Books by John Sandford

Book Synopsis‘One of the great novelists of all time’ STEPHEN KING  ‘One of the finest thriller series in existence. Sandford is superb - in a class of his own’ JOHN CONNOLLYLucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. When federal judge Alex Sand and his two young sons are shot in cold blood at their family home, the brutality of the murders leaves their wealthy St. Paul community reeling. There's no shortage of people with a vendetta against the judge, but the collapse of a major charitable donation he had planned complicates things further, leaving the money in limbo and all eyes on his grief-stricken widow.   As public pressure mounts and both the local police force and the FBI hit one dead end after another, it isn't long before Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowe

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Book SynopsisLucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces on a deadly maritime case like no other . . .   An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing with his family when he calls in some suspicious behaviour from a nearby boat. The slick craft has stopped to pick up a surfaced diver, who was apparently alone, without his own boat, in the middle of the ocean. None of it makes sense, and his hunch is proved right when all three Guardsmen who come out to investigate are shot and killed. They're federal officers killed on the job, which means the case is the FBI's turf. And when the FBI's investigation stalls out, they call in Lucas Davenport. But when the case turns lethal, Davenport will need to bring in every asset he can claim, including a detective with a fundamentally criminal mind: Virgil Flowers.With sinister motives running deep, Flowers and Davenport will need to work together to catch the killers – before they bec

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Book SynopsisA LUCAS DAVENPORT THRILLER BY GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR JOHN SANDFORD He knows how killers think. But what if this killer knows more?   It's raining when psychiatrist Andi Manette leaves the parent-teacher meeting with her two daughters. She’s tired and distracted, so she doesn't notice the red van parked beside her, or the van door slide open. The last thing she does notice is the hand reaching out for her and her girls . . . Hours later, deputy chief Lucas Davenport stands in the car park holding a blood-stained shoe in his hand. He knows that this case will be difficult, but he’s got no idea that he might have met his match in a nemesis more intelligent – and more depraved – than any he has tracked before. A killer who knows more about mind games than even Davenport himself.   Time is running out to find Andi and her daughters.  Will this be the on

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Book SynopsisVirgil Flowers will have to watch his back – and his mouth – as he investigates a culture war turned deadly in this tense page-turner from the master of pulse-pounding thrillers. At the local state university, renowned Professor Quill goes to the library one night – and winds up dead. With no suspects, no prints, no murder weapon – not even a time of death – Virgil Flowers is brought in to investigate. Flowers discovers that, prior to his death, Quill had sparked a feud between two departments at the university. Each side carries their views to extremes, and Flowers soon realises he's dealing with people who, on this particular issue, are functionally crazy. Somewhere among this group of diametrically opposed zealots lurks a murderer. But with no leads, little evidence and the media breathing down his neck, can Flowers find him before he kills again?<

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Book SynopsisA balanced, practical, thorough, and easy-to-follow guide to deliverance and freedom. From a well-respected pastor whose message is accepted by all denominations of the church.

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Book Synopsis#1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford's 'haunting, unforgettable, ice-blooded thriller' – first in the Lucas Davenport series!   The killer was mad but brilliant.   He left notes with every woman he killed. Rules of murder: Never have a motive. Never follow a discernible pattern. Never carry a weapon after it has been used...So many rules to his sick, violent games of death.   But Lucas Davenport, the cop who’s out to get him, isn’t playing by the rules.***Praise for RULES OF PREY***'Terrifying... Sandford has crafted the kind of trimmed-to-the-bone thriller that is hard to put down… scary... intriguing... unpredictable' —Chicago Tribune  'Rules of Prey is so chilling that you’re almost afraid to turn the pages. So

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Book Synopsis“One of the strongest in Sandford’s Prey series.”—Entertainment Weekly“Good, dark, perverse, bloody fun.”—The Washington Post Book WorldTheories abound when a Russian gets himself killed on the shore of Lake Superior—shot with fifty-year-old bullets. But when it turns out he had very high government connections, state troubleshooter Lucas Davenport gets the call. Well, Lucas and a mysterious Russian cop with secrets all her own. Together, they’ll follow a trail back to another place and another time, and battle the shadows they discover there—shadows that turn out to be both very real and very deadly.Trade ReviewPraise for John Sandford’s Prey Novels “Relentlessly swift...genuinely suspenseful...excellent.”—Los Angeles Times “Sandford is a writer in control of his craft.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Excellent...compelling...everything works.”—USA Today “Grip-you-by-the-throat thrills...a hell of a ride.”—Houston Chronicle “Crackling, page-turning tension...great scary fun.”—The New York Daily News “Enough pulse-pounding, page-turning excitement to keep you up way past bedtime.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune “One of the most engaging characters in contemporary fiction.”—Detroit News “Positively chilling.”—St. Petersburg Times “Just right for fans of The Silence of the Lambs.”—Booklist “One of the most horrible villains this side of Hannibal.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch “Ice-pick chills...excruciatingly tense...a double-pumped roundhouse of a thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisLucas Davenport has met his match-a brilliant, wanton killer who knows more about mind games than Lucas himself. This man is more depraved and intelligent than anybody Lucas has tracked before-and with a female psychiatrist in his trap, he's already one step ahead of Lucas...Trade ReviewPraise for John Sandford’s Prey Novels “Relentlessly swift...genuinely suspenseful...excellent.”—Los Angeles Times “Sandford is a writer in control of his craft.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Excellent...compelling...everything works.”—USA Today “Grip-you-by-the-throat thrills...a hell of a ride.”—Houston Chronicle “Crackling, page-turning tension...great scary fun.”—The New York Daily News “Enough pulse-pounding, page-turning excitement to keep you up way past bedtime.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune “One of the most engaging characters in contemporary fiction.”—Detroit News “Positively chilling.”—St. Petersburg Times “Just right for fans of The Silence of the Lambs.”—Booklist “One of the most horrible villains this side of Hannibal.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch “Ice-pick chills...excruciatingly tense...a double-pumped roundhouse of a thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisThe eleventh Virgil Flowers novel by internationally bestselling author John Sandford Virgil Flowers investigates a miracle… and a murder… in the wickedly entertaining thriller from the master of pulse-pounding thrillers. Discover why Stephen King calls John Sandford 'one of the great novelists of all time!' Pinion, Minnesota: a huge city of all of seven hundred folks who define the phrase ‘small town’. Nothing has ever happened in Pinion and nothing ever will… until the mayor of sorts (campaign promise: ‘I'll Do What I Can’) comes up with a scheme to put Pinion on the map. He’s heard of a place where a floating image of the Virgin Mary turned the whole town into a shrine, attracting thousands of curious people and making the townsfolk rich overnight. Why not stage a prank in Pinion and do the same? No one gets hurt and everyone gets rich. What could go wrong? And then

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Book SynopsisHis job is to hunt down criminals. But he's about to become the hunted... Find out why Stephen King calls John Sandford 'one of the great novelists of all time'! Lucas Davenport has a job with the U.S. Marshals Service - an unusual one. He gets to pick his own cases, whatever they are, and follow wherever they lead him. And where they’ve led him this time is into real trouble. A house at the center of a drug-smuggling ring is attacked and briefcases full of cash are stolen. But whoever took the money left something behind: five bodies, including that of a six-year-old girl. Davenport vows to track down the cash and find the killers. But he's not the only one on the hunt... the drug smugglers want their money back, and they've sent two assassins, including an infamous torturer known for her creative use of home-improvement tools, after Davenport. It'll take every ounce of Davenport'

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Book SynopsisFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Prey series comes a crime novel of “classic stings” (Booklist).With the same sharp human insight he brings to the murderers and manhunters of his bestselling Prey novels, Sanford takes us into the minds of two irresistible con artists. Kidd and LuEllen are a winning pair of lovers and liars plotting the ultimate sting. Their target is the wealthy (and corrupt) mayor of a small Mississippi river town. Their setup includes buying a houseboat, assuming false identities, and exposing local scandals. Their scam is perfect. Until everything goes wrong....

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Book SynopsisThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lucas Davenport novels delivers “a page-turner with a new hero, [and a] breakneck pace (Minneapolis Star Tribune).“Former Sen. Lincoln Bowe, a Republican, has been missing for several days, setting off alarms on both sides of the political aisle. Finally, he is discovered in the remote Virginia woods, barb-wired to a tree, burned almost beyond recognition and missing his head. Democratic ‘research assistant’ (read: fixer) Jacob Winter, ex-Army Intelligence, wounded in Afghanistan, is called in by the Democratic president to unravel an extremely messy situation and shield his office from any hint of scandal. As this runaway train picks up speed, innocents are murdered, and the guilty come to Jesus… …Sandford is a master at creating believable, indelible characters like Winter…[He] is peerless when it comes to economical, taut plotting, most notably at

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Book SynopsisVirgil Flowers hunts a killer responsible for a strange string of murders in this thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford.On a hot, humid summer night in Minnesota, Virgil Flowers gets a call from Lucas Davenport. A body has been found near a veterans’ memorial in Stillwater with two shots to the head and a lemon in his mouth—exactly like the body they found two weeks ago.Working the murders, Flowers becomes convinced that someone is keeping a list—with many more names on it. And when he discovers what connects them all, he’s almost sorry. Because if it’s true, then this whole thing leads down a lot more trails than he thought it did—and every one of them is booby-trapped.Trade ReviewPraise for Heat Lightning“Sandford returns to Flowers (and more than just a bit of Davenport, too) in Heat Lightning, and the ride’s another wild one.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch“Features a colorful protagonist quite distinct from Davenport, and contains the usual snappy dialogue and suspenseful action.”—The Tennessean“A fun, breezy read.”—The Post and Courier“[A] fast-paced thriller...Flowers is a disarming and sometimes charming investigator. This book will appeal to readers of Sandford’s Prey series as well as fans of adventures like those by Lee Child.”—Library Journal“Solid...Most readers will enjoy spending time in the company of the genial Flowers.”—Publishers Weekly“The very last surprise...is a honey.”—Kirkus Reviews

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Book Synopsis“The stakes are high, the characters rich, the action relentless” (Publishers Weekly) in this Lucas Davenport novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford.The crime spree should have ended when Lucas Davenport killed the female bank robber during the shoot-out. But it’s just beginning, because the woman’s husband isn’t about to let Lucas—or anyone he loves—escape retribution.INCLUDES A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR

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Book SynopsisLucas Davenport confronts an old nemesis, now a powerful U.S. senator, in this thrilling novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Prey series. Find out why Stephen King calls John Sandford 'one of the great novelists of all time'! Lucas Davenport had crossed paths with her before. A rich psychopath, Taryn Grant had run successfully for the U.S. Senate, where Lucas had predicted she'd fit right in. He was also convinced that she'd been responsible for three murders, though he'd never been able to prove it. Once a psychopath had gotten that kind of rush, though, he or she often needed another fix, so he figured he might be seeing her again. He was right. A federal marshal now, with a very wide scope of investigation, he's heard rumors that Grant has found her seat on the Senate intelligence committee, and the contacts she's made from it, to be very...useful. Pinning those rumors down was li

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Book SynopsisThe third gripping Virgil Flowers thriller by internationally bestselling author John Sandford. A LAND WITHOUT LAW. A KILLER WITHOUT MERCY.  While competing in a fishing tournament in a remote area of northern Minnesota, Virgil Flowers gets a call from his old friend Lucas Davenport to investigate a murder at a nearby resort, where a woman has been shot while kayaking. The resort is for women only: a place to relax, get fit, commune with nature, and sometimes get to know each other a little better. As Flowers begins investigating, he finds a web of connections between the people at the resort, the victim, and some local women – notably a talented country singer. And the more he digs, the more he discovers a multitude of motivations for murder: jealousy, greed, anger, and blackmail. And then Flowers learns that this is not the first death at this particular resort. Someone else died there a year ago. And there's

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Book SynopsisLetty Davenport is back, and this time she’s taking no prisoners. The new incredible thriller from the #1 global bestseller.Letty Davenport’s days working a desk job are behind her. Her previous actions at a gunfight in Texas – and her incredible skills with firearms – draw the attention of several branches of the US government, and make her a perfect fit for even more dangerous work.The Department of Homeland Security tasks her with infiltrating a hacker group that is intent on wreaking havoc nationwide. Letty and her reluctant partner from the NSA pose as free-spirited programmers for hire and embark on a cross country road trip to the group’s California headquarters.But soon they begin to suspect that the hackers are not their only enemy. Someone within their own circle may have betrayed them, and has ulterior motives that place their mission – and their lives – in grave danger. From one of the world’s greatest living mystery writers, Dark Angel is an absolute must read for any thriller lover.

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Book SynopsisLetty Davenport, the tough-as-nails adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, takes on an undercover assignment that brings her across the country and into the crosshairs of a dangerous group of hackers.Letty Davenport’s days working a desk job at are behind her. Her previous actions at a gunfight in Texas—and her incredible skills with firearms—draw the attention of several branches of the US government, and make her a perfect fit for even more dangerous work. The Department of Homeland Security and the NSA have tasked her with infiltrating a hacker group, known only as Ordinary People, that is intent on wreaking havoc. Letty and her reluctant partner from the NSA pose as free-spirited programmers for hire and embark on a cross country road trip to the group’s California headquarters.While the two work to make inroads with Ordinary People and uncover their plans, they begin to suspect that the hackers are not their only enemy. Someone within t

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Book SynopsisLucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford.Alex Sand was spending the evening at home playing basketball with his two young sons when all three were shot in cold blood. A wealthy federal judge, there’s no short list of people who could have a vendetta against Sands, but the gruesome murders, especially that of his children, turn their St. Paul community on its head. Sand was on the verge of a major donation to a local housing charity, Heart/Twin Cities, and with the money in limbo, eyes suddenly turn to his grieving widow, Margaret Cooper, to see what she might do with the money. Margaret, distraught over the death of her family, struggles to move forward, and can’t imagine how or why anyone would target her husband.With public pressure mounting and both the local police force and FBI hitting dead end after dead end, Lucas Davenport and

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Book Synopsis“One of [the] best” (Orlando Sentinel) Lucas Davenport Novels—now with a New Introduction by the Author. Clara Rinker is twenty-eight, beautiful, charmingly southern—and the best hit woman in the business. She just goes about her business, collects her money, and goes home. Her latest hit sounds simple: a defense attorney wants a rival eliminated. No problem—until a witness survives. Clara usually knows how to deal with loose ends: cut them off, one by one, until they're all gone. This time, there’s one loose end that’s hard to shake.Lucas Davenport has no idea of the toll this case is about to take on him. Clara knows his weak spots. She knows how to penetrate them, and how to use them. And when a woman like Clara has the advantage, no one is safe.

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Book SynopsisAnother outstanding Lucas Davenport thriller from one of America’s finest novelists – author of Rules of Prey, Mind Prey and Sudden Prey.Trade Review‘Lucas Davenport currently reigns as the foremost serial-killer catcher of American crime fiction.’Time Out ‘High shock count… Sandford writes with savage skill.’Glasgow Herald ‘Finely written, atmospheric, excruciatingly tense.’Evening Standard ‘John Sandford knows all there is to know about detonating the gut-level shocks of a good thriller.’New York Times

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Book Synopsis“Crime fiction doesn’t have nearly enough droll master thieves like Kidd and his stunning partner in righteous crime, LuEllen.”—Los Angeles TimesWhen Kidd—artist, computer whiz, and professional criminal—learns of a colleague’s murder, he doesn’t buy the official story: that a jittery security guard caught the hacker raiding the files of a high-tech Texas corporation. It’s not what his friend was looking for that got him killed. It’s what he already knew. For Kidd and LuEllen, infiltrating the firm is the first move. Discovering the secrets of its devious entrepreneur is the next. But it’s more than a secret—it’s a conspiracy. And it’s landed Kidd and LuEllen in the cross-hairs of an unknown assassin hellbent on conning the life out of the ultimate con artists....

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Book SynopsisDon't miss this “sexy, bloody thriller(Publishers Weekly) in #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford's Prey series...The first body is of a young woman, found on a Minneapolis riverbank, her throat cut, her body scourged and put on display. Whoever did this, Lucas Davenport knows, is pushed by brain chemistry. There is something wrong with him. This isn’t a bad love affair.The second body is found three weeks later, in a farmhouse six miles south. Same condition, same display—except this time it is a man. Nothing to link the two victims, nothing to indicate that the killings end here.“This guy…” Lucas said. He took a deep breath, let it out as a sigh. “This guy is going to bust our chops.” And soon he is going to do far, far worse than that…Trade ReviewPraise for John Sandford’s Prey Novels “Relentlessly swift...genuinely suspenseful...excellent.”—Los Angeles Times “Sandford is a writer in control of his craft.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Excellent...compelling...everything works.”—USA Today “Grip-you-by-the-throat thrills...a hell of a ride.”—Houston Chronicle “Crackling, page-turning tension...great scary fun.”—The New York Daily News “Enough pulse-pounding, page-turning excitement to keep you up way past bedtime.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune “One of the most engaging characters in contemporary fiction.”—Detroit News “Positively chilling.”—St. Petersburg Times “Just right for fans of The Silence of the Lambs.”—Booklist “One of the most horrible villains this side of Hannibal.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch “Ice-pick chills...excruciatingly tense...a double-pumped roundhouse of a thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPraise for John Sandford’s Prey Novels “Relentlessly swift...genuinely suspenseful...excellent.”—Los Angeles Times “Sandford is a writer in control of his craft.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Excellent...compelling...everything works.”—USA Today “Grip-you-by-the-throat thrills...a hell of a ride.”—Houston Chronicle “Crackling, page-turning tension...great scary fun.”—The New York Daily News “Enough pulse-pounding, page-turning excitement to keep you up way past bedtime.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune “One of the most engaging characters in contemporary fiction.”—Detroit News “Positively chilling.”—St. Petersburg Times “Just right for fans of The Silence of the Lambs.”—Booklist “One of the most horrible villains this side of Hannibal.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch “Ice-pick chills...excruciatingly tense...a double-pumped roundhouse of a thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisA series of ritualistic murders committed across the United States draws Lucas Davenport into an unimaginable conspiracy of revenge in this “classic”(Boston Globe) thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. A slumlord butchered in Minneapolis...A rising political star executed in Manhattan...A judge slashed to death in Oklahoma City... Each victim has a history of bad behavior, but the only thing the killings have in common is the murder weapon—a Native American ceremonial knife—and a trail of blood that leads to an embodiment of evil known only as Shadow Love. Recruited to be the lethal hand of a terrorist campaign, Shadow Love has his own bloody agenda, one he will do anything to achieve. Enlisted to find him are Minneapolis police lieutenant Lucas Davenport and New York City police officer Lily Rothenburg. But despite the countrywide carnage they needn’t look far. Because ShadowTrade ReviewPraise for John Sandford’s Prey Novels “Relentlessly swift...genuinely suspenseful...excellent.”—Los Angeles Times “Sandford is a writer in control of his craft.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Excellent...compelling...everything works.”—USA Today “Grip-you-by-the-throat thrills...a hell of a ride.”—Houston Chronicle “Crackling, page-turning tension...great scary fun.”—The New York Daily News “Enough pulse-pounding, page-turning excitement to keep you up way past bedtime.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune “One of the most engaging characters in contemporary fiction.”—Detroit News “Positively chilling.”—St. Petersburg Times “Just right for fans of The Silence of the Lambs.”—Booklist “One of the most horrible villains this side of Hannibal.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch “Ice-pick chills...excruciatingly tense...a double-pumped roundhouse of a thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisLucas Davenport, “one of the best hard-case cops on the crime scene today” (Houston Post) returns in this explosive novel in John Sandford's #1 New York Times bestselling Prey series... Lieutenant Davenport’s sanity was nearly shattered by two murder investigations. Now he faces something worse…Two killers. One hideously scarred. The other strikingly handsome, a master manipulator fascinated with all aspects of death. The dark mirror of Davenport’s soul…This is the case that will bring Davenport back to life. Or push him over the edge.Trade ReviewPraise for John Sandford’s Prey Novels “Relentlessly swift...genuinely suspenseful...excellent.”—Los Angeles Times “Sandford is a writer in control of his craft.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Excellent...compelling...everything works.”—USA Today “Grip-you-by-the-throat thrills...a hell of a ride.”—Houston Chronicle “Crackling, page-turning tension...great scary fun.”—The New York Daily News “Enough pulse-pounding, page-turning excitement to keep you up way past bedtime.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune “One of the most engaging characters in contemporary fiction.”—Detroit News “Positively chilling.”—St. Petersburg Times “Just right for fans of The Silence of the Lambs.”—Booklist “One of the most horrible villains this side of Hannibal.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch “Ice-pick chills...excruciatingly tense...a double-pumped roundhouse of a thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPraise for John Sandford’s Prey Novels “Relentlessly swift...genuinely suspenseful...excellent.”—Los Angeles Times “Sandford is a writer in control of his craft.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Excellent...compelling...everything works.”—USA Today “Grip-you-by-the-throat thrills...a hell of a ride.”—Houston Chronicle “Crackling, page-turning tension...great scary fun.”—The New York Daily News “Enough pulse-pounding, page-turning excitement to keep you up way past bedtime.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune “One of the most engaging characters in contemporary fiction.”—Detroit News “Positively chilling.”—St. Petersburg Times “Just right for fans of The Silence of the Lambs.”—Booklist “One of the most horrible villains this side of Hannibal.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch “Ice-pick chills...excruciatingly tense...a double-pumped roundhouse of a thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisThe first Virgil Flowers novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford.“Virgil Flowers, introduced in bestseller Sandford’s Prey series, gets a chance to shine...The thrice-divorced, affable member of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), who reports to Prey series hero Lucas Davenport, operates pretty much on his own..”*He’s been doing the hard stuff for three years, but he’s never seen anything like this. In the small rural town of Bluestem, an old man is bound in his basement, doused with gasoline and set on fire. Three weeks before, a doctor and his wife were murdered. Three homicides in Bluestem in just as many weeks is unheard of. It’s also no coincidence. And it’s far from over...Trade Review“Sandford keeps the reader guessing and the pages turning while Flowers displays the kind of cool and folksy charm that might force Davenport to share the spotlight more often.”—*Publishers Weekly“Flowers is a welcome addition to [Sandford’s] body of work.”—Chicago Sun-Times“[Sandford] maintains the page-turning momentum that makes his novels such a treat. If you liked Lucas, you’ll love Virgil.”—The Tampa Tribune“A book that will keep you turning pages, guessing, and completely immersed—and engrossed—in whatever Sandford wants to throw at you. It’s a great ride, and Sandford proves that sometimes it’s not the character, it’s not the series, it’s the writer.”—The Post and Courier“An adrenaline rush peppered with laugh-out-loud moments.”—Booklist

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Book SynopsisFor twenty years, John Sandford's novels have been beloved for their ingenious plots, vivid characters, crisp dialogue and endless surprises (The Washington Post), and nowhere are those more in evidence than in the sudden twists and shocks of Wicked Prey.Out of Lucas Davenport's past comes a psycho nursing a violent grudge. But why go after Davenport for revenge when Davenport's young daughter is so close-and so vulnerable?

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Book SynopsisThe murder of a successful advertising executive leads Detective Virgil Flowers to the unlikely scene of the crime: a peaceful and bucolic wooded resort with as many suspects as it has secrets...While competing in a fishing tournament in a remote area of northern Minnesota, Virgil Flowers receives a call from Lucas Davenport to investigate a brutal murder at a nearby resort for women only. As Virgil begins investigating, he finds a web of connections between the people at the resort, the victim, and some local women, notably a talented and popular country singer. The more Virgil digs, the more he discovers the arrows of suspicion point in many directions, encompassing a multitude of motivations: jealousy, blackmail, greed, anger, and fear.Then Virgil discovers something that sends his investigation reeling. This is not the first murder connected to the Eagle Nest Lodge. Nor will it be the last...Trade ReviewPraise for Rough Country“Rich, satisfying, and frequently hilarious.”—Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly“Sandford takes literary chances, and he succeeds brilliantly here with Minnesota state cop Virgil Flowers. The characters, especially Flowers, come vividly and delightfully to life, and the dialogue is sprightly, witty, and sometimes sexy. Sandford writes entertainment that’s not to be missed. Grade: A.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer “Unexpected twists...Sandford excels at all the required elements of the novelist: plot, personality, and prose. The melding is masterful and produces an exquisitely paced book at once beautiful and profane, a story that fans of both crime-novel approaches can enjoy. He makes Flowers as appealing and captivating a character as always. With a confident touch, Sandford brings it all home in Rough Country.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch“An entertaining romp...Sandford has long been one of the best crime series mystery writers around. He keeps the pages turning and the dialogue snapping better than anyone this side of Elmore Leonard. An entertaining...and completely engrossing page-turner.”—The Post and Courier“Fast-paced [and] action-packed.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune“It’s a complicated case, but Virgil is up to the task, and, as always, he’s funny, smart, and tough when he needs to be.”—Publishers Weekly

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