Jan 19, 2020Ephriam rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Enjoyed the first 200 pages then it was spoiled for me. When he gives the killer name. Then it felt as if he was trying to keep the story going by then with a twist. Standford as the god of this story illusion should have went back just…
May 28, 2019TechWriter1 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This is a mildly entertaining offering from John Sandford. I like the Virgil Flowers character and his cast of wacky sidekicks but this effort seemed a bit lame and slow moving. I especially didn't care for all the time spent sitting…
Mar 17, 2019DW_kcls rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Virgil Flowers does it again. What's not to love about this .... unconventional Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent? His cases are always a bit odd, but I think the apparition set up of Holy Ghost was odder than most. You can't…
Mar 09, 2019Midas rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Too slow moving for me as a mystery novel and way too much detail about different types of guns. Disappointed overall since the culprit was not even in the story until basically the end.
Feb 03, 2019jaypandrews rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
John Sandford actually CAN write a crappy book - this is it.
Story went nowhere and the chicken pot pie callback gets worn out early. The culprit isn't in the story for 95% of the book.
Jan 16, 2019EGStratton rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Unfortunate but limpid at best. Don't waste your time. This story cheats and introduces facts very late in the game so the reader has absolutely no chance of figuring out the ending. The reviews say that this town was moribund before the…
This book started off very exciting. Then it got stuck talking about guns and all different types of guns. It was very slow reading. Seemed to go around in circles like the author didn’t know how to end it. Not my favorite read.
Dec 01, 20187626dee rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Another tale of murder and violence in the farm country staring Virgil f------ Flowers, the cop who can't remember to carry his gun. He doesn't get beat up by old ladies this time but does stir up a hornets nest of very casual killers who…
Nov 05, 2018CoMoReader rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
If John Sandford wrote this book, I’ll eat my hat. The Virgil Flowers we know and love was notably absent from this book. While this was a decent police procedural, pseudo-Flowers lacks the irreverent flair that makes the real Virgil a…
Nov 01, 2018USAF1969 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Many years ago a friend introduced me to John Sandford and his PREY series. Always loved his books, very well done and entertaining with great character development. In one of those he introduced Virgil Flowers, in sort of a cameo role. …
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Oct 25, 2018peggy_15 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
As always, I really enjoyed this book. The storyline was a bit silly. Lots of dumb actions by participants, both cops and citizens. Can't say more without giving too much away. But it doesn't matter. Still a good entertaining read. And…
Oct 19, 2018srkmeyer rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
You've got to admire John Sanford for his consistency in delivering very entertaining and readable stories. If other readers have similar favorite authors, please leave them in a comment here. Some of mine are: Michael Connelly, Daniel…
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