Third book by this author and I still like him. Storm Prey is also set in Minnesota, but in the big city this time....in Minneapolis. A bunch of low-lifers and a cocaine-addicted ER physician decide it would be a great idea to rob a hospital pharmacy. But it, of course, it wasn't a great idea; in fact, it turned out very very bad.
One reason I like reading John Sandford is that he has interesting and credible back stories. In this book, there are twins who are joined at the head (craniopagus), and they are to be separated in this hospital. The operation was to begin on the morning of the robbery, and of the many surgeons in attendance is a woman who is the wife of one of the lead law officers. She arrives at the hospital early on the morning of the robbery and.......So, there is the investigation into the robbery which turns into murder and then into more murders, along with the building tension surrounding the status and outcome of the twins.
The book is full of dialogue which is part of what makes Sandford's novels compelling as it flows easily and naturally, whether from cops or criminals.
The cops go into a biker bar and ask a few questions but no one knows anything. So, they leave but tell the patrons on their way out: "The reason you should do that is, being a tough guy is just fine, but if somebody's shooting you in the back of the head with a shotgun, from an ambush, like they did with Shooter and Mikey, tough isn't good enough....So you got any ideas, it might be your own life you're saving...If you get home and find out you got an opinion about who may be executing Seeds, you call the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and ask for Agent Shrake. S-h-r-a-k-e. Shrake."
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