Virgil understands that, in small towns, no one ever outgrows high school. ‘A knowing portrait of small-town life layered into a very well plotted mystery.
‘Along the way to the satisfying ending, Virgil displays the rough humor and rough justice that make him such an appealing character’ Publishers Weekly on Deep Freeze * * * Praise for John Sandford and the Virgil Flowers novels * * * It’s true what they say: High school is murder. In the process, one thing becomes increasingly clear to him.
There’s a possibility that it might be connected to a high school class of twenty years ago that has a mid-winter reunion coming up, and so, wrapping his coat a little tighter, Virgil begins to dig into twenty years’ worth of traumas, feuds, and bad blood. A few years back, he investigated the corrupt – and as it turned out, homicidal – local school board, and now the town’s back in view with more alarming news: A woman’s been found dead, frozen in a block of ice. Set in a wintry Minnesota town, the story begins with the murder of a woman in her home shortly after the conclusion. Virgil knows the town of Trippton, Minnesota, a little too well. Good, bad and – as Virgil Flowers is about to find out – deadly. Deep Freeze, aptly titled, is a chilling thriller which is at the same time, heartfelt and graceful.The tenth Virgil Flowers novel by internationally bestselling author John SandfordĬlass reunions: a time for memories. His references to Elizabethan literature in a crime thriller is fascinating. Sandford knows how to keep his readers curious as well as entertained. John Sandford’s writing is sophisticated, and reveals his penchant for dark humour. As the mysteries grow deeper, Virgil’s investigative skills and impressive humour keep us hooked till the end. Meanwhile, the governor has also asked Virgil to track down one Jesse McGovern, a manufacturer of obscene Barbie Dolls, named “Barbie Os”, in Trippton. As Virgil starts snooping, he discovers that Gina’s death might have been the result of 25 years of drama and bad blood between her high school classmates. Virgil Flowers, who is on a vacation in Trippton, is bribed by boss John Duncan into investigating the death. Next morning, her body is fished out from a frozen river. Deep Freeze opens with the murder of Banker Gina Hemmings, as her head is smashed with a champagne bottle, after a high-school reunion committee meeting. Deep Freeze rrp 7.99 Description Dont miss John Sandfords brand-new thriller Ocean Prey - out now The tenth Virgil Flowers novel by internationally. The author takes the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent Virgil Flowers back to the little town of Trippton by the Mississippi River, which was also the setting of his novel Deadline. Bestselling author John Sandford is back with the 10th instalment to his Virgil Flowers series – Deep Freeze.
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