will end. 
 
Fans of Harlan Coben and Linwood Barclay will love this unique and chilling high-concept thriller. 
 
 Praise for John Verdon: 
 
 'The best thriller I've read in a long, long time' Tess Gerritsen 
 
 'Wow! Totally absorbing, brilliantly written. The best book I've read this year' Sun

Written with pace, style, intelligence, teasing puzzles and lots of tension.The number I'm thinking of is 1!

Addictive and thoroughly engrossing . . . this tale will grab hold of you like a steel jaw trap

Spectacular and mind-bending . . . the best thriller I've read in a long, long time. John Verdon's writing is so polished, so nuanced, it makes me envious that I didn't write this terrific novel

John Verdon has written a flawless novel about flawed people and he's written it beautifully

With its edge-of-the-chair suspense, memorable characters that jump off the pages, and elegant and deft writing, John Verdon's Think of a Number is a stunning debut

One of the finest thrillers I've read in years. I devoured it. In a genre frequently and sadly known for delivering more of the same old familiar stuff, Think of a Number stands out as original and exciting

Simply one of the best thrillers I've read in a lifetime of thriller reading - eloquent, heart-rending, deeply suspenseful on many levels, and relentlessly intelligent. Absolutely not to be missed!

It begins with a letter . . . The letter contains a request - think of a number, any number - and a sealed envelope. Inside the envelope is that number. 
 
When Dave Gurney, retired NYPD homicide detective, is contacted by an old college acquaintance about some startling letters he's been receiving, it is at first little more than a diverting but sinister puzzle. Until the acquaintance is brutally killed. 
 
Suddenly Gurney finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation that makes no sense. The killer seems to have known his victim intimately. How else was he able to predict his victim's thoughts, even his actions? How did he know his darkest secrets? 
 
The killer is smart and he is playing with the police. Gurney needs to be smarter if he's going to catch him, but this seems only to be the beginning. And the killer alone knows where it will end.

John Verdon

The best thriller I've read in a long, long time

Ten years ago a serial killer went quiet - now he's back. 
 
Dave Gurney, a retired NYPD homicide detective, agrees to meet a young woman making a documentary on The Good Shepherd. A decade ago a series of roadside shootings made The Good Shepherd killer headline news. But then the killings stopped, and nobody could say for sure why. 
 
Finding himself drawn back into the case, Gurney soon discovers new facts the original investigation missed and literally stakes his life on finding The Good Shepherd. He makes himself a target so that the killer will come for him.

John Verdon

Praise for Let the Devil Sleep

The best thriller I've read in a long, long time

Wow! Totally absorbing, brilliantly written. The best book I've read this year

Astonishingly accomplished

The best thriller I've read in a long, long time

Wow! Totally absorbing, brilliantly written. The best book I've read this year

Astonishingly accomplished

The best thriller I've read in a long, long time

Wow! Totally absorbing, brilliantly written. The best book I've read this year

Astonishingly accomplished

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