The Recurring Cast
Character · Virgil Flowers · 13 books

Frankie Nobles

Virgil’s partner · John Sandford

Frankie Nobles is Virgil’s partner.

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Character facts

First appearance
Bad Blood (2010)
Latest appearance
Lethal Prey (2025)
Books
13 (9 major, 4 minor)
Series
Virgil Flowers, Prey (Lucas Davenport)
Author
John Sandford
Circle
Virgil Flowers

Where to meet Frankie Nobles

Frankie Nobles first appears in Bad Blood (2010), in a major role, book 4 of the Virgil Flowers series.

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Every book with Frankie Nobles

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2010MBad Bloodmajor role · Virgil FlowersBuy
  2. 2011MShock Wavemajor role · Virgil FlowersBuy
  3. 2012MMad Rivermajor role · Virgil FlowersBuy
  4. 2013MStorm Frontmajor role · Virgil FlowersBuy
  5. 2014MDeadlinemajor role · Virgil FlowersBuy
  6. 2016MEscape Clausemajor role · Virgil FlowersBuy
  7. 2017MDeep Freezemajor role · Virgil FlowersBuy
  8. 2018MHoly Ghostmajor role · Virgil FlowersBuy
  9. 2019MBloody Geniusmajor role · Virgil FlowersBuy
  10. 2021·Ocean Preyminor role · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  11. 2022·Righteous Preyminor role · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  12. 2023·Judgment Preyminor role · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  13. 2025·Lethal Preyminor role · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Virgil FlowersState investigator in rural Minnesota13
Johnson JohnsonVirgil’s fishing buddy9
Bob Shaffer and Rae GivensUS marshals working with Lucas4
Del CapslockDetective and Lucas’s closest partner4
Letty DavenportLucas’s adopted daughter, later a federal investigator4
Lucas DavenportMinneapolis detective, later a state agent and a US marshal4