{"product_id":"white-river-burning-isbn-9781640092037","title":"White River Burning","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"John Verdon writes grown–up detective novels, by which I mean stories with intelligent plots, well–developed characters and crimes that have social consequences. \u003ci\u003eWhite River Burning\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring the author's brainy gumshoe–for–hire, Dave Gurney, checks all these boxes.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTensions have been running high in White River as it approaches the anniversary of a fatal shooting of a black motorist by a local police officer. The polarized city is on edge, confronted with angry demonstrations, arson, and looting. In the midst of the turmoil, a White River police officer is shot dead by an unknown sniper. As the town spirals out of control, local authorities approach Dave Gurney to conduct an independent investigation of the shooting. \u003ci\u003eWhite River Burning\u003c\/i\u003e is the most provocative and timely book yet by the author hailed by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"masterly.\"\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWhite River Burning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Summer Reads of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“John Verdon writes grown–up detective novels, by which I mean stories with intelligent plots, well–developed characters and crimes that have social consequences. \u003ci\u003eWhite River Burning\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring the author's brainy gumshoe–for–hire, Dave Gurney, checks all these boxes . . . While keeping inside the lines of a classic whodunit plot, Verdon enriches the formula with a probing analysis of the way a community rips itself apart.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Outstanding . . . The twisty plot builds up to a logical and satisfying reveal. Verdon expertly combines a baffling whodunit with thoughtfully drawn characters in this timely examination of racial tensions.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred and boxed review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compelling . . . Verdon's gripping, fast–paced police procedural will appeal to crime fiction readers with an interest in current events who enjoy David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, and Carrie Smith.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Verdon is a gifted writer and storyteller . . . He definitely nails the zeitgeist.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It's easy to see why this series is so popular, blending as it does the hard–boiled social observations of noir fiction with the inscrutable pleasures of classic whodunit' puzzle–solving.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eDave Gurney\u003c\/i\u003e Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Verdon is masterly at keeping Gurney [his protagonist] a step ahead of the reader [and] the murder itself is a pretty crafty piece of legerdemain . . . [The novel features] the kind of head–scratching setup that would get Sherlock Holmes off his cocaine [and] Gurney has the same precision, logic, and thirst for clarity.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[An] inventive and entertaining first thriller. The hard–edged characters and gritty plot recall Chandler's 'mean streets,' but the ornate puzzles laid before Verdon's detective might have challenged the 'little grey cells' of Hercule Poirot.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A masterful bit of writing that builds to a surprising and satisfying climax. The tension and enigmatic situations created en route to the conclusion make this book a definite nail–biter. John Verdon's writing skill might well cause him to become known as 'The Puzzle Master.'“ —\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Verdon\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Dave Gurney series of thrillers, international bestsellers published in more than two dozen languages: \u003ci\u003eThink of a Number\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShut Your Eyes Tight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLet the Devil Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan Must Die\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWolf Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOn Harrow Hill\u003c\/i\u003e. Before becoming a crime fiction writer, John 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.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302219337957,"sku":"NP9781640092037","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781640092037.jpg?v=1767744128","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/white-river-burning-isbn-9781640092037","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}