- Format: Kindle Edition
- File Size: 638 KB
- Print Length: 385 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0399159304
- Publisher: Putnam Adult (Oct. 8 2013)
- Sold by: Penguin Group USA
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00C5R7I9C
Book Description
The thrilling new novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
In Israel, a man clutching a backpack searches desperately for a boat. In Minnesota, Virgil Flowers gets a message from Lucas Davenport: You’re about to get a visitor. It’s an Israeli cop, and she’s tailing a man who’s smuggled out an extraordinary relic—a copper scroll revealing startling details about the man known as King Solomon.
Wait a minute, laughs Virgil. Is this one of those Da Vinci Code deals? The secret scroll, the blockbuster revelation, the teams of murderous bad guys? Should I be boning up on my Bible verses?
He looks at the cop. She’s not laughing. As it turns out, there are very bad men chasing the relic, and they don’t care who’s in the way or what they have to do to get it. Maybe Virgil should start praying.
About the Author
JOHN SANDFORD is the author of twenty-three Prey novels; the Virgil Flowers novels, most recently Mad River; and six other books. He lives in California and New Mexico.
My Review
I'm a big fan of this series by John Sandford. Virgil Flowers is a fascinating character, a brilliant detective who would rather be fishing...and often is. But not in this book. This one is a strict crime novel.
Lots of characters to keep track of as everyone is trying to find or buy a missing artifact. It was obvious to me at the start that the dying professor was trying to fund his wife's medical care after he was gone. Impressive, but illegal!
This is an entertaining as well as an absorbing read. I highly recommend this entire series as well as this latest adventure, Storm Front.
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