Let the Devil Sleep (Dave Gurney, No. 3): A Novel (A Dave

Let the Devil Sleep (Dave Gurney, No. 3): A Novel (A Dave Gurney Novel)

In this latest novel from bestselling author John Verdon, ingenious puzzle solver Dave Gurney puts under the magnifying glass a notorious serial murderÂ case â€“ one whose motives have been enshrined as law-enforcement dogma - and discovers that everyone has it wrong.
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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 a notorious murder spree seeks his counsel.Â 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.Â 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.Â The killings ceased, and a cult of analysis grew up around the case with a consensus opinion that no one would dream of challengingÂ -- no one, that is, but Dave Gurney.Â
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Mocked even by some whoâ€™d been his supporters in previous investigations, Dave realizes that the killer is too clever to ever be found.Â The only gambit that may make sense is also the most dangerous â€“ to make himself a target and get the killer to come to him.
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To survive, Gurney must rely on three allies: his beloved wife Madeleine, impressively intuitive and a beacon of light in the gathering darkness; his de-facto investigative â€œpartnerâ€ Jack Hardwick, always ready to spit in authorityâ€™s face but wily when it counts; and his son Kyle, who has come back into Gurneyâ€™s life with surprising force, love and loyalty.
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Displaying all the hallmarks for which the Dave Gurney series is lauded -- well-etched characters, deft black humor, and ingenious deduction that ends in a climactic showdown â€“ Let the Devil Sleep is something more: a reminder of the power of self-belief in a world that contains too little of it.
Country USA
Brand CROWN
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2012-07-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307717924

Country	USA
Brand	CROWN
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2012-07-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307717924

Let the Devil Sleep (Dave Gurney, No. 3): A Novel (A Dave Gurney Novel)

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