Investigator Virgin Flowers received a call from Lucas Davenport about a murder. It's exactly the same as the body they found last week. The more Flowers works the murders, the more convinced he is that someone's 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...John Sandford is also the author of eighteen Prey novels, most recently PHANTOM PREY.
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By Mr. G. Battle
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Sandford gets to rewrite the Lucas Davenport series when penning new stories featuring Virgil Flowers, a younger, more spritely, enigmatic cop. He's also a ladies man, allowing Sandford to interject his vibrant narrative, consistently delivering interesting and smile-producing outlooks on relationships. The Flowers series (and this is the second) allows more freedom with the central character and this is fully utilised in Heat Lightning, where both Flowers' youth and sexual appetite are both factors in how the plot develops. The crime in question is, as usual for a Sandford novel, a series of steps to capture an anonymous killer and is potentially confusing if the book is not read in a small timeframe. The finale is of high calibre, a well choreographed set-piece which is certainly entertaining. Heat Lightning is a competent crime thriller, with interesting characters as well as smart and entertaining writing, however it's potentially too complex at times and a little dry going in the middle.
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By Bookworm79
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This is the second Virgil Flowers novel in what is a kind of spin-off series from Sandford's Prey series. Although slightly different in tone (I think Flowers is a bit more philosophical than Lucas Davenport (the main character in the Prey books)), there is much to enjoy here for any fans of the Prey series -Flowers is part of the same team that usually features, although here he is the main investigator and the other 'regulars' (Davenport, Del, Sloan, Rose Marie et al) come and go in the background, occasionally helping out (much as Flowers does in some of the later Prey books). I quite like the familiarity of being on 'known' territory but it being seen from a different perspective.
Sandford's plot is tightly wound and full of twists and turns, but is perhaps not quite enthralling as some of Davenport's exploits. That said, it is still a page-turner and the action set pieces are as well written as ever, as is the banter between characters. Flowers is a likeable and charming protagonist, and one I look forward to catching up with again in future.
Sandford's plot is tightly wound and full of twists and turns, but is perhaps not quite enthralling as some of Davenport's exploits. That said, it is still a page-turner and the action set pieces are as well written as ever, as is the banter between characters. Flowers is a likeable and charming protagonist, and one I look forward to catching up with again in future.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By M. Steadman
Format:Paperback
Great Sandford stuff. Loved every minute of the mystery and action. Features many of the characters that we've come to know and love.
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I admit it, I am a John Sandford fan. This is not his best work though. I have always had a soft spot for Virgil, I think he gets put upon by Lucas Davenport, but he is a thinker... Read more
Published on 12 April 2010 by Michael Ward
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Virgil Flower is quite an interesting character. He has got a sense of humor and is sometimes inclined to philosophical and even theological reflections. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2009 by Max
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