White River Burning

"John Verdon writes grown–up detective novels, by which I mean stories with intelligent plots, well–developed characters and crimes that have social consequences. White River Burning, featuring the author's brainy gumshoe–for–hire, Dave Gurney, checks all these boxes." —The New York Times Book Review

Tensions 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. White River Burning is the most provocative and timely book yet by the author hailed by The New York Times as "masterly."

About the author

John Verdon

Summary

"John Verdon writes grown–up detective novels, by which I mean stories with intelligent plots, well–developed characters and crimes that have social consequences. White River Burning, featuring the author's brainy gumshoe–for–hire, Dave Gurney, checks all these boxes." —The New York Times Book Review

Tensions 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. White River Burning is the most provocative and timely book yet by the author hailed by The New York Times as "masterly."

Product details

• Authors: John Verdon, Verdon John
• Publisher: Counterpoint
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.07.2019
• EAN: 9781640092037
• ISBN: 978-1-64009-203-7
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 28 mm
• Series: A Dave Gurney Novel; Dave Gurney Novel; Dave Gurney; A Dave Gurney Novel
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Thrillers / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, FICTION / Noir, Thriller / suspense fiction, Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction