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Chargement... Think of a Number (Dave Gurney, No.1): A Novel (édition 2010)par John Verdon
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Le roman débute de la meilleure des manières en multipliant les énigmes dignes de Sherlock Holmes... La plume est plutôt belle et stylée. Dommage que la résolution s'avère plus attendue, moins convaincante. ( )
...If this sounds like the kind of head-scratching setup that would get Sherlock Holmes off his cocaine, it’s not the last similarity between the Victorian sleuth and his contemporary counterpart. Gurney has the same precision, logic and thirst for clarity...Dave Gurney is off to a good start too, no matter where his “retirement” takes him. His creator is obviously very comfortable in the genre already. Now he just needs to break from the pack a little more. Prix et récompensesDistinctionsListes notables
Fiction.
Mystery.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML: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 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, Gurneys tragedy-marred past rises up to haunt him, his marriage approaches a dangerous precipice, and he wonders if hes met an adversary who cant be stopped. A work that defies easy labelsat once a propulsive masterpiece of suspense and an absorbing immersion in the lives of characters so real we seem to hear their heartbeatsThink of a Number is a novel youll not soon forget. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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