Bad Blood: a Virgil Flowers novel [Hardcover]

I've finished "Bad Blood" the 4th book in his Virgil Flowers series by John Sandford.

Product Description


The brilliant new Virgil Flowers thriller from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author.

One late fall Sunday in southern Minnesota, a farmer brings a load of soybeans to a local grain elevator- and a young man hits him on the head with a steel bar, drops him into the grain bin, waits until he's sure he's dead, and then calls the sheriff to report the "accident." Suspicious, the sheriff calls in Virgil Flowers, who quickly breaks the kid down...and the next day the boy's found hanging in his cell. Remorse? Virgil isn't so sure, and as he investigates he begins to uncover a multigeneration, multifamily conspiracy-a series of crimes of such monstrosity that, though he's seen an awful lot in his life, even he has difficulty in comprehending it...and in figuring out what to do next.

About the Author

John Sanford is the author of twenty Prey novels, most recently Storm Prey, and ten other books. He lives in Minnesota.
 
Product Details
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Putnam Adult; 1st Printing edition (September 21, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399156909
ISBN-13: 978-0399156908

My Review:

Storyline:  To find out why Jacob Flood was killed and why Bobby after being arrested why did he hang himself?  Coakley reaches out to the Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for help.  She gets Virgil Flowers who has reputation of being a lockdown investigator.  Virgil and Coakley get a whiff of sexual abuse involving a girlfriend/friend of Bobby's.  The case now includes a local church where the members close ranks.  They both find a woman that fled the influence of the church 8 or 9 yrs ago.  She agrees to become a key witness to the case which opens up corruption within the police deputies, multiple murders and a tradition that goes way back from generation to generation.

Characters:  I really liked Coakley because she's very level-headed and doesn't panic in situations, a kick-ass heroine and she treats her fellow policeman/woman with respect!  I really like Virgil because he's always thinking through situations, also doesn't panic during these situations, sexy, humerous (loves the lines he says) and has a great relationship with his friends and boss!

Romance:  I really liked the romance between Virgil and Coakley because they really understand each other (not just about personal life but also about the case and the people involved).

Killer(s):  The killers are quite screwed up and have no remorse on killing or doing bad things to people! 

4/5