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Title: Mortal Prey by John Sandford, Eric Conger, TBA ISBN: 0-399-14895-7 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (Audio) Pub. Date: 09 May, 2002 Format: Unknown Binding Volumes: 5 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.28 (89 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One great read!
Comment: Mortal Prey is one of the better books in this series. The story is pretty simple. Hit woman Clara Rinker is back is back in the U.S. nd looking to avenge the death of her mexican boyfriend. The FBI is hot on her trail and ask Lucas Davenport to help.
The great thing about this series is that the character's are continually changing, evolving. Davenport has gone from a fast talking ladies man to a dedicated father and husband, from homicide to detective to assistant police chief. And in the next book he ostly be a special investiator for the govenor. The other characters have grown right along with him. And Clara Rinker is the most likable villian I've ever seen. I almost hated to see what happened to her.
John Sandford's writing is consistly excellant. He grabs you on the first page and doesn't let up until the end. I'm already waiting for the next Prey novel!
Rating: 5
Summary: One of best books of the year, Lucas & Rinker's back !!
Comment: Clara Rinker shares almost all the great qualities of many leading ladies we're fond of except one: she's the villain! Rinker is back (from Certain Prey) and this time is out for total revenge for the single bullet that killed her lover, her unborn baby, and laid her up for a month or two. It doesn't take her long to return from Mexico to St. Louis where she systematically and cleverly, amidst a huge FBI team watching her every movement, proceeds to knock off her human targets.
Enter our hero of this 13th Prey series offering, Lucas Davenport, a deputy police chief, independently wealthy and working here with the FBI since he almost killed Rinker in his hometown Minneapolis in the earlier book. Cleverly hooking up with some retired ex-cops, Lucas takes to the streets and beats the horde of FBI-types with clues and ideas at every turn. Does he get Rinker this time??
We're surprised at the mixed reaction of the audience to this one. We've read the whole series (plus the three Kidd books by Sandford), and we think not only is this one of the best, but indeed one of the best books we've read in the last year. The story is good, the pace is better, and Sandford can actually write a 10-or-15-page chapter unlike some newer authors that can barely muster up three pages without changing sets. Most of all, we care a lot about Lucas (and his fiancée) and truthfully found ourselves growing fonder of Rinker herself with every passing scene. If only she weren't a murderer, she'd be quite a catch (no pun intended). Best of all, Sandford maintains suspense without shoving our face into a million sub-plots and detailed blood and guts; and when we can barely wait to race to the finish, that's a compelling read! Get it and enjoy it!
Rating: 4
Summary: Sandford delivers consistently in the Prey series.
Comment: I have now read 6 or 8 of the novels in the Prey series and I have to give it to John Sandford for consistently delivering satisfying and entertaining novels. This one, in fact, has one of the more satisfying endings of any novel in recent memory (anti-climactic perhaps, but nonetheless satisfying).
Whereas most of the Prey series takes place in or near Minneapolis, Lucas Davenport's home base, and includes a predictable cast of characters (Weather, Marcy, Del, Anne Marie), this novel takes place mostly in and around St. Louis, where Lucas takes the FBI's offer to help track down the notorious contract killer, Clara Rinker. Most of the usual characters play a very lowkey role in this book but that's okay, because there is a new and interesting cast to supplant them.
Deep within himself, Lucas respects how flawlessly Clara is able to pull off her jobs and still evade the authorities. Like many of the law enforcement officials he works with on the case, he really wants to bring down Clara Rinker. Unlike most of his colleagues, he sees her humanity. He knows where she comes from...what kind of haunted life...and he can't help but feel sorry for the kind of childhood that led her to this.
This is a little different side of Lucas...more introspective...less of the ladie's man and the joker. I really liked it...it was a nice change of pace.
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Title: Naked Prey by John Sandford ISBN: 0399150439 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 12 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Chosen Prey by John Sandford ISBN: 0425182878 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Certain Prey by John Sandford ISBN: 0425174271 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Easy Prey by John Sandford ISBN: 0425178765 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 27 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Night Prey by John Sandford ISBN: 0425146413 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: March, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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