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Virgil Flowers, a seasoned investigator, is drawn into a crisis when a billion‑dollar superstore plans to open in a small Minnesota river town. Local merchants and environmentalists rally against the project, but their protests are ignored until a bomb explodes at the store’s Michigan headquarters. The blasts ignite a series of violent attacks intended to sow fear. Flowers must unravel the mystery behind the bombings, confronting corporate greed, environmental danger, and the personal costs of justice.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: John Sandford
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