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Holy Ghost by John Sandford
Virgil Flowers series Book #11
4.5 �
Pinion, Minnesota: a metropolis of all of seven hundred souls, for which the word "moribund" might have been invented. Nothing ever happened there and nothing ever would--until the mayor of sorts (campaign slogan: "I'll Do What I Can") and a buddy come up with a scheme to put Pinion on the map. They'd heard of a place where a floating image of the Virgin Mary had turned the whole town into a shrine, attracting thousands of pilgrims. And all those pilgrims needed food, shelter, all kinds of crazy things, right? They'd all get rich! What could go wrong? When the dead body shows up, they find out, and that's only the beginning of their troubles--and Virgil Flowers'--as they are all about to discover all too soon.I didn't care much for this series when it debuted. Virgil Flowers was a character that came to life in the Lucas Davenport series about 11 years ago...he was a rather minor character that wasn't extremely popular with his colleagues so I was surprised when John Sandford gave him his own series. I'm happy to say that Virgil has grown and developed into a character almost equal with Davenport. Virgil is smart, funny, and determined. I love the way his mind works and the lengths he will go to in order to make an arrest. If you like the Lucas Davenport series or if you just like a good detective series...give Virgil a try.
