Let the Devil Sleep

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The latest puzzle masterpiece from the internationally bestselling author of Think of a Number and Shut Your Eyes Tight Ten years ago a serial killer went quiet - now he's back. Dave Gurney, a retired NYPD homicide detective, agrees to meet a young woman making a documentary on The Good Shepherd. A decade ago a series of roadside shootings made The Good Shepherd killer headline news. But then the killings stopped, and nobody could say for sure why. Finding himself drawn back into the case, Gurney soon discovers new facts the original investigation missed and literally stakes his life on finding The Good Shepherd. He makes himself a target so that the killer will come for him.

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The best thriller I've read in a long, long time * Tess Gerritsen *
Wow! Totally absorbing, brilliantly written. The best book I've read this year * Sun *
Astonishingly accomplished * Daily Mail *
Brainy and well-written . . . a remarkable debut * Sunday Times *
Verdon has nailed another one * Booklist *

Author Bio

John Verdon, a former Manhattan advertising executive, lives with his wife on a small hilltop in upstate New York. His first two Dave Gurney novels are Think of a Number and Shut Your Eyes Tight.