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Summary: One of His Best!
Review: John Sandford's "Prey" series are one of the few books that I will but the second I see it on the shelf of my local bookstore. I have been disappointed in that in several of Sandford's books did not seem to meet the standards he established in the earlier "Prey" novels. But in Secret Prey John Sandford has raised the Bar and re-established the Lucas Davenport of old. Complex, smart and tough with enough failings to make him human and a character to whom a reader can relate. The only other character I can think of close to Davenport is Spenser. A good read.
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Summary: I was not disappointed by Secret Prey!
Review: I finished reading - and thoroughly enjoying - the first eight 'prey' novels late last year. Ever since, I have been anxiously awaiting the latest in the series, "Secret Prey". I found the many subplots to be meticulously interwoven into a beautiful mosaic of twists and turns that kept me enthralled from start to finish. Throughout the reading there were under- currents that pointed toward any one of several suspects for the murder of Kresge. Then, by interfacing not only past murders but also a couple more during the course of the investigation, the possibilities expanded and the plot became even more complex. It amazes me how Sandford keeps all of the details of his subplots straight. He must have charts like the ones Davenport uses to help him solve his crimes. Lucas Davenport has all of the flaws that a person would expect from a street-savvy, well- worn member of the law enforcement community. If he was perfect, he wouldn't be real. His imperfections make him as human as all of us. A regular guy. He makes mistakes, professionally and in his private life. His love life is a mess - sometimes up, sometimes down - but the constants in his life - his passion for his work and the loyalty he shows his friends - support him in the long haul. It's also interesting that he is portrayed as a wealthy man after the sale of his gaming company, and yet he still retains his passion for his work. It will be interesting to find out how his new relationship with Marcy Sherrill develops. (My assumption, here, is that there MUST be at least one more 'prey' novel yet to come - hopefully many more.)
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Summary: 9th for Davenport - slow start, better ending
Review: If you sat at your Mac trying to write a novel, what names might you give your characters? If you sat there too long, you might name one "Del", and add "Capslock" as a surname. This is perhaps what Sandford has done, but if you can get away from the clunky names, chances are you'll find this an enjoyable book. At times a slow read, it picks up the pace in the second half - although it's not too difficult to guess "whodunit", the question remains how many more characters will be killed off, and why? Sandford leads the reader down a bit of a blind alley in the first few chapters, but any more than that would give the story away...
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Summary: Better than the last "Prey" novel, but he's done better.
Review: Secret Prey is a good yarn and better than Mr. Sandford's last "prey" outing, but I don't think its up to the standard he set in Rules of Prey and Eyes of Prey and one or two of the other earlier Davenport tales. Much like in Night Prey, Davenport doesn't seem to be doing much in the first half of this new book. Things keep happening around him and it seems like he's just a spectator. The second half of the book is much better. In some of the earlier stories Davenport learns who the bad guy is earlier on in the story and it was great riding along while Lucas matched the bad guy wit for wit, smarts for smarts and viciousness for viciousness. Watching him plot the demise of the villains was more exciting. The last couple novels I think were a little more tame. None of this means I didn't like Secret Prey. I did and I'll probably read it once or twice more (as I have with all his other stories) in the year or so I have to wait for Mr. Sandford's next gem.
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Summary: A master of the police procedural
Review: John Sanford's Lucas Davenport is a classic cop. Tough, street-smart, emotionally conflicted; an sllightly more than ordinary guy doing his job.
Davenport is a Minneapolis detective. The "Prey" series runs 13 or more titles and everyone of them is good reading. They all begin with -- not surprisingly -- a murder. This time it's the Chairman of a bank on the verge of a merger. Some of the executives would be out in the cold -- some might find themselves far wealthier. The executives, several of whom were with the Chairman, when he was shot out of a deer stand are, of course, prime suspects.
And so it begins: Davenport on the trail of a smart killer, one who it turns out has been murdering for a long time.
Twists and turns galore, but Sandford never loses his way. Enjoyable reading for those with a liking for police procedurals.
Jerry
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Summary: 9th for Davenport - slow start, better ending
Review: If you sat at your Mac trying to write a novel, what names might you give your characters? If you sat there too long, you might name one "Del", and add "Capslock" as a surname. This is perhaps what Sandford has done, but if you can get away from the clunky names, chances are you'll find this an enjoyable book. At times a slow read, it picks up the pace in the second half - although it's not too difficult to guess "whodunit", the question remains how many more characters will be killed off, and why? Sandford leads the reader down a bit of a blind alley in the first few chapters, but any more than that would give the story away...
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Summary: Worst of the prey series
Review: Minnesota banking executive is mysteriously killed during a hunting accident... Just before one of the most extreme mergers of banking history that is bound to make all the right players fat and wealthy as a result. There is money to be made and position to be acquired. One way to make sure to find the cash in-pocket and reserve that spot is to conveniently kill off the competition. But since everyone is guilty and innocent at the same time, who has the motivation to do it? You'll never guess, but you'll enjoy the story even more when you do.Although I fail to understand how the title of the book became attached to this story, dear reader is forewarned of a thrilling ride. This is a well-planned novel with electric characters. It is certainly well-paced so that its audience finds no dull spots to endure.
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Summary: Secrect Prey
Review: I thought this book started a bit slow but truly gained the momentem that Sandford is famous for with in pages. Long live Lucas Davenport!...
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Summary: Gotcha...
Review: Well fans, if you haven't read them all, I would say that now is the time to go back to the beginning and start. Sanford truly out does himself in this book, you don't want to put it down. It becomes a game of real "whodunnit". I was really able to get my mind in this one and try and solve the case with Davenport, who I'd love to work with or more.
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Summary: Yaaawwwwnnnnn.....
Review: Well, this is my first attempt at reading a "Prey" novel. I really could not get much farther than the character "Del Capslock"....I found that such a repulsive name for a character. Why not "Tab Esc" or "Alt Shift"? How creative can the author be? And Davenport.....so many mundane issues...depression...all quite depressing really.
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