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ISBN-13: 9780399157691
Author: John Sandford
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date Published: 10-04-2011
Format: Hard Cover

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review by mikedraper. March 29, 2012

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

"Crimes sometimes shock us too much; vices almost always too little." Augustus Hare

Two corporate bombings in Minnesota make authorities bring top investigator, Virgil Flowers, to investigate and find the bomber. There is animosity toward PyeMart a Wall mart type of corporation. Business owners feel they'll be forced out of a job and environmentalists feel the corporation will pollute the water with adding pollutants into the water. Virgil is a somewhat nonchalant investigator. He's humorous and brings is own love of fishing … more

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review by duffbert. April 15, 2012

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

Virgil Flowers is a great character...

While I've grown a little cold on the John Sandford novels that feature Lucas Davenport, I'm finding I like the Virgil Flowers novels a lot. Shock Wave has Flowers tracking down a serial bomber intent on stopping a large Walmart-like store from setting up shop in a small town. Flowers is a nice mix of irreverence, vulnerability, and persistence, all wrapped together in a mind that never stops running. Sandford does a good job in capturing … more

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review by KevinRTipple. December 23, 2011

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Virgil Flowers is back in "SHOCK WAVE: A Virgil Flowers Novel" by John Sandford

Virgil Flowers returns in SHOCK WAVE and the read is a good one. This is the fifth novel of the series and this time he is chasing a bomber. Virgil is based in Mankato, Minnesota and therefore routinely covers the southern part of the state for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. He also goes whether his boss, Lucas Davenport, sends him. Virgil has quite the reputation, not just with the ladies, and always gets the job done. The latest bombing was of a construction … more

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