Minnesota zoo officials are shocked when they realize two prized and rare Amur tigers have been stolen from their zoo in ESCAPE CLAUSE by John Sandford. They quickly realize that while there could be a number of possibilities, their thoughts keep returning to the illegal market of traditional Chinese medicines. If that is the case, the tigers have to be found quickly or they are dead.
Virgil Flowers, an unusual and laidback agent with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BAC), gets called in on this high priority case, but with few back- up resources as other events are going on that have a high priority. It seems like a straight forward case, what could possibly go wrong?
New York Times best-selling author John Sandford, famous for his Prey novels featuring Lucas Davenport as well as for his subsequent Virgil Flowers novels, will certainly add to his fame with ESCAPE CLAUSE! With its intriguing insights and fast moving plotting, ESCAPE CLAUSE is a truly absorbing read that will linger in your mind long after your reach its surprising and shocking ending. Flowers is a likeable but very different agent with an interesting partner and differing from the norm type of friends.
In ESCAPE CLAUSE, Sandford delves into two key areas involving the horrible market in illegal traditional medicines as well as the situation of illegal migrants in the States. Both stories highlight difficulties involved in law enforcement and capture of these greedy offenders who care not who or what they harm in their dealings. While this is the ninth adventure in the current series, ESCAPE CLAUSE can still easily be read as a standalone novel, so both new and seasoned fans should be happy with it.
If you like police investigation stories or interesting stories lines, there is lots to like in ESCAPE CLAUSE by John Sandford. Do check it out for yourself!
Whenever you hear the sky rumble, that usually means a
storm. In Virgil Flowersβ case, make that two. The
exceptional new thriller from the writer whose books
are βpure reading pleasureβ (Booklist)
The first storm comes from, of all places, the Minnesota
zoo. Two large, and very rare, Amur tigers have vanished
from their cage, and authorities are worried sick that
theyβve been stolen for their body parts. Traditional
Chinese medicine prizes those parts for home remedies, and
people will do extreme things to get what they need. Some
of them are a great deal more extreme than others -- as Vi
Virgil is about to find out.
Then thereβs the home front. Virgilβs relationship with his
girlfriend Frankie has been getting kind of serious, but
when Frankieβs sister Sparkle moves in for the summer, the
situation gets a lot more complicated. For one thing, her
research into migrant workers is about to bring her up
against some very violent people who emphatically do not
want to be researched. For another...she thinks Virgilβs k
kind of cute.
βYou mess around with Sparkle,β Frankie told
Virgil, βyou could get yourself stabbed.β
βShe carries a knife?β
βNo, but I do.β
Forget a storm β this oneβs a tornado.
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