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  • Bloody Genius

  • A Virgil Flowers Novel, Book 12
  • Written by: John Sandford
  • Narrated by: Eric Conger
  • Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (66 ratings)

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Bloody Genius

Written by: John Sandford
Narrated by: Eric Conger
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Publisher's Summary

Virgil Flowers will have to watch his back - and his mouth - as he investigates a college culture war turned deadly in another one of Sandford's "madly entertaining Virgil Flowers mysteries" (New York Times Book Review).

At the local state university, two feuding departments have faced off on the battleground of science and medicine. Each carries their views to extremes that may seem absurd, but highly educated people of sound mind and good intentions can reasonably disagree, right? 

Then a renowned and confrontational scholar winds up dead, and Virgil Flowers is brought in to investigate...and as he probes the recent ideological unrest, he soon comes to realize he's dealing with people who, on this one particular issue, are functionally crazy. Among this group of wildly impassioned, diametrically opposed zealots lurks a killer, and it will be up to Virgil to sort the murderer from the mere maniacs. 

©2019 John Sandford (P)2019 Penguin Audio

What the critics say

“[A] smartly plotted mystery.” (New York Times Book Review)

“Sandford is a terrific storyteller who can spin an intriguing tale without having to fill it with death-defying mayhem.... Armchair sleuths who are intent on solving the crime for themselves will need to be on their toes.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Compulsively readable.... Readers who like a bit of unrepentant wiseass in their sleuths will find Flowers fits the bill. Sandford makes blending humor and mystery look easy.” (Publishers Weekly

“Flowers remains one of the great modern fictional detectives, and Sandford, as always, supplies amazing secondary characters, sharp dialogue, and plots that confound and amaze. A near-perfect crime novel.” (Booklist, starred)  

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Darn good read

And I always enjoy Eric Conger as narrator. I’m looking forward to the next one.

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Another great Virgil Flowers adventure.

Love the humor and the narration.
Hope there is another one on the way.

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I love this guy!

Another great Virgil Flowers novel. I love this guy! Keep them coming John Sandford! Yahoo!

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Might be time to retire Virgil

Virgie is losing his edge. . Needs to go home, work the farm, take care of the babies and finish his novel. He might even revive Sandford and Burke. He is a poet after all.

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Great as usual.

Every book in this series is great This is one of the better ones to listen to.

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