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White River Burning

by John Verdon · 2018

"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." -The New York Times Tensions have been running high in White… more

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The only time a man can do the right thing is right now.
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le dio tiempo a reflexionar sobre la paradoja de Internet: el mayor almacén de conocimientos del mundo se había convertido en un megáfono para los idiotas
«El problema no son los asesinos de policías, sino los policías asesinos».
«Estremecerse ante la herida de otro es la esencia de la empatía; y la empatía es la esencia de la humanidad».
Un terapeuta le había recomendado hacía mucho tiempo que asumiera activamente todo lo que era: un marido para su esposa, un padre para su hijo, un hijo para sus padres, un compañero para sus colegas y un amigo para sus amigos.
Traían a la memoria la frase de un hombre sabio según la cual había pocas cosas peores en este mundo que la ignorancia armada y ávida de combate.
It's stunningly ironic that the explosion of available information on the internet has led to the irrelevance of actual facts. More communication has led to more isolation, Political discourse has become nothing but shouts and lies and threats. Political loyalties are about who you hate, not who you love. And all this ignorant bile is justified by making up nonsensical 'facts'. The crazier the belief, the more strongly it's held.

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"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." -The 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

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2018
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