Dark of the Moon | John Sandford | A great way to continue the Davenport legacy

Dark of the Moon | John Sandford | Would Love to See Another Virgil Flowers Book

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Dark of the Moon

	Dark of the Moon John Sandford Putnam Adult, 2007 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 85 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A great way to continue the Davenport legacy

I was actually prepared not to like this book. I'm a Lucas Davenport fan from the first Prey novel and didn't really look forward to the introduction of a new character to steal the Davenport spotlight. I was pleasantly suprised with how much I enjoyed Virgil's character and the plot of the book itself.

Since, obviously, Lucas Davenport isn't getting any younger, we now have a young, intelligent and witty replacement to enjoy in the Virgil Flowers character. I look forward to reading more novels focused around him.

Would Love to See Another Virgil Flowers Book

I didn't like Sanford's other stand alone but decided to take a chance on Dark of the Moon and was glad I did. Virgil turns out to be a character that can support his own book. I loved the story line and how you weren't really sure of the identity of the murderer until almost at the end. Not really, definitely, for sure.

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Dark of the Moon

I am a great fan of author John Sandford, and as usual enjoyed the book. I am waiting to purchase his next book in May through Amazon

A capably written, but unremarkable thriller

Perhaps I am reading too many novels in this genre, but my primary observation about Dark of the Moon, is that it is just too formulaic. The novel opens (as so many crime novels do) with a grisly murder. The protagonist develops a romance with a woman who may or may not be connected to the killings. The killer decides that the detective in charge is getting too close and tries to kill our hero (something that rarely happens in real life, but is becoming all too common in crime fiction).

There's nothing groundbreaking about Dark of the Moon. It follows the playbook to the letter, but that said; the playbook isn't necessarily terrible, it's just getting too familiar. Dark of the Moon is capably written and I think most Sanford fans will find the novel reasonably entertaining.

Dark of the Moon is a solid, if unremarkable mystery/thriller. Whether or not you choose to read this novel may depend on how many novels you read in a year. If you are a voracious reader, you inevitably read a lot of mediocre novels, and while Dark of the Moon is nothing special, it's better than a lot of what's out there. If you only read a few novels a year, you're probably more selective, and Dark of the Moon may not make your reading list.

On a completely irrelevant side note: I was pleased that Flowers wore a Modest Mouse t-shirt in the novel. I'm a big fan of the indie band. Float On!

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