Think of a Number
- Published
- 1 January 2010
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN-13
- 9780307588937
- Type
- novel
About this book
Think of a Number launched John Verdon's Dave Gurney series in 2010, introducing the retired NYPD homicide detective and his wife Madeleine at their farmhouse in the Catskills. The case that pulls Gurney back in starts with a stranger mailing an old acquaintance a letter that correctly predicts a number he'll silently choose -- impossible-seeming misdirection that turns out to be a serial killer's elaborate game, unraveled through the fair-play, clue-on-the-page puzzle style Verdon became known for.
Key facts about Think of a Number
John Verdon wrote Think of a Number, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2010. The book has 448 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780307588937 to find the main one.
Think of a Number is book 1 of 8 in the Dave Gurney series. The series has 8 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. The Viper is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 18 July 2023.
That series sits on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, The Viper is the latest published John Verdon book on file, from 18 July 2023.
About John Verdon
John P. Verdon was born January 1, 1942, in the Bronx, New York, and educated at Regis High School and Fordham University. He spent his early career as a creative director in New York advertising agencies before retiring with his wife, Naomi, to a rural property in the western foothills of the Catskill Mountains, where he spent roughly a decade designing and building Shaker-style furniture. See every John Verdon book in order.
Its place in Dave Gurney
Think of a Number is book 1 in the Dave Gurney series. It is followed by Shut Your Eyes Tight. See the full Dave Gurney reading order.
Dave Gurney is a retired NYPD homicide detective -- one of the department's most celebrated, with an unmatched closure record -- who moves with his wife Madeleine to a farmhouse in rural upstate New York expecting a quiet retirement, and instead keeps getting pulled back into puzzle-box murder investigations that only his particular gift for pattern recognition can unravel. John Verdon launched the series in 2010 with Think of a Number , in which a stranger mails Gurney's old acquaintance a letter correctly…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780307588937
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780307885456
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780307715272