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![]() | Rough Country (2009) (The third book in the Virgil Flowers series) A novel by John Sandford |
It's a joy to announce that John Sandford is still doing everything right,' wrote the Cleveland Plain Dealer about the second adventure of Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers. 'Virgil acts like the best series protagonists - becoming someone we just enjoy spending time with.'
Virgil's always been known for having a somewhat active, er, social life, but he's probably not going to be getting too many opportunities for that during his new case. While competing in a fishing tournament in a remote area of northern Minnesota, he gets a call from Lucas Davenport to investigate a murder at a nearby resort, where a woman has been shot while kayaking. The resort is for women only, a place to relax, get fit, recover from plastic surgery, commune with nature, and while it didn't start out to be a place mostly for those with Sapphic inclinations, that's pretty much what it is today.
Which makes things all the more complicated for Virgil, because as he begins investigating, he finds a web of connections between the people at the resort, the victim, and some local women, notably a talented country singer. The more he digs, the more he discovers the arrows of suspicion that point in many directions, encompassing a multitude of motivations: jealousy, blackmail, greed, anger, fear. Then he finds that this is not the first murder, that there was a second, seemingly unrelated one, the year before. And that there's about to be a third, definitely related one, any time now. And as for the fourth . . . well, Virgil better hope he can catch the killer before that happens. Because it could be his own.
Rich with the brilliant plotting and compulsively readable prose that are his hallmarks, Rough Country is another immensely satisfying tale by one of our very best suspense writers.
Genre: Thriller
Virgil's always been known for having a somewhat active, er, social life, but he's probably not going to be getting too many opportunities for that during his new case. While competing in a fishing tournament in a remote area of northern Minnesota, he gets a call from Lucas Davenport to investigate a murder at a nearby resort, where a woman has been shot while kayaking. The resort is for women only, a place to relax, get fit, recover from plastic surgery, commune with nature, and while it didn't start out to be a place mostly for those with Sapphic inclinations, that's pretty much what it is today.
Which makes things all the more complicated for Virgil, because as he begins investigating, he finds a web of connections between the people at the resort, the victim, and some local women, notably a talented country singer. The more he digs, the more he discovers the arrows of suspicion that point in many directions, encompassing a multitude of motivations: jealousy, blackmail, greed, anger, fear. Then he finds that this is not the first murder, that there was a second, seemingly unrelated one, the year before. And that there's about to be a third, definitely related one, any time now. And as for the fourth . . . well, Virgil better hope he can catch the killer before that happens. Because it could be his own.
Rich with the brilliant plotting and compulsively readable prose that are his hallmarks, Rough Country is another immensely satisfying tale by one of our very best suspense writers.
Genre: Thriller
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Hardback Editions
November 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Rough Country (Center Point Platinum Mystery (Large Print)) Author(s): John Sandford ISBN: 1-60285-586-2 / 9781602855861 (USA edition) Publisher: Center Point Large Print Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Rough Country (A Virgil Flowers Novel) Author(s): John Sandford ISBN: 0-399-15598-8 / 978-0-399-15598-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Putnam Adult Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
September 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Rough Country (Virgil Flowers) Author(s): John Sandford ISBN: 0-425-23734-6 / 978-0-425-23734-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Berkley Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Rough Country (Virgil Flowers 3) Author(s): John Sandford ISBN: 1-84739-768-9 / 9781847397683 (UK edition) Publisher: Pocket Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2010 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Exp Rough Country (Virgil Flowers) Author(s): John Sandford ISBN: 0-425-23762-1 / 978-0-425-23762-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Berkley Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Rough Country (Virgil Flowers 3) Author(s): John Sandford ISBN: 1-84737-619-3 / 9781847376190 (UK edition) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
February 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Rough Country (Virgil Flowers) Author(s): John Sandford ISBN: 1-61176-056-9 / 9781611760569 (USA edition) Publisher: Penguin Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2010 : Audio CD
| Title: Rough Country Author(s): John Sandford ISBN: 1-4074-5523-0 / 978-1-4074-5523-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
September 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: Rough Country Author(s): John Sandford ISBN: 0-14-314484-7 / 978-0-14-314484-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: Rough Country (Virgil Flowers) Author(s): John Sandford ISBN: 0-14-314485-5 / 978-0-14-314485-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
August 2009 : Kindle edition
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