I simply love the Lucaqs Davenport series ("Prey"). The introduction of a new series with a Davenport support type is a delight. Rather like Chuck Logan putting John Camp (Sandford) in his novels - an outside view of a well known and liked character. Vigil Flowers, aka "That Funkin' Flowers" is a cheery sort and very different from Davenport. I enjoyed the first Flowers book and the second is a great read as well. Camp's Kidd series is less successful and he certainly reads better when he stays in Minnisota. Washington D.C. is simply not his patch! So, years and years of Davenport have been most enjoyible, starting with "Rules of Prey". I hope he keeps writing these most delightful police procedurals...
John Sanford built his formidable reputation with his "Prey books featuring Lucas Davenport as the main protagnist. Now he features a character often mentioned in previous works as a familar role player, Virgil Flowers. By casting Flowers in the lead Sanford has once again captured the essesnce of his craft: a believable character that the reader can root identify with. Mix in Sanford's great plotting and sardonic humor and you have another winner in his stable.
Sorry fans, but we've got a writer who was once fabulous but who is now tired and will probably write fewer and fewer books. I miss his sneaky-sharp humor (Crash -- oh please, not the Porsche) but if I'd written so many books with such perfect intensity, plot & characters, I'd be close to burn-out too. As for "Heat Lightning..." wow, new character Virgil Flower is as flat as...well, words on paper. Way into half the book and no wonder Davenport only checks in by phone. Mr. Sandford's vacancy will be good for collectors though, because his first 20-25 "Prey" books will be purchased and resold for decades to come. Sure hate to lose him though, as off he goes the way of Dean Koontz.
A good book from John Sandford. This one features Virgil Flowers the sexy detective who is so smart but so different than the average town cop. Davenport is his boss and even he cannot control Flowers. I am a big fan of any of John Sandford's writings. for a good mystery with some humor in it, one cannot go wrong.
Sanford's book, Dark of the Moon, introduced Virgil Flowers and it was a really good book. Then Sanford wrote Heat Lightning, which also has Virgil Flowers as the main character, so i bought it and it's even better than the first book. There's never a dull moment and it keeps you guessing as to who and what and why. I highly recommend this book.
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