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John Sandford has the Midas touch. [Storm Front is] exciting, complex and funny all the way through. Virgil is a unique character [and] the beauty of Sandford’s writing is that the narrative of the book is told in perfect harmony with Flowers’ personality . . . Entertaining reading all the way.
— The Huffington Post
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Sanford balances straight-talking Virgil Flowers’ often hilariously folksy tone and Trippton’s dark core of methamphetamine manufacturers and sociopaths; the result is pure reading pleasure for thriller fans.
— Booklist
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Stellar . . . Sandford is an accomplished and amusing storyteller, and he nails both the rural characters and terrain as well as he has skewered urban life in past installments.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Sandford keeps one last surprise up his sleeve for the denouement of the dognapping case, and it's a doozy. Exhilaratingly professional work by both Virgil and his creator that breaks no new ground but will keep the fans happy and add to their number.
— Kirkus Reviews
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There’s a lot going on in Deadline . . . The biggest joys of this series are Flowers himself (his boss is Lucas Davenport from the Sandford's Prey novels), the cast of eccentric supporting characters and the humorous dialogue.
— Shelf Awareness
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Sandford's best Flowers book to date. . . . There is a lot of drama and mayhem in this story and readers of traditional Sandford books will be satisfied for sure. Still if you like a little humor in your plots, this book will more than sate that desire. This book is the most fun I have had reading in a long time.
— Huffington Post
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Rich characters [and] the descriptions of small-town life, politics and corruption and the concurrent trails of action make for a fast and entertaining read.
— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Another brainy thriller from a prolific author, ‘Deadline’ fulfills readers’ expectations of Sandford’s fiction: tense, smart and character-driven.
— Richmond Times Dispatch
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“There are plenty of fictional cops and private eyes with anger issues, woman troubles, and drinking problems. And then there’s Virgil Flowers…He leaves the big-time crime-busting to his boss in Minneapolis, Lucas Davenport…so he can grab the fun assignments for himself…Despite Virgil’s casual air, Sandford’s humor isn’t flip. He sees Trippton’s battered trailer homes, the live pit bulls and dead cars in the yards, and the no-trespassing signs at the gates, along with all the signs of misery other regional authors record in their novels. But there’s compassion in his gaze and genuine affection in his raucous laughter.”
— New York Times Book Review
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“Sandford’s best Flowers book to date…There is a lot of drama and mayhem in
this story, and readers of traditional Sandford books will be satisfied for
sure. Still, if you like a little humor in your plots, this book will more than
sate that desire. This book is the most fun I have had reading in a long time.”
— Huffington Post
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“Another brainy thriller from a
prolific author, Deadline fulfills
readers’ expectations of Sandford’s fiction: tense, smart, and
character-driven.”
— Richmond Times Dispatch
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“Rich characters [and] the descriptions of small-town life, politics, and
corruption, and the concurrent trails of action make for a fast and
entertaining read.”
— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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“There’s a lot going on in Deadline…The biggest joys of this series
are Flowers himself (his boss is Lucas Davenport from the Sandford’s Prey
novels), the cast of eccentric supporting characters, and the humorous
dialogue.”
— Shelf Awareness
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“Stellar…Sandford is an accomplished and amusing storyteller, and he nails both
the rural characters and terrain as well as he has skewered urban life
in past installments.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Virgil Flowers, agreeing to check out the most minor crime imaginable in sleepy Trippton, Minnesota, finds himself in a steadily deepening pool of felonies…Sandford keeps one last surprise up his sleeve for the denouement of the dognapping case, and it’s a doozy. Exhilaratingly professional work by both Virgil and his creator that breaks no new ground but will keep the fans happy and add to their number.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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“Sanford balances straight-talking
Virgil Flowers’ often hilariously folksy tone and Trippton’s dark core of
methamphetamine manufacturers and sociopaths; the result is pure reading
pleasure for thriller fans.”
— Booklist
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“Eric Conger’s voice is perfect for
Virgil Flowers, the Bureau of Crime Apprehension agent who goes from one crime
to another in rural Minnesota. Conger’s raspy baritone is evocative of the
crimes that are at the heart of this police procedural.”
— AudioFile