Virgil Flowers is called to investigate a crime. A young man has been found dead in his cell of an apparent suicide after hitting a farmer with a baseVirgil Flowers is called to investigate a crime. A young man has been found dead in his cell of an apparent suicide after hitting a farmer with a baseball bat and then, the cop who worked that night is found dead at home with his pants unzipped.
Virgil's companion in this investigation is Warren County Sheriff Lee Coakley. She won the recent election and has to prove she can solve this series of crimes after the bodies start piling up.
A "church" is in the middle of the investigation. Is sex the reason for the murders or is it child abuse?
I think that John Sandford has made Virgil better and better with each book. The sarcasm, the perfect one-liners, the plot, and the secondary characters crossing over from the Lucas Davenport series all make a perfect winning formula for this novel to be engrossing and successful.
Despite Virgil and Lucas being very different physically and in their personal life, they both share some qualities that humanize them. Their gray areas are so very entertaining
This is the second book in this series. I love the Lucas Davenport's books (John Sandford's other series) and I like Virgil Flowers who had cameos 3.5
This is the second book in this series. I love the Lucas Davenport's books (John Sandford's other series) and I like Virgil Flowers who had cameos in multiple of those books.
Virgil Flowers is part of the BCA and his new cases are assigned to him by his boss Lucas.
Heat Lightning finds Virgil following the murders of men who are left at veterans' memorials or monuments. The victims all have a lemon in their mouths.
Virgil finds clues pointing to these murders linked with the Vietnam War. He is sure more targets are coming unless he can find who they are otherwise he is running out of time.
I like Virgil. Physically, he looks like a surfer. He has a laid-back attitude. He likes to go out on his boat and fish. He likes to dance. He is a writer with a good future. He has been married and divorced three times. Virgil likes the ladies although he seems to fall in love with all of them. However, his best quality is that he is a thinker and that's the way he catches his prey.
I didn't read the first in the series and now I know I want to go back and do it despite the spoilers.
Every Missing Girl starts with aShocking ending!
I didn't read the first in the series and now I know I want to go back and do it despite the spoilers.
Every Missing Girl starts with a good thing happening. At a gas station, a kidnapped teenager is found alive and the kidnapper is dead. The bad part is that the store's cashier is murdered too.
FBI Special Agent Kendall Beck is called to the crime because her job is to find missing children. Denver Homicide Detective Adam Taylor is there because of the double murder and he needs to figure out what happened before a good samaritan killed the kidnapper.
Kendall and Adam had worked together before and they have a good rapport. Then while they are both at Adam's niece's hockey game, the unthinkable happens: Frankie is taken.
Adam and Kendall embarked on a mission to recuperate Frankie from whoever has her.
I figured out early on what was happening but it didn't diminish my interest at all. Both Adam and Kendall are great characters that I want to see again working together to solve a crime.
The narrator Erin DeWard did a great job keeping the action moving.
Cliffhanger: No
4/5 Fangs
A complimentary copy was provided by Dreamscape Media via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Since I liked this series from the beginning, I don't read the blurbs anymore so I was shocked to see so many changes happI wasn't expecting a change!
Since I liked this series from the beginning, I don't read the blurbs anymore so I was shocked to see so many changes happening with this series.
First Amos receives a call that leaves him disturbed and profoundly sad. Then I realized Boggart, his boss has retired and Alex Jamison is assigned to a different city and partner.
What the heck is happening?
Yet, I shouldn't have worried. Baldacci knows what he is doing.
Amos is given a new partner, Frederica White. She is short and a black woman. She is also a black belt in martial arts and she speaks her mind. I instantly liked her.
The case was a mystery too. A judge, Julia Cummins, and her bodyguard, Alan Draymont have been found murdered and the FBI sends Amos and Freddie to Florida to investigate.
Amos knows something doesn't add up. The judge was stabbed to death and the bodyguard was shot instead. Are there two killers?
Glad Amos was back and I'm glad Freddie is his new partner. Hopefully, we can see Amos becoming happier with his life and his abilities.
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