Bloody Genius

A Virgil Flowers Novel, Book 12

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: Eric Conger

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.

Critic reviews

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

More Praise for Bloody Genius

“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 review)

“[A] fast-paced, intensifying adventure. As always, the investigation is intricately plotted, while details of Flowers's family life are included for fans of the character. . .
The irreverent humor and language is perfect for the unconventional law officer in the darkly entertaining series.”—Library Journal (starred review)

“[Sandford] appears to have no shortage of story ideas. More impressively, he continues to execute them brilliantly. . . Another dazzling whodunit.”—The Real Book Spy

“Steadily absorbing revelations of all manner of malfeasance, beautifully handled.”—Kirkus Reviews

Not bad but not Virgil’s best

Better than most other series but not quite up to Virgil standards. Still well worth getting.

Always fun hanging with Flowers

Ol Virgie is at it again, solving murders in a band t-shirt that annoys just about everyone, and cracking me up every step of the way. The narrator nails it as always.

It's Flower Time

I love the change of pace of a Virgil Flowers novel compared to a Lucas Davenport novel. Another solid entry in the series as Virgil ends up in the middle of a campus academic fight while investigating the murder of the professor. Figuring out the killer was not difficult. Having said that getting to the finale was another enjoyable ride. Eric Conger is a first-rate narrator. My only complaint there were times when I wasn't sure who was talking, but it didn't happen often. I highly recommend Bloody Genius.

Plot twist!

Great read and the plot twist at the end comes from nowhere. Sandford does it again!

great

love Virgil Flowers the Set up for his perfect life with Frankie seemed a little Pat A little predictable a little too Hollywood ish and the kind of unoriginal