Bad Blood: A Virgil Flowers Novel

I think this is Sanford's best book yet. It is definitely the best Virgil Flowers book I've read. The flow of the story is perfect. Frighteningly, it is very believable and well researched. Unfortunately, these type of issues do exist to some extent. He put together a great mix of mystery, thriller, action, suspense and even some romance. Eric Conger did his usual good job with the narration, especially during the big scene. He made it come to life and make it a real white knuckle event. I Highly recommend this book.It is one of the best credits I've used this year!

This outing with Sanford's laconic Virgil Flowers solidifies the characters as one of the best in current police procedural fiction. Down-to-earth rogue Virgil is smart and sensible with an honest feel for the people of small town America. The smooth pace takes you from point to point, with Virgil always a step or two ahead. My new favorite character!

John Sandford has kept me pleasantly engrossed with the Prey series of books. I am grateful that he saw the opportunity to create a spin-off series based on one of Lucas Davenport's cohorts.

Since the first Virgil Flowers book, I have been faithfully looking forward to each next one. Bad Blood is as enjoyable as its predecessors, and has left me wanting more.

Mr. Sandford, please keep them coming.

I'm a fan of John Sandford books, yes; now I'm a fan of Eric Conger's narration, too. Enjoyed both the story and the narration; always waiting for the next Virgil Flowers story...

I had a hard time starting this one. The beginning is a lot of last names and info that just comes at you Maybe it was just me but I had a hard time with the first half of this one. Stick with it though. About halfway through the pace picks up and the pedal stays to the floor for the rest of the novel. Great book. I still like Davenport better than Flowers, but he's growing on me.

I love that f****** Flowers! Once again John Sandford delivers another exciting Virgil Flowers novel. The beginning, middle and ending was great. Kudos to the narrator as well. Can't wait for the next adventure.

Virgil is definitely growing on me although I still prefer Lucas Davenport. I found that I was rewinding alot in the first part of the book because I couldn't keep the names of all the characters sorted out but as the book progressed, it came together. I always enjoy a book that makes me chuckle out loud and that f@*^ing Flowers does just that.

This was a good book but I have read better from John Sandford. It was not his best but was worth the time and was good. There were times I thought it needed to move to another setting but I guess it could not because of the content. It did not move as fast as other books from this author.

Virgil Flowers once again heads to rural MN to investigate a series of murders that turn out to be linked to practices within a church cult that include incest, rape and child molestation. Like the previous novels, Virgil's laidback style, likable manner and impecable judge of character help him build ties with the local police, romance women and slowly unravel a truth that is protected by a tightly knit closed community. Unfortunately, unlike the dark content of the other Davenport and Flowers books, the distrubing content of "Bad Blood" makes any ending unsatisfying and my desire to reread the book non-existent. Buy the book to keep up with Virgil, but for me it is definitely a one-time read.

Sorry, I just couldn't get into this one. There was no suspense, just sex, sex, sex...it was disturbing, not thrilling and the narrator didn't engage me either, I thought his tone was flat. I like the other Sanford stories but truly disliked this one from start to finish.