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Where Rough Country sits
- Series
- Book 3 of Virgil Flowers. See all Virgil Flowers books in order
- The book before
- Heat Lightning
- The book after
- Bad Blood
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against penguinrandomhouse.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 3 of the Virgil Flowers series. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)
Virgil Flowers ... Heat Lightning ... Rough Country
- Next book
- Book 4 is Bad Blood. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)
Rough Country ... Bad Blood
What Rough Country is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- Virgil Flowers is fishing in a tournament in remote northern Minnesota when Lucas Davenport calls him. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
competing in a fishing tournament in a remote area of northern Minnesota
- A woman kayaking near a resort has been shot dead, and he is sent to find out who did it. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
a woman has been shot while kayaking
Topics in this book
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Places
- Minnesota
- Stillwater (Minn.)
Reading ages
- Adult
Other books in Virgil Flowers
12 books listed so far
- Book 1: Dark of the Moon
- Book 2: Heat Lightning
- 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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