{"product_id":"9780141048703-think-of-a-number","title":"Think of a Number","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt begins with a letter. The letter contains a request - think of a number - and a sealed envelope. Inside the envelope is that number. When Dave Gurney, retired NYPD homicide detective, is contacted by an old college acquaintance about startling letters he's been receiving. How else was he able to predict his victim's thoughts, even his actions?\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\u003ePraise for John Verdon:\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40942945009761,"sku":"9780141048703","price":11.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32397463.jpg?v=1737228009","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141048703-think-of-a-number","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}