It is late summer in
Minnesota and just shortly after the events in Extreme
Prey. Virgil well knows what went on with his old boss Lucas
Davenport, so he isn’t surprised when those in charge of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are
very concerned about the Minnesota State Fair that starts in the next few days.
After any major event and the situation in Iowa certainly qualified, there are
Law Enforcement worries about copycats. However, Virgil isn’t going to work the
fair.
Instead, he will be
working the theft of two prized Amur Tigers from the Minnesota zoo. The zoo is
located in Apple Valley on the south side of Minneapolis and St. Paul. It is
the state zoo and that makes it a BCA problem. So too will the media spectacle
once they find out the big cats were tranquilized in their outdoor enclosure
and stolen in the night.
Because of the black
market that deals in such things, it is most likely the tigers were taken to be
turned into medicines. On the endangered species list because they are rare in
the wild, medicines from them are highly value in China. Time is of the essence
to find the tigers while they are still alive.
At the same time,
Virgil has a personal situation. Things have been going well with Frankie and
are moving into a serious direction. But, Virgil did not know Frankie has a
baby sister. After she and her boyfriend suddenly show up, he can see why.
Sparkle is back for a little while as she works on her dissertation on
undocumented seasonal migrant workers. Those involved don’t want to be
investigated at all.
Then the murders began.
The two storylines
take twists and turns as Virgil deals with one crisis after another.
Fortunately, he has backup and more than one person is a bad shot or things
could be much worse.
The latest in the Virgil
Flower series by John Sandford, Escape Clause, is another solidly
good read. As has happened before in this series, readers know from the start
who the bad guys are though not all of the motivations in their actions. That
becomes clear as the point of view shifts from them to Virgil and back again.
While not the best
read in the series, the book is a good read well worth your time.
Escape Clause: A Virgil Flowers Novel
John Sandford
Random House Large Print
http://www.randomhouse/largeprint
October 2016
ISBN# 978-1-5247-0872-6
LARGE PRINT (also available in hardback,
eBook, and audio formats)
500 Pages
$29.00
Material supplied the good folks of the
Plano Public Library System.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2017
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