![]() This is a prime example of what Sandford does well. Virgil’s investigation riles the board and soon more bodies are dropping as they attempt to cover up their scam. As he tries to track down the missing pooches a local newspaper reporter is murdered, and Virgil finds clues that it’s linked to a massive embezzlement scheme by the local school board. Minnesota state cop Virgil Flowers has come to a rural community at the request of his old fishing buddy Johnson Johnson to look into someone who has been stealing dogs to sell to research labs. That’s one way to keep parents from whining about their kid’s grade point average…. His wife, Susan, died of metastasized breast cancer in May, 2007, and is greatly missed.Īnybody who ever served on a school board and had to listen to people complain about the curriculum or the budget or what the cafeteria served could probably relate to this book in which a small town board votes to start murdering people. He has two children, Roswell and Emily, and one grandson, Benjamin. He is the principal financial backer of a major archeological project in the Jordan Valley of Israel, with a website at In addition to archaeology, he is deeply interested in art (painting) and photography. He's also the author of two non-fiction books, one on plastic surgery and one on art. From 1990 to the present he has written thriller novels. Paul Pioneer-Press from 1978-1990 in 1980, he was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize, and he won the Pulitzer in 1986 for a series of stories about a midwestern farm crisis. ![]() He was a reporter for The Miami Herald from 1971-78, and then a reporter for the St. Army from 1966-68, worked as a reporter for the Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian from 1968-1970, and went back to the University of Iowa from 1970-1971, where he received a master's degree in journalism. In 1966, he married Susan Lee Jones of Cedar Rapids, a fellow student at the University of Iowa. He then spent four years at the University of Iowa, graduating with a bachelor's degree in American Studies in 1966. He attended the public schools in Cedar Rapids, graduating from Washington High School in 1962. John Sandford was born John Roswell Camp on February 23, 1944, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is part of the "Prey" series but Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers share the billing - "Ocean Prey." Librarian's note: as of 2021, there are 13 volumes in the author's Virgil Flowers series. A murdered body has been found-and the victim is a local reporter! It seems to be turning into something much bigger and uglier-a team of dognappers supplying medical labs-when he gets a call from Lucas Davenport. Meanwhile, not far away, Virgil Flowers is helping a friend by looking into a dognapping. The vote is unanimous, five to zero in favor. The proposal up for a vote is whether to authorize the killing of a local reporter. The board chair announces that the rest of the meeting will be closed, due to a personnel issue. In Southeast Minnesota, down on the Mississippi, a school board meeting is coming to an end. Today’s episode of Behind the Mic is brought to you by Oasis Audio, publisher of the 2020 Christian Book Award for Best Audiobook, Chasing Vines, find your way to an immensely fruitful life.It's Virgil Flowers! And one of the thrilling novels in the #1 "New York Times" bestselling series. To listen to the whole archive of Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine, subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or wherever else you find your favorite podcasts. Ferrone is masterful at performing the witty dialogue, which includes a timely discussion about police-instigated violence. Sandford’s action-packed scenes, as delivered by Ferrone, keep listeners on edge while providing insights into the characters. In this story, Davenport is sent to Florida to help with an FBI investigation of murderous heroine traffickers, and in a crossover from another Sandford series, detective Virgil Flowers is brought in to go undercover. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss the excellent listening experience provided by a long-running series with a capable narrator at its helm. Narrator Richard Ferrone’s gritty voice is a great match for US Marshal Lucas Davenport in Ocean Prey, the 31st book in the Prey series. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens. Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening.
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