Serial killer on the loose in Minnesota?

They found 17 skulls and one Visa Card in a soupy mix at the bottom of a cistern in Red Wing. BCA agents battle the stench by smearing Vapo-rub under their noses before pulling up more evidence. Janice Williams from Cannon Falls, a missing Dakota Technical College student, could be the freshest victim. The suspect may live in Lake City.
Mayhem in Minnesota? Nope. Just the latest John Sandford novel, "Field of Prey," another gripping whodunit that kept Kathleen up way past bed time last night. She devours all of Sandford's stuff. Says she loves the local flavor.

Sandford's (and Kathleen's) favorite detective is off vacationing in New Mexico and not available to help with this grisly crime scene. His name is Virgil.