The Recurring Cast
Character · Virgil Flowers · 17 books

Virgil Flowers

State investigator in rural Minnesota · John Sandford

Virgil Flowers is a state investigator in rural Minnesota.

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Character facts

First appearance
Invisible Prey (2007)
Latest appearance
Lethal Prey (2025)
Books
17 (16 as lead, 1 minor)
Series
Prey (Lucas Davenport), Virgil Flowers
Author
John Sandford
Circle
Virgil Flowers

Where to meet Virgil Flowers

Virgil Flowers first appears in Invisible Prey (2007), in a minor role, book 17 of the Prey (Lucas Davenport) series.

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Every book with Virgil Flowers

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

  1. 2007·Invisible Preyminor role · Prey (Lucas Davenport)First appearanceBuy
  2. 2007LDark of the Moonlead · Virgil FlowersBuy
  3. 2008LHeat Lightninglead · Virgil FlowersBuy
  4. 2009LRough Countrylead · Virgil FlowersBuy
  5. 2010LBad Bloodlead · Virgil FlowersBuy
  6. 2011LShock Wavelead · Virgil FlowersBuy
  7. 2012LMad Riverlead · Virgil FlowersBuy
  8. 2013LStorm Frontlead · Virgil FlowersBuy
  9. 2014LDeadlinelead · Virgil FlowersBuy
  10. 2016LEscape Clauselead · Virgil FlowersBuy
  11. 2017LDeep Freezelead · Virgil FlowersBuy
  12. 2018LHoly Ghostlead · Virgil FlowersBuy
  13. 2019LBloody Geniuslead · Virgil FlowersBuy
  14. 2021LOcean Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Teams up with LucasBuy
  15. 2022LRighteous Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  16. 2023LJudgment Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  17. 2025LLethal Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Frankie NoblesVirgil’s partner13
Johnson JohnsonVirgil’s fishing buddy12
Del CapslockDetective and Lucas’s closest partner5
Letty DavenportLucas’s adopted daughter, later a federal investigator5
Lucas DavenportMinneapolis detective, later a state agent and a US marshal5
Weather KarkinnenSurgeon and Lucas’s wife5