Celebrate John Sandford’s latest release Ocean Prey, featuring fan-favorite characters Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers, with the #1 New York Times-bestselling author himself! In the 31st entry in the Prey series and the 13th book to star Virgil Flowers, the killings of three federal officers at sea ignite an investigation into a maritime drug cartel—with deadly consequences.

In this live interview, Sandford will answer questions asked by moderator, Newberry Honor winner Carl Hiaasen, as well as questions submitted by attendees prior to the event. Send your questions to readers@mppl.org for consideration. The deadline for submitting a question is Monday, April 5.

John Sandford is the pseudonym for the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Camp. He is the author of thirty-one Prey novels; four Kidd novels; twelve Virgil Flowers novels; three YA novels coauthored with his wife, Michele Cook; and three other books.

This program will be presented using Zoom. Participants must be a Mount Prospect resident to register and provide a working email address to receive the login information. This author visit is presented by Mount Prospect Public Library in conjunction with multiple public libraries through Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS).

Copies of the book are available for purchase at Anderson’s Bookshop by visiting: tinyurl.com/buylibrary Enter the code LIBRARY at checkout for a signed bookplate.