**"It's always a pleasure to watch a keen mind absorbed in a difficult puzzle, which is how Dave Gurney distinguishes himself in John Verdon's tricky whodunits." โ*The New York Times*** Tensions have been running high in White River as it approaches the anniversary of a fatal shooting of a black
White River Burning
โ Scribed by Verdon, John
- Book ID
- 110502397
- Publisher
- Counterpoint
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 340 KB
- Series
- Dave Gurney 6
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781640090637
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โฆ Synopsis
"It's always a pleasure to watch a keen mind absorbed in a difficult puzzle, which is how Dave Gurney distinguishes himself in John Verdon's tricky whodunits." โThe New York Times
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 racially 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.
The situation in White River becomes truly explosive as more killings occur in what appears to be an escalating sequence of retaliations. But when Gurney questions the true nature of all this bloodshed, and zeroes in on peculiar aspects of the individual murders, his involvement is suddenly terminated. Obsessed...
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Single Author : John Verdon
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