Deadline (Virgil Flowers) - Hardcover

Praise for "Storm Front"

"John Sandford has the Midas touch. ["Storm Front" is] exciting, complex and funny all the way through. Virgil is a unique character [and] the beauty of Sandford's writing is that the narrative of the book is told in perfect harmony with Flowers' personality . . . Entertaining reading all the way." --"The Huffington Post"

Praise for "Deadline"

"Stellar . . . Sandford is an accomplished and amusing storyteller, and he nails both the rural characters and terrain as well as he has skewered urban life in past installments."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)

Praise for "Storm Front"

"John Sandford has the Midas touch. ["Storm Front" is] exciting, complex and funny all the way through. Virgil is a unique character [and] the beauty of Sandford's writing is that the narrative of the book is told in perfect harmony with Flowers' personality . . . Entertaining reading all the way." --"The Huffington Post"

Praise for "Deadline"
"Sandford keeps one last surprise up his sleeve for the denouement of the dognapping case, and it's a doozy. Exhilaratingly professional work by both Virgil and his creator that breaks no new ground but will keep the fans happy and add to their number."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"Stellar . . . Sandford is an accomplished and amusing storyteller, and he nails both the rural characters and terrain as well as he has skewered urban life in past installments."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Sanford balances straight-talking Virgil Flowers' often hilariously folksy tone and Trippton's dark core of methamphetamine manufacturers and sociopaths; the result is pure reading pleasure for thriller fans."--"Booklist"
Praise for "Storm Front"
"John Sandford has the Midas touch. ["Storm Front" is] exciting, complex and funny all the way through. Virgil is a unique character [and] the beauty of Sandford's writing is that the narrative of the book is told in perfect harmony with Flowers' personality . . . Entertaining reading all the way." --"The Huffington Post"

Praise for "Deadline"
"Rich characters [and] the descriptions of small-town life, politics and corruption and the concurrent trails of action make for a fast and entertaining read."--"Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"
"Sandford's best Flowers book to date. . . . There is a lot of drama and mayhem in this story and readers of traditional Sandford books will be satisfied for sure. Still if you like a little humor in your plots, this book will more than sate that desire. This book is the most fun I have had reading in a long time."--"Huffington Post"
"There's a lot going on in Deadline . . . The biggest joys of this series are Flowers himself (his boss is Lucas Davenport from the Sandford's Prey novels), the cast of eccentric supporting characters and the humorous dialogue.""--"Shelf Awareness""
"Sandford keeps one last surprise up his sleeve for the denouement of the dognapping case, and it's a doozy. Exhilaratingly professional work by both Virgil and his creator that breaks no new ground but will keep the fans happy and add to their number."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"Stellar . . . Sandford is an accomplished and amusing storyteller, and he nails both the rural characters and terrain as well as he has skewered urban life in past installments."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Sanford balances straight-talking Virgil Flowers' often hilariously folksy tone and Trippton's dark core of methamphetamine manufacturers and sociopaths; the result is pure reading pleasure for thriller fans."--"Booklist"
Praise for "Storm Front"
"John Sandford has the Midas touch. ["Storm Front" is] exciting, complex and funny all the way through. Virgil is a unique character [and] the beauty of Sandford's writing is that the narrative of the book is told in perfect harmony with Flowers' personality . . . Entertaining reading all the way." --"The Huffington Post"

Praise for "Deadline"
"Another brainy thriller from a prolific author, 'Deadline' fulfills readers' expectations of Sandford's fiction: tense, smart and character-driven." -- "Richmond Times Dispatch"
"Rich characters [and] the descriptions of small-town life, politics and corruption and the concurrent trails of action make for a fast and entertaining read."--"Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"
"Sandford's best Flowers book to date. . . . There is a lot of drama and mayhem in this story and readers of traditional Sandford books will be satisfied for sure. Still if you like a little humor in your plots, this book will more than sate that desire. This book is the most fun I have had reading in a long time."--"Huffington Post"
"There's a lot going on in Deadline . . . The biggest joys of this series are Flowers himself (his boss is Lucas Davenport from the Sandford's Prey novels), the cast of eccentric supporting characters and the humorous dialogue.""--"Shelf Awareness""
"Sandford keeps one last surprise up his sleeve for the denouement of the dognapping case, and it's a doozy. Exhilaratingly professional work by both Virgil and his creator that breaks no new ground but will keep the fans happy and add to their number."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"Stellar . . . Sandford is an accomplished and amusing storyteller, and he nails both the rural characters and terrain as well as he has skewered urban life in past installments."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Sanford balances straight-talking Virgil Flowers' often hilariously folksy tone and Trippton's dark core of methamphetamine manufacturers and sociopaths; the result is pure reading pleasure for thriller fans."--"Booklist"
Praise for "Storm Front"
"John Sandford has the Midas touch. ["Storm Front" is] exciting, complex and funny all the way through. Virgil is a unique character [and] the beauty of Sandford's writing is that the narrative of the book is told in perfect harmony with Flowers' personality . . . Entertaining reading all the way." --"The Huffington Post"

Praise for "Deadline"
"Another brainy thriller from a prolific author, 'Deadline' fulfills readers' expectations of Sandford's fiction: tense, smart and character-driven." -- "Richmond Times Dispatch"
"Rich characters [and] the descriptions of small-town life, politics and corruption and the concurrent trails of action make for a fast and entertaining read."--"Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"
"Sandford's best Flowers book to date. . . . There is a lot of drama and mayhem in this story and readers of traditional Sandford books will be satisfied for sure. Still if you like a little humor in your plots, this book will more than sate that desire. This book is the most fun I have had reading in a long time."--"Huffington Post"
"There's a lot going on in Deadline . . . The biggest joys of this series are Flowers himself (his boss is Lucas Davenport from the Sandford's Prey novels), the cast of eccentric supporting characters and the humorous dialogue.""--"Shelf Awareness""
"Sandford keeps one last surprise up his sleeve for the denouement of the dognapping case, and it's a doozy. Exhilaratingly professional work by both Virgil and his creator that breaks no new ground but will keep the fans happy and add to their number."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"Stellar . . . Sandford is an accomplished and amusing storyteller, and he nails both the rural characters and terrain as well as he has skewered urban life in past installments."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Sanford balances straight-talking Virgil Flowers' often hilariously folksy tone and Trippton's dark core of methamphetamine manufacturers and sociopaths; the result is pure reading pleasure for thriller fans."--"Booklist"
Praise for "Storm Front"
"John Sandford has the Midas touch. ["Storm Front" is] exciting, complex and funny all the way through. Virgil is a unique character [and] the beauty of Sandford's writing is that the narrative of the book is told in perfect harmony with Flowers' personality . . . Entertaining reading all the way." --"The Huffington Post"

Praise for "Deadline"
Another brainy thriller from a prolific author, Deadline fulfills readers expectations of Sandford s fiction: tense, smart and character-driven. "Richmond Times Dispatch"
Rich characters [and] the descriptions of small-town life, politics and corruption and the concurrent trails of action make for a fast and entertaining read. "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"
Sandford's best Flowers book to date. . . . There is a lot of drama and mayhem in this story and readers of traditional Sandford books will be satisfied for sure. Still if you like a little humor in your plots, this book will more than sate that desire. This book is the most fun I have had reading in a long time. "Huffington Post"
There s a lot going on in Deadline . . . The biggest joys of this series are Flowers himself (his boss is Lucas Davenport from the Sandford's Prey novels), the cast of eccentric supporting characters and the humorous dialogue. " "Shelf Awareness""
Sandford keeps one last surprise up his sleeve for the denouement of the dognapping case, and it's a doozy. Exhilaratingly professional work by both Virgil and his creator that breaks no new ground but will keep the fans happy and add to their number. "Kirkus Reviews"
Stellar . . . Sandford is an accomplished and amusing storyteller, and he nails both the rural characters and terrain as well as he has skewered urban life in past installments. "Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
Sanford balances straight-talking Virgil Flowers often hilariously folksy tone and Trippton s dark core of methamphetamine manufacturers and sociopaths; the result is pure reading pleasure for thriller fans. "Booklist"
Praise for "Storm Front"
John Sandford has the Midas touch. ["Storm Front" is] exciting, complex and funny all the way through. Virgil is a unique character [and] the beauty of Sandford s writing is that the narrative of the book is told in perfect harmony with Flowers personality . . . Entertaining reading all the way. "The Huffington Post""

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. . . .