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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780399155277 ISBN: 0399155279 Label: Putnam Adult Manufacturer: Putnam Adult Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: September 23, 2008 Publisher: Putnam Adult Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Putnam Adult Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Prey for FlowersIf you loved the prey series, you will certainly enjoy the new series featuring a virulent new bud. Rating: - A Great BookThe first Virgil Flowers book was ok, but seemed a little forced, a bit tentative. This one has the magic. Virgil is a fully realized, well rounded and quirky character. He's smart and he's unpredictable. In this book, a series of Vietnam vets have been murdered. Lemons have been left in their mouths, supposedly something the Vietnamese did to prisoners who were about to be executed. It turns out that one of the American vets had gone on a rampage near the end of the war, killing an ... Read More Rating:  - Another great audio read!I read this book on unabridged audio. The narrarator did a good job. I enjoyed the book and the twists and turns to the plot. Sanford has done it again. I, unlike one reviewer, like Virgil Flowers. He gets the woman and gets the job done.......hard to beat that combination! Rating:  - Not great - but the best Sandford novel in a whileI have to admit that my enthusiasm for John Sandford has waned a little in recent years. While never delivering a really bad novel, I've found most of Sandford's recent work has been pretty unremarkable. In particular, I was underwhelmed by both the last Virgil Flowers novel (Dark of the Moon) and the last Lucas Davenport novel (Phantom Prey). I wasn't going to bother with Heat Lightning, but in the end I decided I might as well give it a read. It turns out its pretty good. Not great, ... Read More Rating: - Audio libraries specializing in mystery will find it a winnerEric Conger has won the Golden Earphones award and provides a gripping narration to accompany the equally compelling HEAT LIGHTNING, a Virgil Flowers thriller in which he faces a humid Minnesota summer, a body found near a veterans' memorial, and a rash of murders where victims have lemons in their mouths. His investigation reveals a possible hit list - and a long one, at that. Audio libraries specializing in mystery will find it a winner. 
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