Heat Lightning (Hardcover) by John Sandford

from SunnySD

Bodies are turning up propped against soldiers' memorials around Minnesota. Dead, tortured, with lemons stuffed in their mouths. Virgil Flowers doesn't have much to go on, but he's pretty sure the trail leads back to Vietnam.... Another eminently readable outing by that f'en Flower.

from iluvvideo

Second of the Virgil Flowers novels, this book was an entertaining read from the start. It seems Vietnam veterans are being targeted for murder. But that's not all...the bodies are placed prominently at veterans memorials with a lemon shoved in their mouths. Why are the deceased being targeted? B...

from miyurose

I am a fan of Virgil Flowers, maybe even more than I am a fan of Lucas Davenport. Davenport can come off as a bit uptight and serious, while Flowers has more of a laissez-faire style, and a good deal of recklessness. When we join him in this story, he is investigating a series of murders where th...

from SonicQuack

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 relatio...

from MissReadsTooMuch

I've read most of the Prey book and really liked the way John Sandford has introduced a new series from the old one - I liked reading the bits with Davenport and Weather in them - like old friends! The story itself was good and I liked Virgil as a main character. It was an fast-paced and fun read.