Read by George Newbern

An extraordinary fiction debut, Think of a Number is an exquisitely plotted
novel of suspense that grows relentlessly darker and more frightening as
its pace accelerates, forcing its deeply troubled characters to moments of
startling self-revelation.

Arriving in the mail over a period of weeks are taunting letters that end
with a simple declaration: .Think of any number.picture it.now see how well
I know your secrets.. Amazingly, those who comply find that the letter
writer has predicted their random choice exactly.

For Dave Gurney, just retired as the NYPD.s top homicide investigator and
forging a new life with his wife, Madeleine, in upstate New York, the
letters are oddities that begin as a diverting puzzle but quickly ignite
a massive serial murder investigation.

What police are confronted with is a completely baffling killer, one who
is fond of rhymes filled with threats and warnings, whose attention to
detail is unprecedented, and who has an uncanny knack for disappearing into
thin air. Even more disturbing, the scale of his ambition seems to widen
as events unfold.

Brought in as an investigative consultant, Dave Gurney soon accomplishes
deductive breakthroughs that leave local police in awe. Yet, even as he
matches wits with his seemingly clairvoyant opponent, Gurney.s tragedy-
marred past rises up to haunt him, his marriage approaches a dangerous
precipice, and finally, a dark, cold fear builds that he.s met an adversary
who can.t be stopped.

In the end, fighting to keep his bearings amid a whirlwind of menace and
destruction, Gurney sees the truth of what he.s become . what we all become
when guilty memories fester . and how his wife Madeleine.s clear-eyed advice
may be the only answer that makes sense.

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