{"product_id":"0425224139-dark_of_the_moon_a_virgil_flowers_novel","title":"Dark of the Moon (A Virgil Flowers Novel)","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree murders in just as many weeks in the quiet rural town of Bluestream is unheard of. It's also no coincidence. And it's not over: Detective Virgil Flowers is about to be pulled into the middle of a killer's violent personal vendetta.\u003c\/p\u003e\nPublishers Weekly\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat a pleasure to find a novel with an upbeat hero paired with a reader who is more interested in telling a story well than in demonstrating the outer limits of his vocal range. Far from the usual cynical, borderline-depressed investigator, Virgil Flowers is a likable, hang-loose sort of sleuth who enjoys life and seems to relish handling the \"hard stuff\" for his boss, Lucas Davenport (Sandford's \u003ci\u003ePrey\u003c\/i\u003eseries hero makes a brief cameo). Flowers's assignment is to investigate several gruesome murders in a small town. Unlike the harder-edged \u003ci\u003ePrey\u003c\/i\u003eseries, \u003ci\u003eMoon\u003c\/i\u003eis more of an entertainment, allowing Flowers to supplement his determined quest for justice with witty conversation and several romantic interludes. Conger matches the lighter moods with a mellow, almost mesmerizing matter-of-fact delivery, adjusting his vocal range just slightly to differentiate speakers. But when the action demands it-such as the grim opening murder scene or the suspenseful storming of the cult leader's encampment-Conger's voice takes on a properly hardboiled intensity. \u003ci\u003eSimultaneous release with the Putnam hardcover (Reviews, July 23). (Oct.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCopyright 2007 Reed Business Information\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eCrime \u0026amp; Mystery\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":46701400293566,"sku":"0425224139-4","price":12.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81CYdUzWJlL_e3bf3778-fdbe-4195-bc08-5e292fbabaeb.jpg?v=1777552806","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0425224139-dark_of_the_moon_a_virgil_flowers_novel","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}