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Liked It “Another Sandford novel appeals to those who are fans of mystery, intrigue, mayhem, and human relationships gone awry. |
Didn’t Like It “I really liked the protagonist, Virgil Flowers, and I liked the setting in Minnesota. The mystery was pretty good, too, but the language was so coarse and foul that I don’t see myself reading Sandford very much.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I really liked the protagonist, Virgil Flowers, and I liked the setting in Minnesota. The mystery was pretty good, too, but the language was so coarse and foul that I don’t see myself reading Sandford very much.”
kingfisher wrote this review Thursday, October 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Another Sandford novel appeals to those who are fans of mystery, intrigue, mayhem, and human relationships gone awry.
Uncle Jim K wrote this review Wednesday, September 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The main character, Virgil Flowers, has been nicely dovetailed into the environment of an older Sandford character, Lucas Davenport. The motivations and value-set of this new character make for a fresh look at the writing skills of John Camp (aka John Sandford). ”
“I liked the story but there might have been a little too much graphic information in the story but overall it was pretty good. ”
Monae D wrote this review Friday, August 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Enjoyed, but Virgil is no Lucas Davenport.”
Charline A wrote this review Monday, July 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“10.3 - borrowed cd version from Dunlap Library
Catherine E wrote this review Saturday, October 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
From the #1 bestselling author, a dramatic new crime novel of old hate and fresh murder.”
“Good first book about Virgil Flowers, transitioning from the Prey series.”
Liana H wrote this review Saturday, July 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An easy read, but fun.”
D. Sylvester wrote this review Wednesday, June 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“My bosses even said, "Don't you just love Virgil Flowers?" Well I do, but I was bored throughout this book. I'll try another one -- I'm thinking I just picked the wrong one.”
Barbara Ann wrote this review Thursday, June 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The old man lay bound on the basement floor, the gasoline splashed around him, praying for his life. But then he heard a whump...and he knew it was over.
LuvJMB wrote this review Saturday, May 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Virgil Flowers, tall, lean, late thirties, three times divorced, hair, hair way too long for a cop's, kicked around for a while before joining the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. First it was the Army and the military police, then the police in St. Paul, and finally Lucas Davenport brought him into the BCA, promising him, "We'll only give you the hard stuff."
He's been doing the hard stuff for three years now-but never anything like this.
In the small town of Bluestem, where everybody knows everybody, a house way up on a ridge explodes into flames, its owner, a man named Judd, trapped inside. There is a lot of reason to hate him, Flowers discovers. Years ago, Judd perpetrated a scam that drove a lot of local farmers out of business, even to suicide. There are also rumors swirling around; of some very dicey activities with other men's wives; of involvement with some nutcase religious guy; of an out-of-wedlock daughter. In fact Flowers concludes, you'd probably have to dig around to find a person who doesn't despise Judd.
And that isn't even the reason Flowers came to Bluestem. three weeks before, there'd been another murder-two, in fact-a doctor and his wife, the doctor found propped up in his backyard, both eyes shot out. There hadn't been a murder in Bluestem in years, and now suddenly three? Flowers knows two things: This wasn't a coincidence, and this had to be personal.
But just how personal is something even he doesn't realize, and may not find out until too late. Because the next victim...may be himself.”
“I was looking to read a good american mystery and I got my wish here. It wasn't a page turner but it had a good story and I like the charactors. You know what to expect when you pick up a book by John Sandford. ”
Marsha C wrote this review Wednesday, May 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
