Fresh from his aspectaculara (Cleveland Plain Dealer) debut in Dark of the Moon, investigator Virgil Flowers takes on a puzzlingaand most alarmingacase, in the new book from the #1 bestselling author. John Sandfordas introduction of Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers was an immediate critical and popular success: alaser-sharp characters and a plot thatas fast and surprisinga (Cleveland Plain Dealer); aan idiosyncratic, thoroughly ingratiating heroa (Booklist). Flowers is only in his late thirties, but heas been around the block a few times, and he doesnat think much can surprise him anymore. Heas wrong. Itas a hot, humid summer night in Minnesota, and Flowers is in bed with one of his ex-wives (the second one, if youare keeping count), when the phone rings. Itas Lucas Davenport. Thereas a body in Stillwateratwo shots to the head, found near a veteranas memorial. And the victim has a lemon in his mouth. Exactly like the body they found last week. The more Flowers works the murders, the more convinced he is that someoneas keeping a list, and that the list could have a lot more names on it. If he could only find out what connects them all . . . and then he does, and heas almost sorry he did. Because if itas true, then this whole thing leads down a lot more trails than he thoughtaand every one of them is booby-trapped. Filled with the audacious plotting, rich characters, and brilliant suspense that have always made his books acompulsively readablea (Los Angeles Times), this is vintage Sandford.