Not as good as the Prey or Kidd series

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	• Dark of the Moon John Sandford Putnam Adult, 2007 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 83 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Not as good as the Prey or Kidd series

I've been following Lucas Davenport in the Prey series of books by John Sandford, and have particularly enjoyed his books about artist/computer wizard/con man Kidd. So I looked forward to a new series about Virgil Flowers, a troubleshooter for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. This one was pretty good, compared to books by other authors, but disappointing in that it wasn't as good as Sandford's previous series.

The plotting is engaging and the writing always entertaining, but it wasn't as gripping as most of Sanford's other books, and I found myself not caring about Virgil as much as I should. I would have really liked another Kidd novel instead of this one. I rank Sandford among the very best, and hopes he maintains the high level he's attained in the past. I'd hate to see him sinking into the blah predictability and convoluted plots that Jonathan Kellerman has begun churning out. Mr. Camp, get back to your roots!

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The Dark of the Moon

This is a 5 star book, as are all of John Sanford's novels. I own and have read them all and buy them as soon as they are published. His plots are exciting and his characters are believable, but I prefer Lucas Davenport to Virgil Flowers. I would recommend any of Sanford's books.

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Sandford Still A Master!

"Again Sandford shows us the difference between a crime novel and a mystery in this character study that happens to involve murder."

Flowers blooms

I hope we see more of the Virgil Flowers series. The plot was complicated, but not so complicated that my interest was lost. Virgil Flowers approaches his investigations differently than Lucas Davenport. It's almost as if Virgil orbits around the periphery of the situation, occasionally planting a seed and waiting for the seed to germinate. It's refreshing, compared to the hard charging Davenport.

Overall, an excellent book, as usual from Mr. Sandford.

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