The third Virgil Flowers novel by internationally bestselling author John Sandford
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, recover from plastic surgery, 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 move 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 that there's about to be a third, definitely related death, any time now.
And as for the fourth... well, Virgil better hope he can catch the killer before that happens.
Because it could be his own.
* * * Praise for John Sandford and the Virgil Flowers novels * * *
âAlong the way to the satisfying ending, Virgil displays the rough humor and rough justice that make him such an appealing characterâ Publishers Weekly on Deep Freeze
âA knowing portrait of small-town life layered into a very well plotted mystery. Virgil understands that, in small towns, no one ever outgrows high school... One of the very best novels in a superior seriesâBooklist (starred review) on Deep Freeze
âAdd a gripping storyline, a generous helping of exquisitely conceived characters and laugh-out-loud humor that produce explosive guffaws, not muted chuckles, and youâre in for the usual late-night, donât-even-think-of-stopping treat when Flowers hits townâ Richmond Times-Dispatch on Deep Freeze
âAn outstanding novelâ Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Escape Clause
âPerfect entertainmentâ Kirkus Reviews on Escape Clause