{"product_id":"deadline-1","title":"John Sandford: Deadline [2015] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe eighth Virgil Flowers novel by internationally bestselling author John Sandford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarns, the chairman, looked around the room and said, 'Okay. We can do this. Let's see a show of hands. It's unanimous, or it's prison. Do we kill Clancy Conley?'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"They all looked around at each other, each of them reluctant to go first. Then the fat man raised his hand, and then Kerns, and then the rest of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"'It's unanimous,' Barns said.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In southeast Minnesota, down on the Mississippi, a school board meeting is coming to an end. The board chairman announces that the rest of the meeting will be closed, due to personnel issues. \"Issues\" is correct. The proposal up for a vote before them is whether to authorize the killing of a local reporter. There are no votes against.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, not far away, Virgil Flowers is helping out a friend by looking into a dognapping, which seems to be turning into something much bigger and uglier -- a team of dognappers supplying medical labs -- when he gets a call from Lucas Davenport. A murdered body has been found -- and the victim is a local reporter...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* * * Praise for John Sandford and the Virgil Flowers novels * * *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Along the way to the satisfying ending, Virgil displays the \u003cb\u003erough humor and rough justice\u003c\/b\u003e that make him such an appealing character' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eDeep Freeze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A knowing portrait of small-town life layered into a very well plotted mystery. Virgil understands that, in small towns, no one ever outgrows high school... \u003cb\u003eOne of the very best novels in a superior series'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) on \u003ci\u003eDeep Freeze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Add a gripping storyline, a generous helping of exquisitely conceived characters and laugh-out-loud humor that produce explosive guffaws, not muted chuckles, and you're in for \u003cb\u003ethe usual late-night, don't-even-think-of-stopping treat\u003c\/b\u003e when Flowers hits town' \u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e Deep Freeze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An \u003cb\u003eoutstanding\u003c\/b\u003e novel' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) on \u003ci\u003eEscape Clause\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003ePerfect\u003c\/b\u003e entertainment' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e Escape Clause\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Sandford, John","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":49832649916755,"sku":"XG81471134944","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/sandford-john-deadline-xg81471134944-60146771984723.jpg?v=1732250288","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/deadline-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}