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book_concierge's review against another edition
3.0
Digital audiobook narrated by Eric Conger.
From the book jacket Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers is only in his late thirties, but he’s been around the block a few times, and he doesn’t think much can surprise him anymore. He’s wrong. It’s a hot, humid summer night in Minnesota, and Flowers is in bed with one of his ex-wives when the phone rings. It’s Lucas Davenport. There’s a body in Stillwater, two shots to the head, found near a veterans’ memorial. And the victim has a lemon in his mouth.
My Reactions:
This is the second book in the Virgil Flowers series, which is a spin-off of Sandford’s extremely popular Lucas Davenport series. I haven’t read the first book in the series, but I don’t think I was missing much by jumping in on book number two.
In his trademark style, Sandford gives us plenty of twists and turns in the plot, a few red herrings, and some subtle clues that are easy to miss. Flowers is an extremely likeable character – and the ladies certainly like him (witness his bedding one of his ex-wives), but he’s no pushover. He’s also smart, decisive, deliberate, and resourceful. I love the dialogue; Sandford definitely has a gift for writing believable back-and-forth exchanges. The action is fast and furious, and while I figured out the culprit some time before Flowers did, the ending is still satisfying for the thriller/mystery genre.
Eric Conger does a fine job narrating the audiobook. He keeps the pace up and the action moving forward.
From the book jacket Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers is only in his late thirties, but he’s been around the block a few times, and he doesn’t think much can surprise him anymore. He’s wrong. It’s a hot, humid summer night in Minnesota, and Flowers is in bed with one of his ex-wives when the phone rings. It’s Lucas Davenport. There’s a body in Stillwater, two shots to the head, found near a veterans’ memorial. And the victim has a lemon in his mouth.
My Reactions:
This is the second book in the Virgil Flowers series, which is a spin-off of Sandford’s extremely popular Lucas Davenport series. I haven’t read the first book in the series, but I don’t think I was missing much by jumping in on book number two.
In his trademark style, Sandford gives us plenty of twists and turns in the plot, a few red herrings, and some subtle clues that are easy to miss. Flowers is an extremely likeable character – and the ladies certainly like him (witness his bedding one of his ex-wives), but he’s no pushover. He’s also smart, decisive, deliberate, and resourceful. I love the dialogue; Sandford definitely has a gift for writing believable back-and-forth exchanges. The action is fast and furious, and while I figured out the culprit some time before Flowers did, the ending is still satisfying for the thriller/mystery genre.
Eric Conger does a fine job narrating the audiobook. He keeps the pace up and the action moving forward.
enzley's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
4.0
I love a good thriller. John Sandford writes a good one.
rmarcin's review against another edition
4.0
Figured out who was the "coordinator" early on. Vietnamese story line.
lcoverosey's review against another edition
4.0
You know these events likely happen..... HLS trumps all.
stevem0214's review against another edition
5.0
This is the one where Virgil takes on the Vietnamese terrorists. I love the character of Virgil Flowers and the way these books tie into the Lucas Davenport series.
papidoc's review against another edition
3.0
Not bad...typical John Sandford mystery. Light reading for when I'm on the treadmill.
colorfulleo92's review against another edition
3.0
It wasn't a bad book I was just really bored with it, didn't find Virgil Flowers to be an interesting character to follow and the plot didn't grab me. This will probably be the last book about Virgil I read but I might pick up another series by John Sandford and give that a go.
sandin954's review against another edition
3.0
Though this book had a fairly outlandish plot I did enjoy it more than the first book in the series. I liked that the BCA crew had larger roles in this book, the action was quite well done, and thought the narration by Eric Conger was better.