{"product_id":"think-of-a-number-9780141048703","title":"Think of a Number","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt begins with a letter . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe letter contains a request - think of a number, any number - and a sealed envelope. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd inside the envelope is that number.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat is, until the acquaintance is brutally killed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Suddenly Gurney finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation that makes no sense. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The killer is smart, and he is playing with the police. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Gurney needs to be smarter. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is only the beginning. And the killer alone knows where it will end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFans of Harlan Coben and Linwood Barclay will love this unique and chilling high-concept thriller.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for John Verdon:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''The best thriller I''ve read in a long, long time'' \u003c\/b\u003eTess Gerritsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Wow! Totally absorbing, brilliantly written. The best book I''ve read this year''\u003c\/b\u003e Sun\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with pace, style, intelligence, teasing puzzles and lots of tension.The number I'm thinking of is 1! * Reginald Hill *\u003cbr\u003eAddictive and thoroughly engrossing . . . this tale will grab hold of you like a steel jaw trap * Joseph Finder *\u003cbr\u003eSpectacular 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 * Tess Gerritsen *\u003cbr\u003eJohn Verdon has written a flawless novel about flawed people and he's written it beautifully * Nelson DeMille *\u003cbr\u003eWith its edge-of-the-chair suspense, memorable characters that jump off the pages, and elegant and deft writing, John Verdon's \u003ci\u003eThink of a Number\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning debut * Faye Kellerman *\u003cbr\u003eOne 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, \u003ci\u003eThink of a Number\u003c\/i\u003e stands out as original and exciting * John Katzenbach *\u003cbr\u003eSimply 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! * John Lescroart *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732414083415,"sku":"9780141048703","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141048703.jpg?v=1719996781","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/think-of-a-number-9780141048703","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}