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Summary: Minneapolis and Jaguars
Review: I notice Pete Hautman's Joe Crow drives a Jag, as does Carmen Loan. Is that coincidence or do they like them in Minneapolis? (Carmen's never breaks down).This is an ingenious "noir" a story partly told from the point of view of the criminal that puts us on her side. The more cold-blooded murders she commits the more we find ourselves liking Clara Rinker. She's great character. This was my first John Sandford so I don't know if he uses her again. I'll certainly be checking and buying more Sandfords.
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Summary: good plot,good story
Review: until i picked up this book from my daughter, i was unaware of the prey series and the author. probobly will read more of the series as i found this work extremely well written and believable. some authors efforts are far-fetched concoctions but this worked. the book was a welcome relief from some of the drivel i have been reading.
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Summary: Now THIS is a Sandford book!
Review: The latest in John Sandfor's prey series has enough twists and turns, unexpected events and an unanticipated ending to make it very satifying to all readers who have followed this series. A good read.
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Summary: Keep You Awake!
Review: Twists and Turns, of the EVIL mind. My kind of MYSTERY.
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Summary: Good Read!
Review: As in all the "Prey" series, you can't turn the pages fast enough. Take the plunge. You'll enjoy it.
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Summary: Too confusing
Review: I didnt like this book so much. I use to love Davenport and in this book he was a blah character. The characters I just couldnt get into, they were "choppy" at best. This was not one of his greatest works. I love the Prey series but maybe Mr. Sanford is getting tired of it!
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Summary: Hooked
Review: This is the first book I have read by John Sandford and now I wish I hadn't because of the money I am going to spend buying the rest of his books.
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Summary: Enticing Read
Review: I, like many of the other reviewers, have read all of the other Prey novels. This one is easily the most memorable. It seems Mr. Sanford took a little different approach with this episode. Character interaction was a lot more appealing than some of the other books. The antagonists characters were very well defined, and I could almost like them. The plot is one that is not likely to happen. But, overall it makes for a very quick, and pleasureable yarn, different than the others. A great book in this genre, you'll enjoy it.
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Summary: Davenport is as Cool as Minneapolis
Review: Certain Prey is the first Lucas Davenport mystery I've read. It won't be the last. As a former Minneapolitan I felt a closeness to the story both because of the location and the cultural reflection as seen in Davenport's reading material. I'm glad the author did not resort to stereotypical "ya sure, you betcha" characterization some people associate with Minnesota. The author created creditable characters with definite human attributes.As a fan of the assassination genre, I especially liked the character development and presentation of Clara & Carmel. Certainly, Clara, even though the professional, is a sympathetic villain. Carmel probably represents many people's extreme view of lawyers in general. In Carmel, the author created an unsympathetic but understandable character. The author has written a tight, no nonsense mystery without a lot of blathering that some authors believe is necessary in their literary endeavors. However, all is not golden. The book reflects a certain degree of sloppiness in the author's and editor's work. At one point, Clara & Carmel are torturing Rolo, an unsavory character, in order to get information they need. They chain him to a bed by looping a chain around his neck and lock this chain on the headboard. Then, to secure his arms, "she (Carmel) took a tight wrap of chain around one of his wrists, snapped on a padlock, leaned over the SIDE (uppercase mine) of the bed, threw the chain beneath it, fished it out from the opposite side, took a wrap around Rolo's other wrist, and snapped on the last padlock," His legs were chained and locked to the footboard. (Page 66) The man is now spread-eagled on the bed. Yet, once his body reaches the morgue, the police notice that he has clawed initials of his to-be-apparent killer onto the back of his hands. This is a remarkable deed for someone whose hands were chained separately, and far away from each other. Ultra flexible fingers? The reader doubts this. These initials play a role in Davenport's determination of Carmel's involvement. To compound this lapse in proofreading and editing is the statement on page 105, made by Davenport, when asked how the man's hands were chained. " 'Like this,' Lucas said, demonstrating. 'Over his head.' " In books poorly written, I would have put the book down at this point and relegated it to the circular file. Fortunately, Sandford/Camp still pulled through a winner.
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Summary: Certain Prey
Review: This is the 10th installment of John Sandford's Prey series with his protagonist Minneapolis police detective Lucas Davenport. Lucas Davenport confronts a new kind of adversary this time, a woman named Clara Rinker, and she is the best-hit woman in the business. Attorney Carmel Loan hires Clara Rinker when she wants barrister Hale Allen all to herself and wants Allen's wife out of the picture. This time things go wrong for Rinker. She leaves a witness who happens to be a cop. Carmel and Rinker team up together to clean up the loose ends, including Davenport. This book is filled with brilliant characters and is an exceptional thriller. Sandford keeps the level of suspense at a fevered pitch as he shifts viewpoints between the women and Davenport. It is a very well written and fast-paced book. This book is not for the faint of heart; it has a lot of gore, sex and to many bodies to keep track of, but even with that this is one great book to read.
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