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John Verdon is an American bestselling author of mystery and thriller novels, notably known for writing the Dave Gurney Series.

A graduate of Fordham University, Verdon spent a huge part of his career in the New York City advertising industry, where he held several executive positions with huge advertising firms.

Upon retirement, he moved with his wife to the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, where he designed and built Shaker-style furniture for a decade.

During the time, he got consumed by classic detective stories like Arthur Conan Doyle, Ross Macdonald and Reginald Hill.

Encouraged by his wife Naomi to write his own mysteries, Verdon made his debut as a novelist in 2010 with Think of a Number, which became an international bestseller.

His books have since been translated into more than two dozen languages.

Genres: Mystery, Thriller

United States

Website: https://www.johnverdon.net

  • Let the Devil Sleep
  • On Harrow Hil
  • Peter Pan Must Die
  • Shut Your Eyes Tight
  • Think of a Number
  • White River Burning

Dave Gurney

  • Think of a Number (2010)
  • Shut Your Eyes Tight (2011)
  • Let the Devil Sleep (2012)
  • Peter Pan Must Die (2013)
  • Wolf Lake (2016)
  • White River Burning (2018)
  • On Harrow Hil (2021)
  • The Viper (2023)

Think of a Number

Detailed book overview

Threatening letters arrive in the mail over a period of weeks, ending with a simple declaration: “Think of any number . . . picture it . . . now see how well I know your secrets.” 

Those who comply find that the letter writer has predicted their random choice exactly. But when oddities that begin as a diverting puzzle quickly ignite into a massive serial murder investigation, police are confronted with a baffling killer, one who is fond of rhymes filled with threats and warnings, whose attention to detail is unprecedented, and who has an uncanny knack for disappearing into thin air.

Brought in as an investigative consultant, Dave Gurney, a recently retired NYPD homicide investigator, soon accomplishes deductive breakthroughs that leave local police in awe. Yet, even as he matches wits with his seemingly clairvoyant opponent, Gurney’s tragedy-marred past rises up to haunt him, his marriage approaches a dangerous precipice, and he wonders if he’s met an adversary who can’t be stopped.

Dave Gurney, a few months past the Mellery case that pulled him out of retirement and then nearly killed him, is trying once again to adjust to his country house’s bucolic rhythms when he receives a call about a case so seductively bewildering that the thought of not looking into it seems unimaginable—even if his beloved wife, Madeleine, would rather he do anything but.

The facts of what has occurred are horrible: a blushing bride, newly wed to an eminent psychiatrist and just minutes from hearing her congratulatory toast, is found decapitated, her head apparently severed by a machete. Though police investigators believe that a Mexican gardener killed the young woman in a fit of jealous fury, the victim’s mother—a chilly high-society beauty—is having none of it. Reluctantly drawn in, Dave is quickly buffeted by a series of revelations that transform the bizarrely monstrous into the monstrously bizarre.  

Underneath it all may exist one of the darkest criminal schemes imaginable. And as Gurney begins deciphering its grotesque outlines, some of his most cherished assumptions about himself are challenged, causing him to stare into an abyss so deep that it threatens to swallow not just him, but Madeleine, too.

The most decorated homicide detective in NYPD history, Dave Gurney is still trying to adjust to his life of quasi-retirement in upstate New York when a young woman who is producing a documentary on an infamous murder spree seeks his counsel. Soon after, Gurney begins feeling threatened: a razor-sharp hunting arrow lands in his yard, and he narrowly escapes serious injury in a booby-trapped basement. 

As things grow more bizarre, he finds himself reexamining the case of The Good Shepherd, which ten years before involved a series of roadside shootings and a rage-against-the-rich manifesto. The killings ceased, and a cult of analysis grew up around the case with a consensus opinion that no one would dream of challenging—no one, that is, but Dave Gurney.  

Mocked even by some who’d been his allies in previous investigations, Gurney realizes that the killer is too clever to ever be found. The only gambit that may make sense is also the most dangerous—to make himself a target and get the killer to come to him.

The daunting task that confronts Gurney, once the NYPD’s top homicide cop: determining the guilt or innocence of a woman already convicted of shooting her charismatic politician husband -- who was felled by a rifle bullet to the brain while delivering the eulogy at his own mother’s funeral.

Peeling back the layers, Gurney quickly finds himself waging a dangerous battle of wits with a thoroughly corrupt investigator, a disturbingly cordial mob boss, a gorgeous young temptress, and a bizarre assassin whose child-like appearance has earned him the nickname Peter Pan.

Startling twists and turns occur in rapid-fire sequence, and soon Gurney is locked inside one of the darkest cases of his career – one in which multiple murders are merely the deceptive surface under which rests a scaffolding of pure evil. Beneath the tangle of poisonous lies, Gurney discovers that the truth is more shocking than anyone had imagined.

And the identity of the villain at the mystery’s center turns out to be the biggest shock of all.

Could a nightmare be used as a murder weapon?

That’s the provocative question confronting Gurney in the thrilling new installment in this series of international bestsellers. The former NYPD star homicide detective is called upon to solve a baffling puzzle: Four people who live in different parts of the country and who seem to have little in common, report having had the same dream—a terrifying nightmare involving a bloody dagger with a carved wolf’s head on the handle. 

All four are subsequently found with their wrists cut — apparent suicides — and the weapon used in each case was a wolf’s head dagger.

Police zero in quickly on Richard Hammond, a controversial psychologist who conducts hypnotherapy sessions at a spooky old Adirondack inn called Wolf Lake Lodge. It seems that each of the victims had gone there to meet with Hammond shortly before turning up dead.

Troubled by odd holes in the official approach to the case, Gurney begins his own investigation — an action that puts him in the crosshairs of not only an icy murderer and the local police but the darkest corner of the federal government. As ruthless as the blizzard trapping him in the sinister eeriness of Wolf Lake, Gurney’s enemies set out to keep him from the truth at any cost — including an all-out assault on the sanity of his beloved wife Madeleine.

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. The polarized city is on edge, confronted with angry demonstrations, arson, and looting. In the midst of the turmoil, a White River police officer is shot dead by an unknown sniper. As the town spirals out of control, local authorities approach Dave Gurney to conduct an independent investigation of the shooting.

When an old colleague comes to him for help solving the mysterious death of his town's most prominent resident, retired NYPD detective Dave Gurney must use all of his analytical skills to hunt a murderer who just might be killing from beyond the grave

The idyllic community of Larchfield is rocked to its core when Angus Russell, its wealthiest and most powerful citizen, is found dead in his mansion on Harrow Hill. A preliminary analysis of DNA gathered at the crime scene points to the guilt of local bad boy Billy Tate, whose hatred for the victim was well known. Except that Tate fell from the roof of a local church and was declared dead by the medical examiner the day before Russell was killed. When police rush to the mortuary, they discover Tate's coffin has been broken open from the inside, and the body is gone.

A series of murders soon follows as Larchfield loses its collective mind. Gun sales explode. Conspiracy theories and religious fundamentalism spread. The once-peaceful town becomes a magnet for sensation seekers, self-proclaimed zombie hunters, TV producers eager for ratings, and apocalyptic preachers rallying the faithful for the end of days. His quiet retirement shattered, ex-NYPD detective Dave Gurney finds himself not only facing down a murderer, but struggling to restore order to the town rapidly spiraling out of control.

Pushed to his breaking point and accused of murder, retired NYPD detective Dave Gurney must face his greatest adversary yet to solve a mystery that is quickly tearing his world apart

Tennis bad boy Zeko Slade is serving twenty years for the grisly murder of small-time criminal Lenny Lerman. The facts of the case—and Slade’s checkered past—seem indisputable. What begins as a cursory review of the case as a favor to Dave Gurney’s wife’s friend soon spirals into something much more complicated. 

When Gurney’s involvement threatens to expose a viper’s nest of corruption, he finds himself framed for murder and pursued by a sensational media, a ruthless district attorney, and a coldblooded killer.

As he evades the law and attempts to solve the case to salvage his reputation, Gurney grapples with the realization that his unshakable need for police work is costing him more than the brilliant detective ever suspected.

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SEVEN shocking novels. SEVEN Brillant killers. ONE REMARKABLE DETECTIVE.

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Detective fiction is arguably the most popular genre today. It retains its appeal on many levels, as it is usually an action and adventure in a tussle between good and evil. In most of the works of detective fiction, there is usually a conflict between an amateur detective- often the hero- and the professional police investigator- especially regarding their perspectives on a particular occurrence. This is also the case with John Verdon’s works featuring a detective known as Dave Gurney.

Who is David Gurney?

Dave Gurney resides in Bronx and is a graduate of the Fordham University. He used to be a sleuth with the New York Police Department before retiring. He became a hero to millions owing to his ability to unravel various criminal mysteries. Dave Gurney is married, and he together with his wife moved Upstate to a beautiful, bracing countryside in Delaware County.

He is a creation of John Verdon. John Verdon also hails from Bronx and graduated from Fordham University. He worked in New York in the advertising field. John Verdon and the wife now reside in a beautiful and bracing countrywide in Delaware County. No wonder people often think that John Verdon is Dave Gurney. This countryside in Delaware County is the setting for the Gurney mysteries- together with Central New York and Southern Tier. Despite the geographical connection, Dave Gurney series books have become international best sellers.

John Verdon admits that some Gurney characteristics emanate from his history and personality: both are born in Bronx; they graduated from the same college; both had high-pressure careers in the city; and all of them moved to rural areas that are entirely different from where they were used to.

However, he quickly points out that despite the unmistakable connection, Dave Gurney has concerns that are completely peculiar to him. He is a homicide detective who has the steeliness and the confrontational ability that enables to perform his job. That helps John Verdon to understand the character well and write well about him- though John confesses that he can’t do what Dave Gurney does.

Understanding Dave Gurney

Dave Gurney is kind of impressive. But he has some glaring shortcomings. For example, him being a thinker, he sometimes doesn’t understand or he chooses to ignore the impact of his behavior on other people. Though he genuinely loves his wife, he can’t show it well enough for her to appreciate it- for example, he doesn’t get to spend enough time with her and he also doesn’t usually pay attention to the details of his wife’s life. The problem rears itself in a multitude of ways in their marriage- for example, he sometimes can’t remember where his wife said she’d go for the day though he never forgets even a minor detail of a crime scene. Therefore, Dave Gurney comes across as a person who tends to prioritize his work over his family and other personal relationships.

Always thinking, looking out to solve a puzzle, and searching for missing pieces in any story, the man is hardly ever at rest. His only comfort comes from a ruthless focus on getting answers to a riddle or puzzle. And even when he gets the answer, that doesn’t usually provide him relief, rather, it opens another puzzle, which will keep him engrossed further. He is addicted to pursuit and the process of discovering facts, piecing them together and getting answers to confounding mysteries.

Books in the Series

‘Think of a Number’ is the premiere volume in the series, and it was released in 2010. Here Dave is seen preparing for retirement and painting some portraits which he derived from mug shots of felons. The paintings, rather surprisingly, attract interest get the support of seasoned art collectors. It is obvious he is a bored outside his forte, which is crime investigation. He is not long into his retirement when a colleague from college, Mark Mellery, approaches him with a plea- to find out who has been issuing him with serious and nerve-wracking death-threats. Dave Gurney is a little hesitant at first to plunge into the world of private investigation. However, the threats result in a series of murders and Dave Gurney decides to use his amazing skills to unearth what is happening.

A year later, in 2011, another volume in the series was born. ‘Shut Your Eyes Tight’ is about the brutal beheading of a bride on her wedding day. Police investigators are clueless and hapless. Gurney’s enters with his skills, and as you can guess, Dave keeps the reader riveted. Here, even critics note rather approvingly, that Verdon has reintroduced an earlier popular way of writing crime fiction where readers can, by following the action with the protagonist, accurately deduce what is happening.

‘Shut Your Eyes Tight’ was followed by ‘Let the Devil Sleep’ where Gurney is taking interest in a case of cold murder. The killer calls himself the Good Shepherd, and Dave Gurney is invited to unearth who the man behind the pseudonym could be. Dave Gurney decides to help despite the fact he is recuperating from a bullet wound he got in the climax of ‘Shut Your Eyes Tight’. He acquiesces partly because he wants to help out a young woman whose college project that involves interviewing survivors of Good Shepherd is being turned into a TV series by a popular network. The woman is also the daughter of a New York Magazine reporter. Here Gurney overturns all earlier findings and assumptions of a case that detectives had already closed.

In the latest book in the series ‘Peter Pan Must Die’, Dave Gurney imports his analytical brilliance to a bizarre murder that couldn’t have been executed the same way the New York Police think it was committed. Here, Gurney wants to show that a woman, already convicted of the murder of her charismatic politician husband, is innocent. Gurney peels back the layers of assumptions and wittingly confronts a vicious group bent on derailing him. There are startling twists and turns that occur in this book, the reader will obviously be on the edge of his seat. Beneath the elaborate network of dangerous lies, Gurney discovers the truth- and it is even more shocking that what everyone had earlier imagine. The identity of the villain in the mystery turns out to be the greatest mystery of all.

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    JOHN VERDON is the author of the Dave Gurney series of thrillers, international bestsellers published in more than two dozen languages: Think of a Number, Shut Your Eyes Tight, Let the Devil Sleep, Peter Pan Must Die, Wolf Lake, White River Burning, and On Harrow Hill.Before becoming a crime fiction writer, Verdon had two previous careers: as an advertising creative director and a custom ...

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    Paperback - June 5, 2012. by John Verdon (Author) 4.3 2,873 ratings. Book 1 of 8: Dave Gurney. See all formats and editions. The first book in the Dave Gurney series, Think of a Number is a heart-pounding game of cat and mouse that grows relentlessly darker and more frightening as its pace accelerates. Threatening letters arrive in the mail ...