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Once a cop. Ex-NYPD detective Dave Gurney is supposed to be retired. But people with problems keep knocking on his door. Like the police, 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.
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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.Praise for Think of a Number- 'WOW! Totally absorbing, brilliantly written. The best book I've read this year' Sun 'Brainy and well-written . . . a remarkable debut' Sunday Times
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The follow-up to the mindblowing brainteaser, Think Of A Number, featuring ex-NYPD detective Dave Gurney. A young bride has been killed in the middle of her own wedding reception. The prime suspect and the murder weapon are missing; the police have drawn a blank. But when Gurney begins his own investigations, he finds that this baffling murder is just the latest of many sadistic killings committed by an individual who'll do anything to avoid capture.
Author Biography
John Verdon is a former Manhattan advertising executive who lives with his wife in the mountains of upstate New York. His first two Dave Gurney novels, Think of a Number and Shut Your Eyes Tight, are both international bestsellers. http-//
Review
Wow! Totally absorbing, brilliantly written. The best book I've read this year * Sun *Astonishingly accomplished * Daily Mail *Brainy and well-written . . . a remarkable debut * Sunday Times *
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Wow! Totally absorbing, brilliantly written. The best book I've read this year
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Wow! Totally absorbing, brilliantly written. The best book I've read this year
Details ISBN0141048719 Author John Verdon ISBN-10 0141048719 ISBN-13 9780141048710 Media Book Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-02-16 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.6 Short Title SHUT YOUR EYES TIGHT Language English Format Paperback Pages 592 UK Release Date 2012-02-16 AU Release Date 2012-02-16 NZ Release Date 2012-02-16 Alternative 9780141960159 Audience General We've got this
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