Shut Your Eyes Tight by John Verdon (2011, Hardcover)

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Type
Novel
ISBN
9780307717894
Book Title
Shut Your Eyes Tight
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Item Length
9.5 in
Publication Year
2011
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.6 in
Author
John Verdon
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Thrillers / Suspense, Crime, Thrillers / General, Mystery & Detective / General
Item Weight
27.1 Oz
Item Width
6.5 in
Number of Pages
528 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0307717895
ISBN-13
9780307717894
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99638146

Product Key Features

Book Title
Shut Your Eyes Tight
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Thrillers / Suspense, Crime, Thrillers / General, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Fiction
Author
John Verdon
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
27.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-053589
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Taut and suspenseful&Verdon is in top form as he lays out the twisty mechanics of the crime, creating an agreeably sinister villain&A strong follow-up to the author's wildly entertaining debut."-- Washington Post "The crime is grisly and the cop is complicated. A nice combination."-- New York Daily News "For anyone who loves a good puzzle, John's Verdon's SHUT YOUR EYES TIGHT is the easy answer."--CNN.com "Verdon, who hit a home run with his debut novel, THINK OF A NUMBER , has now nailed another one."-- Booklist (Starred review) "Absorbing complications, perfect pacing and a conflicted protagonist (endearing for his introspection)...The author's insight, which imbues the story with tremendous humanity, make this a must-read for thriller fans who enjoy tales that are not only gripping but believable." Library Journal (starred review) "Verdon follows THINK OF A NUMBER, his sensational debut featuring retired NYPD detective Dave Gurney, with this standout sequel, set a year later. [The elements:] a bizarre, high-profile murder&an apparent impossibility involving the murder weapon, and once again&a relationship in crisis."-- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review), “The crime is grisly and the cop is complicated. A nice combination.â€�-- New York Daily News "Verdon, who hit a home run with his debut novel, THINK OF A NUMBER , has now nailed another one."-- Booklist (Starred review) "Absorbing complications, perfect pacing and a conflicted protagonist (endearing for his introspection)...The author's insight, which imbues the story with tremendous humanity, make this a must-read for thriller fans who enjoy tales that are not only gripping but believable." Library Journal (starred review) "Verdon follows THINK OF A NUMBER, his sensational debut featuring retired NYPD detective Dave Gurney, with this standout sequel, set a year later. [The elements:] a bizarre, high-profile murder&an apparent impossibility involving the murder weapon, and once again&a relationship in crisis."-- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review), "Taut and suspenseful…Verdon is in top form as he lays out the twisty mechanics of the crime, creating an agreeably sinister villain…A strong follow-up to the author's wildly entertaining debut."-- Washington Post "The crime is grisly and the cop is complicated. A nice combination."-- New York Daily News "For anyone who loves a good puzzle, John's Verdon's SHUT YOUR EYES TIGHT is the easy answer."--CNN.com "Verdon, who hit a home run with his debut novel, THINK OF A NUMBER , has now nailed another one."-- Booklist (Starred review) "Absorbing complications, perfect pacing and a conflicted protagonist (endearing for his introspection)...The author's insight, which imbues the story with tremendous humanity, make this a must-read for thriller fans who enjoy tales that are not only gripping but believable." Library Journal (starred review) "Verdon follows THINK OF A NUMBER, his sensational debut featuring retired NYPD detective Dave Gurney, with this standout sequel, set a year later. [The elements:] a bizarre, high-profile murder…an apparent impossibility involving the murder weapon, and once again…a relationship in crisis."-- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) From the Hardcover edition., “Taut and suspenseful&Verdon is in top form as he lays out the twisty mechanics of the crime, creating an agreeably sinister villain&A strong follow-up to the author’s wildly entertaining debut.â€�-- Washington Post “The crime is grisly and the cop is complicated. A nice combination.â€�-- New York Daily News "Verdon, who hit a home run with his debut novel, THINK OF A NUMBER , has now nailed another one."-- Booklist (Starred review) "Absorbing complications, perfect pacing and a conflicted protagonist (endearing for his introspection)...The author's insight, which imbues the story with tremendous humanity, make this a must-read for thriller fans who enjoy tales that are not only gripping but believable." Library Journal (starred review) "Verdon follows THINK OF A NUMBER, his sensational debut featuring retired NYPD detective Dave Gurney, with this standout sequel, set a year later. [The elements:] a bizarre, high-profile murder&an apparent impossibility involving the murder weapon, and once again&a relationship in crisis."-- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
When he was the NYPD's top homicide investigator, Dave Gurney was never comfortable with the label the press gave him: super detective. He was simply a man who, when faced with a puzzle, wanted to know. He was called to the investigative hunt by the presumptuous arrogance of murderers - by their smug belief that they could kill without leaving a trace. There was always a trace, Gurney believed. Except what if one day there wasn't? Dave Gurney, a few months past the Mellery case that pulled him out of retirement and then nearly killed him, is trying once again to adjust to his country house's bucolic rhythms when he receives a call about a case so seductively bewildering that the thought of not looking into it seems unimaginable--even if his beloved wife, Madeleine, would rather he do anything but. The facts of what has occurred are horrible: a blushing bride, newly wed to an eminent psychiatrist and just minutes from hearing her congratulatory toast, is found decapitated, her head apparently severed by a machete. Though police investigators believe that a Mexican gardener killed the young woman in a fit of jealous fury, the victim's mother--a chilly high-society beauty--is having none of it. Reluctantly drawn in, Dave is quickly buffeted by a series of revelations that transform the bizarrely monstrous into the monstrously bizarre.   Underneath it all may exist one of the darkest criminal schemes imaginable. And as Gurney begins deciphering its grotesque outlines, some of his most cherished assumptions about himself are challenged, causing him to stare into an abyss so deep that it threatens to swallow not just him but Madeleine, too. Desperate to protect Madeleine and bring an end to the madness, Gurney ultimately discovers that the killer has left a trace after all. Unfortunately, the revelation may come too late to save his own life. With Shut Your Eyes Tight, John Verdon delivers on the promise of his internationally bestselling debut, Think of a Number, creating a portrait of evil let loose across generations that is as rife with moments of touching humanity as it is with spellbinding images of perversity.
LC Classification Number
PS3622.E736S57 2011

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