Let the Devil Sleep by John Verdon

Let the Devil Sleep by John Verdon

In this latest novel from bestselling author John Verdon, ingenious puzzle solver Dave Gurney puts under the magnifying glass a notorious serial murder case - one whose motives have been enshrined as law-enforcement dogma - and discovers that everyone has it wrong.

The most decorated homicide detective in NYPD history, Dave Gurney is still trying to adjust to his life of quasi-retirement in upstate New York when a young woman who is producing a documentary on an infamous murder spree seeks his counsel. Soon after, Gurney begins feeling threatened: a razor-sharp hunting arrow lands in his yard, and he narrowly escapes serious injury in a booby-trapped basement. As things grow more bizarre, he finds himself reexamining the case of The Good Shepherd, which ten years before involved a series of roadside shootings and a rage-against-the-rich manifesto. The killings ceased, and a cult of analysis grew up around the case with a consensus opinion that no one would dream of challenging--no one, that is, but Dave Gurney.
Mocked even by some who'd been his allies in previous investigations, Gurney realizes that the killer is too clever to ever be found. The only gambit that may make sense is also the most dangerous--to make himself a target and get the killer to come to him.

Think of a Number, Close Your Eyes Tight, Let the Devil Sleep, Peter Pan Must Die, and Wolf Lake are among John Verdon's Dave Gurney thrillers, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. John worked as an advertising creative director and a custom furniture manufacturer prior to becoming a crime fiction writer. He currently resides in the rural mountains of upstate New York with his wife Naomi, where he raises chickens, tends to the garden, mows the fields, and plots the Gurney novels.

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ISBN 13	9780307717924
ISBN 10	0307717925
Title	Let the Devil Sleep
Author	John Verdon
Series	Dave Gurney Novel Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Year published	2012-07-24
Number of pages	449
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.