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“Flowers
works with gruff charm and Spenser-like efficiency, a winning combination.”
— Entertainment Weekly
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[Sandford]’s a thorough professional who knows exactly what he’s doing. Whether you’re new to Sandford or not, whether you’ve ever read a Virgil Flowers novel or not, once you start Shock Wave, you’ll read it straight through, quickly, compulsively, happy the whole time to be in such good hands.
— The Washington Post
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Wry humor, a fully realized lead, and tense atmospherics...Sandford effortlessly conjures up the rhythms and personalities of a small town in one of his best outings to date.
— Publishers Weekly
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If Shock Wave is any indication, Flowers has a better than even chance of equaling if not surpassing Davenport in the hearts and minds of Sandford’s legion of readers.
— Bookreporter
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“Flowers is
smart and honest, with a healthy supply of cynicism [in] a thoroughly engaging,
suspenseful, satisfying story.”
— Associated Press
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“[Sandford
is] a thorough professional who knows exactly what he’s doing. Whether you’re
new to Sandford or not, whether you’ve ever read a Virgil Flowers novel or not,
once you start Shock Wave, you’ll
read it straight through, quickly, compulsively, happy the whole time to be in
such good hands.”
— Washington Post
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“Smart,
sexy, with a wicked sense of humor, Flowers is fast becoming one of my favorite
series characters.”
— Minneapolis Star-Tribune
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“Sandford’s
fifth Flowers novel is thoroughly entertaining…better than most thrillers out
there.”
— Booklist
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“The Flowers series is…formed from the same
elements that make the Davenport books such a joy to read: sharp
characterization, witty dialogue, and, at heart, a gritty, often puzzling
mystery. If Shock Wave is any indication, Flowers has a better than
even chance of equaling if not surpassing Davenport in the hearts and minds of
Sandford’s legion of readers.”
— BookReporter.com
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“Bestselling
New York Times author Sandford, who’s
given us the long-running Prey series, here offers the fifth in his winning new
series starring Virgil Flowers.”
— Library Journal
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“The mystification and detection are authentic
and the solution surprisingly clever.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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“Eric
Conger capably portrays Virgil’s placid exterior, the intensity and focus he’s
more than able to dredge up when called for, and the drama generated by the
bombings themselves. Conger also makes the most of the quirky small-town
personalities that pepper the story and the attendant humor they generate.
Sandford’s easygoing yet immersive crime story is well served by Conger.”
— AudioFile
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“Wry humor, a fully realized lead, and tense atmospherics lift Sandford’s suspenseful fifth novel featuring Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent Virgil Flowers…Coupling a thoroughly modern investigative approach with old-fashioned logical deduction, Virgil narrows in on his target. Sandford effortlessly conjures up the rhythms and personalities of a small town in one of his best outings to date.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)