Escape Clause (A Virgil Flowers Novel)

Escape Clause (A Virgil Flowers Novel)

<b><i>Whenever you hear the sky rumble, that usually means a storm. In Virgil Flowers€ case, make that two. </i>The exceptional new thriller from the writer whose books are €œpure reading pleasure€ (<i>Booklist</i>).</b><br> <i> </i><br>The first storm comes from, of all places, the Minnesota zoo. Two large, and very rare, Amur tigers have vanished from their cage, and authorities are worried sick that they€ve been stolen for their body parts. Traditional Chinese medicine prizes those parts for home remedies, and people will do extreme things to get what they need. Some of them are a great deal more extreme than others€"as Virgil is about to find out.<br><br>Then there€s the homefront. Virgil€s relationship with his girlfriend Frankie has been getting kind of serious, but when Frankie€s sister Sparkle moves in for the summer, the situation gets a lot more complicated. For one thing, her research into migrant workers is about to bring her up against some very violent people who emphatically do <i>not </i>want to be researched. For another€¦she thinks Virgil€s kind of cute.<br><br>      <i>€œYou mess around with Sparkle,€ Frankie told Virgil, €œyou could get yourself stabbed.€</i><br> <i>     €œShe carries a knife?€</i><br> <i>     €œNo, but I do.€<br></i><br>Forget a storm€"this one€s a tornado.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>