Mad River
By John Sandford
- Release Date: 2012-10-02
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
They were average kids looking for something to do.
Today they started killing people.
A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde are on the run through rural Minnesota—victim by victim they’re having the time of their lives. But when Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers joins the hunt for the thrill-hungry kids, things take a shocking detour.
Reviews
Good read
4By beachfront JamesLove me some Virgil.Another pleaser
5By DonnieboyTLoved the unconventional ending.Loved it!
5By BrendahcBest Virgil Flowers yet. I am never disappointed with a Davenport or Flowers mystery.Mad River
5By Awesome one!Another great story which keeps you reading to find out what's gonna happen next! Can't wait for the next story.......;Great read
5By bigguy2One of my favorite story tellers did it again!Mad River
2By Mackey S.So slow! So predictable! Not the author's best work.JMHans
4By JM&LHNot as mysterious as V. Flowers has been, yet an excellent read.Mad River
5By AB'sMeemersAwesome!!! Sanford kept me enraptured till the last sentence. I love Virgil Flowers!!Price of ebooks too high
3By s2whalenSanford is becoming template. And really publisher, do ebooks need to cost as much as paper?Realistic
5By KingfishRichAgent Virgil Flowers is one of the best characters in fiction. Sanford does things a little different with this book. Among so many other things he makes a person kinda root for the bad guy. This is maybe his best work yet.Mad river
1By CgpcpaWorst ending ever and the book was way too long for the plotDid Sanford run out of gas or just give up?
1By Foxy1xUsually like his books but not this one. Kept hoping it would get better as I got further along but it didn't. Save your money!Mad River
3By Woods/BarringtonNot a lot of action. A few good spots but way too much filler. Not up to his usual standards.Mad river
5By YoAdrian!Another home run for Sandford. I enjoy both Davenport and Flowers series. Well worth the purchase.Another terrific Flowers yarn
5By StanleyFerAs the Lucas Davenport character dries up, Virgil Flowers has become a really enjoyable protagonist, and I now prefer the Flowers books. This is the best one so far, with an interesting moral depth underlying the typically riveting police procedural and the usual snappy, realistic dialogue.Mad River
5By Liz WiseVirgil Flowers is quickly replacing Lucas Davenport as my favorite John Sandford hero. Virgil reminds me of a young Lucas. Keep 'em coming, John!Good book!
5By RivangeneFor most of Sandford's books the snipe hunt signals the end of the story. In Mad River, the snipe hunt is the story. If you like most of this author's novels, you'll like this one too! Buy it!Good read
4By Brownies momI always enjoy john Sanford's books, and this was no exception. I love Virgil Flowers. I hope the next book he writes could be longer, more involved and bring back Lucas Davenport. But who ever is in it I will read it happily. SusandebMad River
5By nickswitzI have loved all of Sandford's books, but this one really hits a nerve. The struggles of young people in this economy when they don't have the support and upbringing all children are entitled to is a tragedy in an affluent country. The moral questions law enforcement, at least the ones who choose to listen to their moral compass, are never ending. Do you have the right to enact judgment on people who really never had a shot? Murder is wrong, but at what point do we hold society accountable for some of this? Sandford has a way of writing a story that you can just read for the thrill of it or really delve into the human experience and psychology. Makes him one of the best writers of our time and one I will follow as long as he is writing. Several times while reading the book, I wanted to reach out and hug Virgil, he really seemed to struggle with the ethics and human dignity issues with this story, much like any real person would. Sandford manages to make fictitious people come to life which evokes all that great emotion and catharsis. Can't wait for Silken Prey!
