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Virgil Flowers Reading Order

Virgil Flowers by John Sandford has 12 main books (2007–2019). Start with Dark of the Moon (2007) and read the numbered books in order.

By John Sandford

Virgil Flowers books in order

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  1. #1

    Dark of the Moon

    2007 · 400 pages

    7 h
  2. #2

    Heat Lightning

    2008 · 412 pages

    7 h 13 min
  3. #3

    Rough Country

    2009 · 388 pages

    6 h 48 min
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  5. #4

    Bad Blood

    2010 · 400 pages

    7 h
  6. #5

    Shock Wave

    2011 · 400 pages

    7 h
  7. #6

    Mad River

    2012 · 400 pages

    7 h
  8. #7

    Storm Front

    2013 · 380 pages

    6 h 39 min
  9. #8

    Deadline

    2014 · 400 pages

    7 h
  10. #9

    Escape Clause

    2016 · 400 pages

    7 h
  11. #10

    Deep Freeze

    2017 · 400 pages

    7 h
  12. #11

    Holy Ghost

    2018 · 432 pages

    7 h 34 min
  13. #12

    Bloody Genius

    2019 · 400 pages

    7 h

Main books together: 4,812 pages, about 84 h 14 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Virgil Flowers: common questions

How many books are in the Virgil Flowers series?
There are 12 main books in Virgil Flowers. The most recent main book listed here is Bloody Genius (2019).
What order should I read Virgil Flowers in?
Read Virgil Flowers in its numbered order: Dark of the Moon, Heat Lightning, Rough Country, Bad Blood, and so on.
What is the first Virgil Flowers book?
The first book is Dark of the Moon by John Sandford, published in 2007.
How long does it take to read the whole Virgil Flowers series?
The 12 main books add up to about 4,812 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 84 hours of reading, or about 169 days at 30 minutes a day.

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