A Mysterious Review of Storm Front by John Sandford. A Virgil Flowers Mystery.
Review summary: The premise of this mystery is an intriguing, if also an overused and overworked, one, but the plot that is constructed in support of it here is really quite thin. Fans of this series will probably enjoy following along with Virgil as tracks his way through south central Minnesota, but it's not the best introduction to the character for new readers. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Storm Front
John Sandford
A Virgil Flowers Mystery
Putnam (October 2013)
Publisher synopsis: In Israel, a man clutching a backpack searches desperately for a boat. In Minnesota, Virgil Flowers gets a message from Lucas Davenport: You're about to get a visitor. It's an Israeli cop, and she's tailing a man who's smuggled out an extraordinary relic — a copper scroll revealing startling details about the man known as King Solomon.
Wait a minute, laughs Virgil. Is this one of those Da Vinci Code deals? The secret scroll, the blockbuster revelation, the teams of murderous bad guys? Should I be boning up on my Bible verses?
He looks at the cop. She's not laughing. As it turns out, there are very bad men chasing the relic, and they don't care who's in the way or what they have to do to get it. Maybe Virgil should start praying.
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