About this title: A killer is leaving a puzzling calling card in the mouths of his victims. And in the middle of a steamy Minnesota summer, Virgil Flowers of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension finds himself embroiled in an investigation with no easy answers--and no easy way out. Available in a tall Premium Edition.
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Description: Good. Purchasing this DVD supports the North Central Regional Library. Thriftbooks and NCRL have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Library ID found on DVD and case. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Putnam
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780739499023ISBN:0739499025
Description: Good in Good jacket. BOMC/Book Club. Used hardcover with dust jacket. Both are in good condition with light wear to dust jacket. read more
Description: Fine. 0425230619 This over sized, mass market paperback book is in GREAT SHAPE! ! ! FIRST EDITION! ! ! FULL NUMBER LINE--10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1! ! ! The spine is not even creased! Very minor signs of wear from reading--nothing major. Crisp, clean pages. SMOKE FREE HOME! Do not settle for worn, torn, throwaways. Pay a few pennies more for a beautiful copy! ! ! read more
Edition: Book Club
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult
ISBN-13:9780399155277ISBN:0399155279
Description: Used-Acceptable in Good jacket. This book is a Book Club Edition Jacket shows scuffing and rubbing damage. All books are boxed and ship via USPS with delivery confirmation. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam, New York, New York
Date Published: 2008
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Straight/tight. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Signed by John Sandford in Bold Black Ink on the Title Page in the Sweet Spot. read more
"I like John Sanford quite a bit. His style of writing is interesting, and his stories have enough variety that they never get boring, even when they feature the same characters.
My biggest frustration with his writing is that he never bothers to reintroduce characters, so the books don't really work on their own. Maybe he assumes that if you care enough about who the people are, you will go back and read the stack of other books in the series, but it seems a bit lazy to not even to a perfunctory explanation of who Lucas, Del, etc are for readers who haven't read the entire series."
"Virgil is back and now in the Cities running around. Loved watching him work the Lucas and the crew we love from the Prey series. It was interesting watching him piece this together. It seemed like he was always almost there, but when it did click together things happened fast. The best was the end with the MN guys sticking it to Homeland Security. Don't think that could happen in real live, but it was an interesting way to get things out. Looking forward to the next book."
"Sandford continues to amaze me with his excellent character dialog and believable settings. Since his plots are sometimes wild, it's nice to have a firm grounding in realism. The Virgil Flowers character is a bit like a young Lucas Davenport (from the Prey series), but I suppose he has enough differences to keep him unique. I'd like to see more of that in future books."
"A grand murder mystery. Minnesota BCA are trying to find what connects a string of murders where the victim is found with a lemon in his mouth. It turns out that all of the victims had been involved in stealing equipment at the end of the Vietnam War. When the equipment was loaded, one of the cohort, had murdered a house full of Vietnamese and raped one of the women. Now, the Vietnamese have learned a few of the names and are out for revenge. Unfortunately, the police aren't fighting just the Viet killers but the Homeland Security goons who are feeding them intell in return for info on an al-queda operation."
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