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Any aspiring mystery and thriller writer would do well to study John Sandford's Virgil Flowers novels. The ten books Sandford has written to date (as of March 2018) display several of the characteristics that make them all candidates for the bestseller lists. Bad Blood, the fourth novel in the series, shows them all:

** Like so many other thrillers Sandford has written (there are 28 in his other series, the Prey novels), Bad Blood's plot revolves around a topic that has recently surfaced in the national news: child abuse inside a religious cult. Numerous child abuse cases among Jehovah's Witnesses have come to the attention of law enforcement officials in several countries. The church has refused to share information about the alleged abuse with authorities. The practices of the cult Sandford describes in Bad Blood are apparently far more extreme, and there are no strong similarities between the two faith systems, but the provocative topic nonetheless brings to mind those real-world cases.

** The protagonist, Virgil Flowers, is like no other character in mystery and suspense fiction. He's colorful to an extreme—interesting, in other words. He's a cop who hates guns. He moonlights as a magazine writer. He wears a different T-shirt every day, each of them featuring the logo of an obscure rock band. He has a college degree in environmental science. He's been married and divorced three times, but he falls in love with a different woman in every novel. (In Bad Blood, the new love interest is the sheriff of the county where Virgil is now working.) And, like so many other cops and private eyes in the genre, he breaks the rules. Often.

** Sandford's plots are intricate. Invariably, what might seem at first as a simple case will inevitably turn out to involve numerous crimes—and often a large number of criminals as well. Sometimes, there are several seemingly unrelated cases that come together as the investigation unfolds. (That's the case in Bad Blood, when four separate murders all prove to be closely related.) Sandford does use manipulative techniques, such as disclosing the fact that Virgil has a plan of action but without explaining the plan in any way. But he uses such devices infrequently. For the most part, the logic of the case builds steadily throughout the novel and reaches an explosive climax shortly before the end.

** Sandford's dialogue sings. Virgil's conversations are usually fast-moving and often very, very funny as well. In these novels, the characters obviously don't speak the way people normally speak. But the stories benefit from the illusion that they do. Sandford is undoubtedly a witty man. Here, for example, is Virgil: "'Your eyes sparkle when you're annoyed,'" he said, giving her his second-best cowboy grin. His first-best grin was so powerful that he reserved it for places where the woman had her back against something, for support; like a mattress." (The sexism is Virgil's, or Sandford's. Apologies.)

** There is violence. A lot of it. As a reader, I wish this weren't the case. But clearly these novels wouldn't work otherwise. (The same is true of the work of another bestselling American author, Karin Slaughter, and of the work of the Norwegian writer Jo Nesbo.) In Bad Blood, the focus is on a religious cult child abuse and a long string of murders.

** In the Virgil Flowers series, as in his other works of fiction, Sandford employs an intimate brand of third-person storytelling. We share Virgil's thoughts and feelings consistently throughout the book. Sometimes, we enter the minds of other characters as well. This approach gives the author maximum flexibility.

If you enjoy mystery and suspense fiction, chances are you'll love the Virgil Flowers novels.


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Bad Blood a Virgil Flowers novel John Sandford 9780399156908 Books Reviews

Do not believe all you read. This is pure John Sandford. His writing is still sharp and character development is spot on. I challenge anyone to provide evidence to the contrary. If you are a Sandford fan you will be on solid ground reading this one.

I will take a moment to blast the publishers, and to an extent Sandford himself for charging more for a edition than a paperback. This seems to have become fashionable with established popular authors. Unfortunately for some, like Lescroart, whose writing has slipped will undoubtedly feel the effects. Let's face it, reading is for pleasure but for most, our entertainment dollar only stretches so far. Therefore my tolerance for shoddy writing drops, especially when the price of a book goes up. While I may only be one reader, I know I spend more time reading reviews than I used to. I also am much less forgiving.

I'm still with Sandford but have dropped Lescroart. One poor book combined with higher pricing does it for me.
I have read most all of the Prey novels and I just discovered Virgil (due to his nickname in the Prey novels). I never ventured away from the Prey novels until I found out that Mr Sanford was also writing these. I love Virgil Flowers, he's really my kind of man, with one exception - he is rather loose with his affections for the opposite sex.

This was the hardest of Sanford's novels for me to get through as I retired from Child Protective Services and the subject matter is a little too close to home for comfort. I am still wending my way through it though, knowing that that "f===g" Flowers will bring them all to justice.
I am an ardent John Sandford fan. I recently purchased and read the complete Prey series and then the complete Flowers series in order, and I'm only sorry I'll have to wait for the next book in both series. Sandford is a novelist with the rare ability to carry over characters and plot elements with complete believabiity while allowing both to develop in interesting, unexpected but natural ways - the only other "serial" novelist who does this nearly as well is Anthony Trollope, and he avoids murders. I re-read these books with pleasure as great or greater than the first reading because the fast-paced narrative and unexpected plot developments pulls you to read fast the first time; the second or third you can pay attention to atmosphere (he's great on significant landscape detail), character growth, and situation development. Sandford writes like a real novelist, not like someone trying to impress academia with his literary exclusivity.
I like the Virgil Flowers books and enjoy the stories that John Stanford creates with the character. He sets up the premise well and the investigations are well thought out and logical. Having said that I will admit this was a tough one to read due to the graphic subject matter. The last third of the book when all the secrets are revealed is particularly hard, it does not help to know that what is happening to the victims happens everyday to real persons like them and Sanford got some of the details from real situations (the abuse, not necessarily the cult aspects) Having said that I was still able to appreciate the story and the puzzles and how Virgil used his slightly unorthodox approach to get to the truth and solve the case. I recommend this book with the warning to read the synopsis carefully and see if you can manage what is hinted at there (I do not want to spoil it for persons who have not read the yet).
Any aspiring mystery and thriller writer would do well to study John Sandford's Virgil Flowers novels. The ten books Sandford has written to date (as of March 2018) display several of the characteristics that make them all candidates for the bestseller lists. Bad Blood, the fourth novel in the series, shows them all

** Like so many other thrillers Sandford has written (there are 28 in his other series, the Prey novels), Bad Blood's plot revolves around a topic that has recently surfaced in the national news child abuse inside a religious cult. Numerous child abuse cases among Jehovah's Witnesses have come to the attention of law enforcement officials in several countries. The church has refused to share information about the alleged abuse with authorities. The practices of the cult Sandford describes in Bad Blood are apparently far more extreme, and there are no strong similarities between the two faith systems, but the provocative topic nonetheless brings to mind those real-world cases.

** The protagonist, Virgil Flowers, is like no other character in mystery and suspense fiction. He's colorful to an extreme—interesting, in other words. He's a cop who hates guns. He moonlights as a magazine writer. He wears a different T-shirt every day, each of them featuring the logo of an obscure rock band. He has a college degree in environmental science. He's been married and divorced three times, but he falls in love with a different woman in every novel. (In Bad Blood, the new love interest is the sheriff of the county where Virgil is now working.) And, like so many other cops and private eyes in the genre, he breaks the rules. Often.

** Sandford's plots are intricate. Invariably, what might seem at first as a simple case will inevitably turn out to involve numerous crimes—and often a large number of criminals as well. Sometimes, there are several seemingly unrelated cases that come together as the investigation unfolds. (That's the case in Bad Blood, when four separate murders all prove to be closely related.) Sandford does use manipulative techniques, such as disclosing the fact that Virgil has a plan of action but without explaining the plan in any way. But he uses such devices infrequently. For the most part, the logic of the case builds steadily throughout the novel and reaches an explosive climax shortly before the end.

** Sandford's dialogue sings. Virgil's conversations are usually fast-moving and often very, very funny as well. In these novels, the characters obviously don't speak the way people normally speak. But the stories benefit from the illusion that they do. Sandford is undoubtedly a witty man. Here, for example, is Virgil "'Your eyes sparkle when you're annoyed,'" he said, giving her his second-best cowboy grin. His first-best grin was so powerful that he reserved it for places where the woman had her back against something, for support; like a mattress." (The sexism is Virgil's, or Sandford's. Apologies.)

** There is violence. A lot of it. As a reader, I wish this weren't the case. But clearly these novels wouldn't work otherwise. (The same is true of the work of another bestselling American author, Karin Slaughter, and of the work of the Norwegian writer Jo Nesbo.) In Bad Blood, the focus is on a religious cult child abuse and a long string of murders.

** In the Virgil Flowers series, as in his other works of fiction, Sandford employs an intimate brand of third-person storytelling. We share Virgil's thoughts and feelings consistently throughout the book. Sometimes, we enter the minds of other characters as well. This approach gives the author maximum flexibility.

If you enjoy mystery and suspense fiction, chances are you'll love the Virgil Flowers novels.