TY - BOOK AU - Sandford,John TI - Deadline T2 - A Virgil Flowers novel SN - 9780399162374 : HRD AV - PS3569.A516 D44 2014 U1 - 813/.54 23 PY - 2014///] CY - New York PB - Putnam Adult KW - Flowers, Virgil (Fictitious character) KW - Fiction KW - Government investigators KW - Minnesota KW - Murder KW - Investigation KW - FICTION / Crime KW - bisacsh KW - FICTION / Suspense KW - Mystery fiction KW - gsafd N2 - "The thrilling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. In Southeast Minnesota, down on the Mississippi, a school board meeting is coming to an end. The board chairman announces that the rest of the meeting will be closed, due to personnelissues. "Issues" is correct. The proposal up for a vote before them is whether to authorize the killing of a local reporter. The vote is four to one in favor. Meanwhile, not far away, Virgil Flowers is helping out a friend by looking into a dognapping, which seems to be turning into something much bigger and uglier-a team of dognappers supplying medical labs-when he gets a call from Lucas Davenport. A murdered body has been found-and the victim is a local reporter"--; "In southeast Minnesota, down on the Mississippi, a school board meeting is coming to a close. The board chairman announces that the rest of the meeting will be closed, due to personnel issues. "Issues" is correct. The proposal up for a vote before them is whether a local reporter should die. And the vote is four to one in favor. Meanwhile, not far away, Virgil Flowers is doing a favor for a friend by looking into a dognapping, which seems to be turning into something much bigger and uglier -- a team of dognappers supplying medical labs - when he gets a call from Lucas Davenport. A murdered body has been found - and the victim is a local reporter..."-- UR - ftp://ppftpuser:welcome@ftp01.penguingroup.com/Booksellers and Media/Covers/2008_2009_New_Covers/9780399162374.jpg ER -