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Think of a Number (Dave Gurney, No.1): A Novel - Community Reviews back

by John Verdon, George Newbern
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The Book Frog
The Book Frog rated it 11 years ago
When he was still on the force, homicide investigator David Gurney was featured in New York magazine as an NYPD "Super Detective." He'd brought down several infamous serial killers (including Peter Possum Piggert, an Oedipal killer if ever there was one, who at the age of fifteen killed his father,...
The BiblioSanctum
The BiblioSanctum rated it 12 years ago
Note: received this a while ago from a goodreads giveaway. Thanks!A departure from my usual genre, but I was in the mood for a thriller crime mystery and this book definitely fits that description. I usually go into these kinds of books all mentally prepared and alert to spot the clues to predict th...
Arbie's Unoriginally Titled Book Blog
Think of a number between 1 and 1,000: Go on, first one that enters your head.7.So John Verdon arrives on the scene with a cliche-ridden brick of a book about a genius detective whose obsessive behaviour is damaging his marriage and so he has retired from the NYPD to upstate NY where everything will...
Okazjonalnie o książkach
Okazjonalnie o książkach rated it 13 years ago
Great Thriller. Inteligent and surprising. I wish I could see the movie based on that novel. Kevin Spacey is ma favorite to play Dave Gurney. Really looking forward to see it.
Nina @ Death Books and Tea
Nina @ Death Books and Tea rated it 14 years ago
Read in one sitting. Very good thriller, though predictable.
Imagine That
Imagine That rated it 14 years ago
There is a new voice in psychological thrillers and his name is John Verdon. Think of a Number is an unbelievably, excellent debut novel. This one will grab you from the get go! The suspense builds, the plot thickens, your heart races, your palms sweat, the pace accelerates and you tighten your grip...
Cinta García de la Rosa
Cinta García de la Rosa rated it 14 years ago
A very good thriller, but by the middle of the novel I could start predicting what the end would be. However, I got some surprises.
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Thrilling and full of puzzles - very hard to put down.
Silverjump
Silverjump rated it 14 years ago
Not bad for a first novel.
That's What She Read
That's What She Read rated it 14 years ago
Intriguing, captivating, thought-provoking - all of those cliched descriptions are appropriate when describing Think of a Number. There is a deliberateness, a focus on logic that is both unique and appealing. The murders themselves are not the focus but rather the psychological aspect of solving a c...
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