Shock Wave (2011)
Shock Wave
“Wyatt’s property was a quarter mile south of the last street served by city sewer and water. Under the plan, before it was revised to make room for the PyeMart, Wyatt’s property would have been annexed within the next ten years, even under pessimistic growth-rate projections.
Next, Virgil figured out that a company called Xavier Homes had built the most recent subdivision in Butternut. Xavier Homes was headquartered in Minnetonka, which was on the western edge of the Twin Cities metro area. Vir...gil got through to the company president, whose name was Mark Douka.
He told Douka that he was investigating the Butternut bombings, and said, “I need to know what you’d pay for untouched farmland with city water and sewer, outside of Butternut.”
“There isn’t any more of that, at the moment,” Douka said. “Right now, I wouldn’t pay nearly as much as five years ago.”
“I’m trying to figure out what some land might be worth in, say, ten years.”
“In ten years . . . assuming that the economy has recovered .MoreLess
Next, Virgil figured out that a company called Xavier Homes had built the most recent subdivision in Butternut. Xavier Homes was headquartered in Minnetonka, which was on the western edge of the Twin Cities metro area. Vir...gil got through to the company president, whose name was Mark Douka.
He told Douka that he was investigating the Butternut bombings, and said, “I need to know what you’d pay for untouched farmland with city water and sewer, outside of Butternut.”
“There isn’t any more of that, at the moment,” Douka said. “Right now, I wouldn’t pay nearly as much as five years ago.”
“I’m trying to figure out what some land might be worth in, say, ten years.”
“In ten years . . . assuming that the economy has recovered .MoreLess
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Guest 4 years ago
I love this series with Virgil Flowers. Always entertaining and keeps you guessing and turning pages.Write Review:
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