Shut Your Eyes Tight: 2 (Dave Gurney Novel) - Softcover

Verdon, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0770435564 ISBN 13: 9780770435561

Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY), 2012

Synopsis

Dave Gurney, retired NYPD homicide investigator, is back in Shut Your Eyes Tight, the sequel to the international bestseller Think of a Number

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.

About this title

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)

About the Author:

JOHN VERDON is a former Manhattan advertising executive who lives with his wife in the mountains of upstate New York. His Dave Gurney novels, Think of a Number, Shut Your Eyes Tight, and Let the Devil Sleep, are all international bestsellers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0770435564
• ISBN 13: 9780770435561
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544