John Verdon is the author of the Dave Gurney series of thrillers, international bestsellers published in more than two dozen languages- Think of a Number, Shut Your Eyes Tight, Let the Devil Sleep, Peter Pan Must Die, Wolf Lake, and White River Burning. Before becoming a crime fiction writer, Verdon had two previous careers- as an advertising creative director and a custom furniture maker. He currently lives with his wife, Naomi, in upstate New York.
"I believe John Verdon to be the finest mystery writer working
today . . . Verdon does not crank out his stories using a formula.
Each and every mystery is a gift to readers who love to play along
and try to identify the culprit with no tricks used at all."
—Richard Klinzman, The Florida-Times Union
"A truly ingenious play-fair mystery novel that’s police procedural
adjacent while still being able to bend the rules of the latter by
featuring an unconventional sleuth and his unconventional friends .
. . A thrilling mystery with a smart, sympathetic detective that
will puzzle you every step of the way." —Doreen Sheridan, Criminal
Element
"Sure to impress . . . The best Verdon piece I have read, though I
have loved them all a great deal. The flow of the story is perfect,
revealing much as the narrative builds. Verdon has done well to
develop this quirky, layered story that is not a simple A to Z
crime thriller . . . A book I could not stop reading." —Matt
Pechey, Mystery and Suspense Magazine
"Verdon’s brilliant seventh mystery featuring retired NYPD homicide
detective Dave Gurney (after 2018’s White River Burning)
showcases a nifty impossible crime variant . . . The surprises keep
coming as the plot builds to an impressive reveal. Verdon has never
been better at crafting a bizarre setup and resolving it in a
satisfactory way." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A glorious explosion of detective fireworks." —Booklist
"Clever, cerebral . . . Part puzzle, part police procedural and all
entertainment. Verdon has a knack for creating outlandish,
almost unbelievable, situations that reach logical, realistic
conclusions . . . No matter how weird the circumstances of On
Harrow Hill become, Verdon retains tight control of his plot."
—Oline H. Cogdill, Shelf Awareness
"On Harrow Hill is the latest airtight mystery only ex-NYPD
detective Dave Gurney can solve. Drawn into another seemingly
impossible murder case in a small town with far too many
secrets––and suspects––Gurney's keen skills and almost
preternatural insights are once again on dazzling display. John
Verdon is a master at crafting these Sherlockian stories, each more
mind-bending than the last, and On Harrow Hill is destined to be
the next hit in the series." —J. Todd Scott, author of Lost
River
"John Verdon has written another tightly-wound, intelligent mystery
that keeps you guessing until the very end. Retired NYPD detective
Dave Gurney, a sharp-minded, Sherlockian sleuth with an old soul,
is drawn into a murder investigation in a seemingly idyllic small
town that has been corrupted by one family’s manipulative power.
When the family’s patriarch is brutally killed, the list of
suspects with motives rooted in betrayal, loss, and toxic social
inequality seems endless, but all evidence points to the one man
with the perfect alibi: he died two days before the murder. Or did
he? As the plot’s precisely calibrated gears move from one
revelation to the next with sure-handed finesse, On Harrow Hill
engages the mind and heart in equal measure." —Heather Young,
author of The Lost Girls and The Distant Dead
Praise for the Dave Gurney series:
"John Verdon writes grown-up detective novels, by which I mean
stories with intelligent plots, well-developed characters and
crimes that have social consequences . . . the author's brainy
gumshoe-for-hire, Dave Gurney, checks all these boxes." —The New
York Times Book Review
"Verdon is a gifted writer and storyteller." —Booklist
"Why isn't John Verdon huge? Like household name huge? Verdon has a
very distinctive style, one that is slightly offbeat without being
off-putting . . . Verdon is an author deserving of your time and
attention." —Bookreporter.com
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