The events in the book take place between january and march 2000. Virgil flowers fictitious character, government investigators, fiction, new york times bestseller, nyt. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Oct 04, 2011 listen to shock wave audiobook by john sandford. When protests about a superstore chains plans to build a location in a minnesota river town escalate into bombing attacks at the construction site and the companys headquarters, virgil flowers races. Under the plan, before it was revised to make room f. This book is laugh out loud funny as well as serious. If you have any issues with the site, please dont hesitate to contact us. First published in 1996, it is the thirteenth book in cusslers dirk pitt series. Fictiondb is committed to providing the best possible fiction reference information. The watercolors of john stuart ingle and one on plastic surgery, plastic surgery.
Saturn run, john sandfords new novel, is quite a departure for the bestselling thriller writer, who sets aside his lucas davenport crime franchise gathering prey, 2015, etc. The fifth book in john sandfords virgil flowers series. A caltech intern inadvertently notices an anomaly from a space telescope. He is also the coauthor of three youngadult books in the singular menace series, with michele cook, and coauthor of the sciencefiction thriller saturn run with ctein. Buy a cheap copy of shock wave book by john sandford. Read online shock wave pdf by john sandford for free. The superstore chain pyemart has its sights set on a minnesota river town, but two very angry groups want to stop it. The protests dont seem to be slowing the project, though, until someone decides to take matters into his own hands.
Experimental techniques are described for shockwave equationofstate, shock temperature, and electrical conductivity experiments for liquid specimens. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Shock wave by john sandford, 9780425250488, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. While investigating the deaths of a large number of marine animals, dirk pitt and al giordino encounter a group of tourists on seymour island. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Virgil flowers is as likeable a hero as he is unlikely, in his rockband tshirts and folksy, laidback manner. Shock wave 5 by john sandford 2012, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. A billiondollar superstore has its sights set on a small minnesota river town for its next outlet.
As in all sandfords books, the plot is excellent, the police investigative work rings true, the dialogue is. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. This is the fifth in the series and deals with a bomber who is targeting a successful businessman who is planning to build one of his stores in a small rural community. Shock wave virgil flowers, book 5 by john sandford book cover, description, publication history. Shock wave a virgil flowers novel series by john sandford. Virgil flowers is my favorite john sanford character. Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive nazi commandant has been breeding a group of zombie soldiers.
Click to read more about shock wave by john sandford. The protests are ignored, until a bomb goes off at the mega. Shock wave is yet another great book from john sandford. Buy this book wry humor, a fully realized lead, and tense. As in all sandfords books, the plot is excellent, the police investigative work rings true, the dialogue is great, and the characters are very believable. Written by john sandford, audiobook narrated by eric conger. It is notable for its heros use of computer hacking skills to escape pursuit in a dystopian future, and for the coining of the word worm to describe a program that propagates itself through a computer network. Shockwave by john sandford features bca investigator virgil flowers.
The shockwave rider is a science fiction novel by john brunner, originally published in 1975. This is my favorite john sandford virgil flowers book. He is the author of two nonfiction books, one on art the eye and the heart. Shock waves represent an extremely important physical phenomena which appears to be of special practical importance in three major fields. Filled with the brilliant plotting and compulsively readable prose that are sandfords hallmarks, shock wave is another masterpiece by one of our very best suspense writers. Shock waves in condensed matter 1983 sciencedirect. Oct 23, 2011 shock wave is the fifth book in his series featuring bureau of criminal apprehension agent virgil flowers, and as sure as the sun will rise in the morning, it, too, will be a bestseller. Another blast follows with indecent haste, killing a construction. While much of the book is clumsy, contrived, and silly, it is while reading. Read shock wave by john sandford available from rakuten kobo.
The storyline is a little hard to swallow, but virgil makes it worth the read. Shock wave arkansas digital library consortium overdrive. Shock wave 5 by john sandford 2011, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Praise for john sandford and the virgil flower novels along the way to the satisfying ending, virgil displays the rough humor and rough justice that make him such an appealing character publishers weekly on deep freeze. Second its dangerous to say best or favorite about any john sandford book, but ill take the risk on shock wave. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The handbook of shock waves contains a comprehensive, structured coverage of research topics related to shock wave phenomena including shock waves in gases, liquids, solids, and space. Unlike lucas a driven, politically savvy copcumadministrator, virgil has managed a healthier worklife balance and is prone to the occasional selfindulgence. Sandford created one of my favorite characters in the genre, lucas davenport, and the star of this book, virgil flowers, is rapidly moving up the list. Experimental techniques are described for shock wave equationofstate, shock temperature, and electrical conductivity experiments for liquid specimens. It also introduces the concept of a delphi pool, perhaps derived from the rand corporation. A virgil flowers novel by john sandford if you were to ask fans of crime series fiction to list their 10 favorite series and authors, it is more likely than not that you would find john sandfords name listed twice. Wyatts property was a quarter mile south of the last street served by city sewer and water.