Product Description

First the Army, then the military police, Virgil Flowers had kicked around for a while before Lucas Davenport recruited him to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, promising him "We'll only give you the hard stuff". He'd been doing the hard stuff for three years now - but never anything like this. In the small town of Bluestem, where everybody knows everybody, a house way up on a ridge explodes into flames, its elderly owner trapped inside. Following up rumours of financial scams plus some very dodgy activities with other men's wives, Flowers discovers several reasons why the victim was so hated. And that wasn't even the reason why he'd come to Bluestem. Three weeks before, there'd been another murder, two in fact - a doctor and his wife; the doctor found propped up in his own backyard, both eyes shot out. There hadn't been a murder in Bluestem in years, and now suddenly three? Flowers knows two things: This isn't a coincidence, and this has to be personal. But just how personal, Flowers might not find out until too late. Because the next victim ...might be himself.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #92533 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

About the Author
John Sandford is the pseudonym of Pulitzer prize-winning journalist John Camp. He is the author of seventeen PREY novels, four KIDD novels and the stand-alone thriller, DEAD WATCH. He lives in Minnesota. Visit www.johnsandford.org

Customer Reviews

Dark of the moon
A great new character from Jihn Sandford. Now that Lucas Davenport is happily settled down we needed an edgier star to satisfy us. Flowers delivers this, the humour is still there and he gets the girls, something I have missed in last few Prey books. More please!

Flowers to the fore
I think I have now read all of John Sandford's published work. I believe that the Lucas Davenport /Prey novels are some of the most intriguing and enjoyable. I wasn't clear how he could develop this character further, so it was with delight that I read this book about one of the more minor characters from the Prey novels. It was worth it. I now can look forward to a new book each year I hope, for some years to come.

Overly complicated although enjoyable
An offshoot from the 'Prey' series of books sees Virgil Flowers, another member of the BCA, become embroiled in a series of murders outside the Twin Cities. Sandford creates a distinctly different lead character from that of Lucas Davenport, although his signature writing style is still prevalent. There are moments of amusement, well though out action sequences and plenty of misdirection to keep readers guessing. That said, the myriad of characters involved requires series attention to keep on top of the thought processes of Flowers as he deciphers the clues and conversations around him. The overall likeability of the characters and narrative style make up for the convoluted plot, and as a result Dark of the Moon is a welcome diversion to the Prey series, although not (yet) as captivating.