The Viper
A Dave Gurney Novel
$64.02
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
22 August 2023
Summary
Pushed to his breaking point and accused of murder, retired NYPD detective Dave Gurney must face his greatest adversary yet to solve a mystery that is quickly tearing his world apart.
Tennis bad boy Ziko Slade is serving twenty years for the grisly murder of small-time criminal Lenny Lerman. The facts of the case—and Slade’s checkered past—seem indisputable. What begins as a cursory review of the case as a favor to Dave Gurney’s wife’s friend soon spirals into something much more comp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781640095854 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1640095853 |
| Author: | John Verdon |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint |
| Imprint: | Counterpoint |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 22 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 568g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 161mm |
| Series: | Dave Gurney |
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Critics Review
“Verdon’s stellar eighth mystery featuring retired NYPD detective Gurney captivates from the first page … [The Viper] cements Verdon’s reputation as one of the best contemporary fair play mystery novelists at work.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Moral dilemmas, great characters, and twisty, propulsive plotting makes John Verdon’s The Viper a winner. You’ll want to get your hands on this one.” —Connor Sullivan, author of Wolf Trap
About The Author
John Verdon
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, White River Burning, and On Harrow Hill. 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 the rural mountains of upstate New York―raising chickens, tending the garden, mowing the fields, and devising the intricate plots of the Gurney novels.
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