Heat Lightning
Ratings8
Average rating3.4
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Ratings8
Average rating3.4
Summoned by Lucas Davenport to investigate a pair of murders in which the victims are found with lemons in their mouths, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers struggles to find a connection that could prevent additional killings.
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13 primary booksVirgil Flowers is a 13-book series with 13 primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by John Sandford and Eric Conger.
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I haven't read the first Virgil Flowers book. This is the first one my library had, so that is where I started. Turns out this one stands alone well, but I reckon it is slightly spoilerish for the first book.
Anyway, I quite enjoyed Heat Lightning. It seems that someone is killing men execution style and leaving the bodies at veteran's memorials. Davenport is super busy; so, Virgil Flowers gets the call. Flowers moves in in his laid-back style, asking questions and generally shaking trees to see what falls out. It soon becomes apparent that the killings are very professional, and they are related somehow to an incident many years ago in Vietnam. Someone is on a vendetta.
Soon things get violent and deadly with plenty of action and gunplay, and with the killers always one step ahead. Flowers has has his work cut out both solving multiple mysteries and staying alive. The finish is both exciting and satisfactory.
Good crime fiction. Solid four stars.
