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| Heat Lightning (Virgil Flowers) | 
 enlarge | Author: John Sandford
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Category: Book
List Price: $26.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 61
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.5
ISBN: 0399155279
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780399155277
ASIN: 0399155279
Publication Date: September 23, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
Fresh from his spectacular (Cleveland Plain Dealer) debut in Dark of the Moon, investigator Virgil Flowers takes on a puzzlingand most alarmingcase, in the new book from the #1 bestselling author.
John Sandfords introduction of Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers was an immediate critical and popular success: laser-sharp characters and a plot thats fast and surprising (Cleveland Plain Dealer); an idiosyncratic, thoroughly ingratiating hero (Booklist). Flowers is only in his late thirties, but hes been around the block a few times, and he doesnt think much can surprise him anymore. Hes wrong.
Its a hot, humid summer night in Minnesota, and Flowers is in bed with one of his ex-wives (the second one, if youre keeping count), when the phone rings. Its Lucas Davenport. Theres a body in Stillwatertwo shots to the head, found near a veterans 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 someones 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 hes almost sorry he did.
Because if its true, then this whole thing leads down a lot more trails than he thoughtand every one of them is booby-trapped.
Filled with the audacious plotting, rich characters, and brilliant suspense that have always made his books compulsively readable (Los Angeles Times), this is vintage Sandford.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Good October 4, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a huge John Sandford fan so I was looking forward to this book. Not a great story - which is unusual for Sandford. Writing is great, as expected. Too much Davenport in this book (I LOVE Davenport - but this is Flowers story). Glad I bought it.
F@#%ing Flowers is back and better October 4, 2008
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am a fan of the Prey series and the Kidd books, so when Sandford came out with the Flowers series, I was worried that the author would over extend himself. I was wrong. Sandford has created a very novel character in Virgil Flowers. From his long hair and his vast collection of tee shirts, Virgil is a one of a kind cop. The story flows naturally and the characters sound real. Virgil is fully rounded person and his name is not about his personality, but his way with the ladies. The story is not one of those mysteries where the detective uses deduction or those where CSI plays a big part. In the novels it is plain old grinding it out leg work, look for clues, follow leads, dead ends, and luck. In between Virgil talking about God and picking the right band shirt, the action is simple and to the point. No facncy shooting or "wow" action, but realistic action of the normal cop. One reads these books for the Virgil Flower and not really for the msytery. A very satistfing novel.
 Haven't read it yet but... October 1, 2008
0 out of 14 found this review helpful
I haven't read 'Heat Lightning' yet, but I hope it's better than the previous Virgil Flowers novel, 'Dark of the Moon' which I really didn't like. Sandford's Lucas Davenport novels are incredible, but Virgil just doesn't measure up. Perhaps this one will be better...
 Schmoozing and cruising, Flowers gets his prey September 30, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Sandford's series regular, Minnesota state investigator Lucas Davenport, again takes a backseat to his subordinate, Virgil Flowers ("Dark of the Moon"), whose terrific clearance rate seems "to derive from a combination of hanging out on the corner, [gossip], rumor, skepticism, luck and possibly prayer."
In this second star turn Davenport rouses Flowers from his second ex-wife's bed to call him to a murder scene. It's an execution-style killing, patterned on one he's already working. In each case the men have been tortured, shot, and left with a lemon stuffed in their mouths at veterans' monuments. Flowers suspects a list, a vendetta perhaps, and soon a third body shores up his suspicions.
Point of view switches to the killers from time to time, a professional pair with dispassionate intensity. Trying to get a step ahead of them Virgil ferrets out a Vietnam connection and begins tracing it back through alcoholism, money, opportunism and viciousness. There's a woman, of course, and a lot of friendly schmoozing, a bit of thoughtful fishing and a few flashes of brilliance before the action-packed climax.
Laid-back, witty, and likable, Flowers is a pleasure to spend time with.
Thank you Virgil September 30, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Oh thank heavens for Virgil Flowers! Thanks to John Sandfor. This is
an excellent followup to the previous Virgil Flowers novel and an excellent
change of character from the Prey novels. Lucas Davenport is older and has
slowed down and is living the life of a happily married man. Virgil is an
apt followup. The plotting and writing are the usual first class efforts you
expect from John Sandford and the book does not disappoint. I hope to see
much more of Virgil.
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