Holy Ghost

John Sandford

Oct 2018 · A Virgil Flowers Novel Book 11 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

Virgil Flowers investigates a miracle--and a murder--in the wickedly entertaining new thriller from the master of "pure reading pleasure" (Booklist)

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.

Ratings and reviews

An sad, ludicrous indictment of a "justice system" so ridiculously gynocentric it will make your stomach turn. I could only make it to about halfway through this slow, dripping-with-misandry-and-pretty-proud-of-it excuse for a book; after that, my disgust and outrage were at such levels I didn't know if I wanted to assault a female, a cop or both ... I settled for a refund, deletion of the utter waste of tablet storage, and a review. Needless to say, I WON'T be reading any more of this fish-happy trash.

What do a sighting of the Virgin Mary, a shooter, Legos. and more pot pies than anyone should have to eat have in common? Maybe nothing at all, but it's up to Virgil to find out. This 11th Virgil Flowers book is full of everything I've come to expect from Sandford. We get terrific characters, a fast-paced story with a few twists along the way, and a small town where almost everyone is a suspect. We don't get as much from the bad guy in this one, and what little we do get from that perspective doesn't give anything away. Instead, we're left as much in the dark as Virgil and company, trying to piece it all together as he listens to town gossip and throws out some red herrings to catch his killer. We also get a healthy dose of Jenkins and Shrake, two of my favorites from both the Prey series and this one. Anytime these two are in the mix, there's a guaranteed laugh or two coming. All in all, another winner from this author, and I'll be anxiously awaiting what's next for Virgil Flowers - from the way this one ended, he just might have his hands full.

I have truly have enjoyed all the 29 Prey novels and the Virgil Flowers novels as well. The characters are down-to-earth and seem like just everyday people. Once I start reading one of these books I have a hard time putting it down and then the next thing I know, I'm finished. Then I am wanting more.

About the author

John Sandford is the pseudonym for the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Camp. He is the author of twenty-eight Prey novels, most recently Twisted Prey; four Kidd novels, eleven Virgil Flowers novels, and six other books, including three YA novels coauthored with his wife, Michele Cook.