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Deadline: A Virgil Flowers Novel | John Sandford
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The thrilling new novel in the #1 New York Timesbestselling series. In Southeast Minnesota, down on the Mississippi, a school board meeting is coming to an end. The board chairman announces that the rest of the meeting will be closed, due to personnel issues. Issues is correct. The proposal up for a vote before them is whether to authorize the killing of a local reporter. The vote is four to one in favor. Meanwhile, not far away, Virgil Flowers is helping out a friend by looking into a dognapping, which seems to be turning into something much bigger and ugliera team of dognappers supplying medical labswhen he gets a call from Lucas Davenport. A murdered body has been foundand the victim is a local reporter. . . . From the Hardcover edition.
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Airykah13
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#31by31 - 5hrs - 50pts
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FlynnDewey Well done!! 👏 Hopefully you enjoyed it as well! 14mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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The best I've read in the series so far, by far. Johnson Johnson! Rescuing puppies! Sandford's hit on the well-loved formula of an investigator looking into multiple cases simultaneously that at some points converge; I hope he takes the series forward in the same manner. A lot less casual sexism in this book; hopefully as the publication dates move closer to present day, instances of such will continue to decline. 🤞🏻⚠️mention of animal cruelty

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Robotswithpersonality
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Hell YES, librarians standing up for patrons' privacy!
Sorry Virgil, I'm with them on this one. 🤓

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Robotswithpersonality
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A good friend will always be honest. 🤨🫢

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Mshookquilts
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Action packed. Virgil is asked to come help a small town figure out where all their dogs are disappearing. While trying to solve that mystery, Virgil keeps being directed to bodies that support the rumors the local school board is up to their eyeballs in graft.

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Jnnlb
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An oldy but goody

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DGRachel
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#TBT to 2014. John Sandford to the rescue after a terrible excuse for a reimagining of Persuasion.

Suzze Ugh! 1 star is only for the worst! Those usually end up in my DNF. 8y
DGRachel @Suzze that's exactly what that was. Persuasion is my favorite Jane Austen, and this version of Frederick Wentworth was such an unmitigated ass that I was actually offended. I couldn't finish it. 8y
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#feelgoodbook This may seem like an odd choice, but John Sandford's Virgil Flowers novels are my feel good book picks. Yes, there are murders, often grisly ones, and these are at their hearts detective fiction, but "that f*ckin' Flowers" is one of my favorite characters. These novels always have humor, even if it's dark, but they are still fun, fast reads. #augustphotochallenge #augustofpages

BarbaraTheBibliophage I love Lucas Davenport and the Prey series, so I've always appreciated Virgil. Probably should add his series to my TBR as well. ❤️📚 8y
DGRachel @BarbaraTheBibliophage Yes! Definitely read these, too. Lucas shows up, as Virgil's boss, he just plays a lesser role. The Prey series were my first Sandford novels and I love them, but somehow they don't have the same "feel good book" feel, if you know what I mean. I think it's because I can't get Eyes of Prey out of my head when I think of those and that was one of the most horrific novels I've read. 8y
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