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Hardcover Heat Lightning Book

ISBN: 0399155279

ISBN13: 9780399155277

Heat Lightning

(Book #2 in the Virgil Flowers Series)

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Book Overview

Fresh from his aspectaculara (Cleveland Plain Dealer) debut in Dark of the Moon, investigator Virgil Flowers takes on a puzzlingaand most alarmingacase, in the new book from the #1 bestselling author. John Sandfordas introduction of Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers was an immediate critical and popular success: alaser-sharp characters and a plot thatas fast and surprisinga (Cleveland Plain Dealer); aan idiosyncratic, thoroughly ingratiating heroa (Booklist). Flowers is only in his late thirties, but heas been around the block a few times, and he doesnat think much can surprise him anymore. Heas wrong. Itas a hot, humid summer night in Minnesota, and Flowers is in bed with one of his ex-wives (the second one, if youare keeping count), when the phone rings. Itas Lucas Davenport. Thereas a body in Stillwateratwo shots to the head, found near a veteranas memorial. And the victim has a lemon in his mouth. Exactly like the body they found last week. The more Flowers works the murders, the more convinced he is that someoneas keeping a list, and that the list could have a lot more names on it. If he could only find out what connects them all . . . and then he does, and heas almost sorry he did. Because if itas true, then this whole thing leads down a lot more trails than he thoughtaand every one of them is booby-trapped. Filled with the audacious plotting, rich characters, and brilliant suspense that have always made his books acompulsively readablea (Los Angeles Times), this is vintage Sandford.

Customer Reviews

10 customer ratings | 6 reviews

Rated 5 stars
HEAT LIGHTNING is "electrifying"

I've read almost every Davenport "Prey" book and Virgil Flowers book and some of them twice. They never fail to keep my interest and make me feel like I'm right there.

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Virgil Flowers is back. A great character, a great story

HEAT LIGHTNING is the second book by John Sandford to feature Virgil Flowers. Flowers works with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and his boss is Lucas Davenport. In this novel, men are being killed and then left at veteran's memorials. The victims all have a lemon in their mouth. Virgil gets called in after the second killing. He ties the victims to a veteran's center and discovers both victims had been talking...

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Rated 5 stars
A great read

This is another usual fantastic effort from John Sandford. Now that Kidd and Davenport are old w/kids and family, Virgil Flowers steps in to carry the torch. I think the author is more comfortable with the character in this book and it comes through in the writing. I know these are formula books, but this formula works well for me. Once I started reading this book, I couldn't stop. If you are any kind of Kidd or Davenport...

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Rated 5 stars
Virgil Flowers Rocks!!

I bought this book because of Brian Baker's review featured here. I have followed his choices before and he and I seem to look for similar things in a book and I have come to trust his judgement. I had read one of the Prey series and for whatever reason, it didn't do it for me. So I was not inclined to read more of this author until Brian made his recommendation. Flowers is a true character. One I would like to see more of...

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Rated 5 stars
Is This Book a Lemon?

The answer to the titular question is a resounding "No!" But a series of torture murder victims are found with lemons stuffed in their mouths. Virgil Flowers, an officer with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, investigates the murders. He finds a trail leading to a gruesome crime committed in Vietnam back in 1975, when things were falling apart there for the U.S. John Sandford writes with a wry sense of humor...

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