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Fiction Thriller Detective Fiction Mystery

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In the Mississippi River town of Southeast Minnesota, a dognapping crime wave draws Virgil Flowers into a case that quickly turns darker than anyone expected. When Lucas Davenport calls with news of a corpse found, the investigation expands beyond stolen pets to reveal a trail that may lead to a meth lab—and to a chilling connection involving the murder of a journalist. As Flowers and Davenport follow the evidence through shifting alliances and dangerous secrets, the clock keeps ticking toward a deadline that could determine who gets exposed and who gets buried. Blending Sandford’s sharp, character-driven crime storytelling with Conger’s brisk momentum, this thriller explores the thin line between ordinary community life and the violence that can erupt beneath it.