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Summary: Rules of Prey
Review: This book was very suspenseful. Sandford keeps you hooked from the first page to the last. This was the first book I have read by him and I plan on read the whole prey series. I recommend this book to any one who loves to read. It doesn't matter the types of book you read, this book will keep you excited and wondering will Maddog get caught or who will be his next victim.
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Summary: Entertaining, explicitly violent thriller.
Review: I bought this purely on reviews on Amazon and was not disappointed. A good quality, hard to put down cop/killer book. Davenport, the main cop is a complex character - it's not quite a straight good v evil struggle and the end leaves you with a little to chew over.
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Summary: A Great Start To An Amazing Series
Review: This is the first book in John Sandford's Lucas Davenport series and it is one of the best. In recent years the series has not lived up to these earlier books, so I strongly suggest starting with Rules of Prey. Lucas Davenport is an interesting character and the plot is very suspenseful. Any fan of thrillers will love this book.
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Summary: Lucas Comes Through
Review: One of the best in the "Prey" series. If you like police novels, you will love how Lucas solves this case!
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Summary: WOW - Really Great - First book I ever read in 1 WEEK.
Review: This one kept me reading. Great author. So exciting to find a book that once I started reading it was really really hard to put down. Really scary
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Summary: MP
Review: Great Read, Kept me turning pages for hours. wonderful author.
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Summary: A welcome entry for a new unscrupulous hero
Review: I was lucky and bought this book when it just came out, and have read every one of the prey series since. This is a great, easy to read thriller written by a confident and deft writer. But it is also a great foundation for a series... So all the male characters have quite a bit of depth to them. And Lucas definitely lasts the distance. If you've not read any of the series you're in for a treat. Admittedly the women aren't written as well as the men, but Lucas is such a complex character, with his friendships and mind games, with his willingness to set people up and his rage when he fails to take into account all the consiquences. Some of the other reviews were a bit damning on this level, but I liked it for that very reason - Lucas is three dimensional, and as any three dimensional person will tell you, there are parts that contradict each other. Lucas has these contradictions, but in a wholly authentic way. The women get better as you go down the series (or at least some of them do) and while not all the books are as good as this one, most of them flow with ease and energy and all are worth reading. Sandford just gets better and better as a writer and I buy him in full confidence that I will enjoy the read. My personal favourite is Shadow Prey, which stands on its own, but it helps to read the earlier ones first. Hope this helps, amf
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Summary: An Orderly Twisted Mind
Review: Rules of Prey catches you right from the beginning as we are introduced to a clearly sick serial killer. The killer stays away from conventional patterns which police have identified as helpful in tracking serial killers and leaves a new rule with each of his victims. Minneapolis Police Investigator, Lucas Davenport leads the police in hunting this increasingly dangerous menace as he makes his way through too many Twin Cities victims. A great read right from the first page.
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Summary: 1st of the series
Review: This was the first in the series. I have heard from so many people that it is the best. I dont agree but it is a strong 2nd or 3rd. It seems to me that each book I read in this series gets better and better. I highly recommend starting with this one so you can get a feel for the characters.
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Summary: What can I say?
Review: Lucas Davenport, ace investigator, is on the trail of the latest woman-hunter who savagely kills without leaving a clue. Louis Vullion is a mediocre attorney turned serial killer who loves games as much as Davenport. The two begin a cat-and-mouse chase once Louis fails in his attempts to murder Carla Ruiz.
This is the first Sandford novel I've attempted. After reading so many positive, enthusiastic reviews of the PREY series, I simply had to start at the beginning. Was I disappointed? Not entirely. There are some interesting characters. Carla Ruiz is a rather strong, determined, intelligent woman. Sister Mary Joseph (or Elle Kruger when she grew up with Davenport) was my favorite character overall; she's witty, intelligent, confident and she serves as an anchor and confidante for Davenport. Louis himself is an interesting killer; however, there is no clear motive for his killing. There are some brief mentions of a weak mother, but nothing substantial about Louis is ever fleshed out. Annie McGowan and Jennifer Carey are rival tv reporters sniffing out the hottest story in Minnesota. Then there's Davenport. Intelligent? Yes. Brilliant detective? Perhaps. But he also possesses the scruples of a street hood, beds half the female characters before the story truly begins, and is quite willing to plant evidence or to physically threaten/harm witnesses or suspects. He designs elaborate games which supposedly supplies him with an income allowing him to drive a Porsche, own a wilderness hideaway, a boat, and several collectible firearms. One of his many girlfriends becomes pregnant, and the two share many a glass of wine and bottles of beer throughout the novel. Hmmmm.....
The last 100 pages of this novel redeemed it in my opinion. I was honestly rather bored through the earlier segments, but I appreciated the quicker pace offered more toward the end. Perhaps I've read one too many serial-killer novels, but this one was a bit too predictable for my taste. I know I'll try out at least one more in the series to see if Sandford develops some of these characters (and if Davenport's libido cools off). I'd also like to see if Sandford is able to strengthen the writing and to provide a less predictable story with a more thrilling conclusion. Overall, I give this 3 stars because it was interesting enough to keep me reading. I'll reserve more glowing reviews if the next in the series does better at grabbing my attention from beginning to end.
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