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Where Heat Lightning sits
- Series
- Book 2 of Virgil Flowers. See all Virgil Flowers books in order
- The book before
- Dark of the Moon
- The book after
- Rough Country
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against penguinrandomhouse.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 2 of the Virgil Flowers series. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)
Virgil Flowers ... Dark of the Moon ... Heat Lightning
- Next book
- Book 3 is Rough Country. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)
Heat Lightning ... Rough Country
What Heat Lightning is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- Lucas Davenport calls in Virgil Flowers, an investigator for Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Summoned by Lucas Davenport ... Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers
- He is looking into two killings where each victim was left with a lemon in the mouth. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
a pair of murders in which the victims are found with lemons in their mouths
- He works to find what links them before anyone else is killed. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
struggles to find a connection that could prevent additional killings
Topics in this book
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Genres
Topics
- Government investigators
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Places
- Minnesota
Reading ages
- Adult
Other books in Virgil Flowers
12 books listed so far
- Book 1: Dark of the Moon
- Book 3: Rough Country
- Book 4: Bad Blood
- Book 5: Shock Wave
- Book 6: Mad River
- Book 7: Storm Front
- Book 8: Deadline
- Book 9: Escape Clause
- Book 10: Deep Freeze
- Book 11: Holy Ghost
- Book 12: Bloody Genius
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