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Summary: A night with Sandford's "Prey" is a night well spent.
Review: John Sandford's "Prey" series is a delight. I've read four so far and each has been an adventure.
Lucas Davenport is a Minnesota cop, with the City of Minneapolis in early "Prey" novels, the State of Minnesota in later ones.
The plot is almost beside the point. A corpse is discovered and so on. Sandford's characters are richly detailed and believable. His plots are inventive and not so far out that you have to swallow credulity to keep moving.
Fun reads. And what higher compliment can I pay?
Jerry
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Summary: An excellent series continues
Review: Don't read this book!If you're reading this, I assume you haven't read the series up to Night Prey. If you had, you wouldn't waste your time reading reviews. There would be no question. There would be no hesitation. You'd be reading Night Prey. So since you haven't read the series to this point, start at Rules of Prey. Follow with Shadow Prey, Eyes of Prey, Silent Prey, and Winter Prey. Then it's time for this. Night Prey is a solid addition to the series to this point. While it doesn't quite stand up to the level of excellence established in the preceding three volumes, it's still a compelling story with memorable characters. And while the main story is one of pure suspense, with any real element of mystery sacrificed to study the villain, Sandford weaves in a subplot which is classic "locked door" (as another reviewer puts it). It's nicely done. A question for those who've read the book : If SSA is backwards, is SJ as well? What's the author's name?
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Summary: An excellent series continues
Review: Don't read this book! If you're reading this, I assume you haven't read the series up to Night Prey. If you had, you wouldn't waste your time reading reviews. There would be no question. There would be no hesitation. You'd be reading Night Prey. So since you haven't read the series to this point, start at Rules of Prey. Follow with Shadow Prey, Eyes of Prey, Silent Prey, and Winter Prey. Then it's time for this. Night Prey is a solid addition to the series to this point. While it doesn't quite stand up to the level of excellence established in the preceding three volumes, it's still a compelling story with memorable characters. And while the main story is one of pure suspense, with any real element of mystery sacrificed to study the villain, Sandford weaves in a subplot which is classic "locked door" (as another reviewer puts it). It's nicely done. A question for those who've read the book : If SSA is backwards, is SJ as well? What's the author's name?
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Summary: Movie
Review: I am reading this book and there are parts of the plot that are very familiar. Is there a movie that is based on this book or a book that is similar? The part where the deaf students remember the guy's license plate number sticks out. I think I either read the same thing in a book or saw it in a movie. Did it seem familiar to anyone else?
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Summary: Well Developed Characters
Review: I really like that this book was a solid believable story. One thing that I appreciate very much about Sanford is that he knows that he doesn't have to try to throw in a bunch of twists and turns to try to surprise you. I enjoy Lucas' relationships, the no nonsense, un-friendships that he has with people. I like the way he treats disadvantaged ex-cons verses the real scumbags. There is plenty of the kind of subtle humorous dialog that I like. And women, he knows what he likes, but he also treats them with respect and equality. Just an all around interesting character!
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Summary: Not as good as the rest
Review: I really wasn't that impressed with Night Prey. I think that Sandford has written better Prey novels and this one really lacks an edge. It has the typical beginnings of a good crime novel, but soon falls away with a boring story and a disappointing ending. Try Mind Prey if you are after a great book by Sandford, this one is not really worth getting unless it is from the library.
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Summary: Compelling reading
Review: Lucas Davenport is back with the Minneapolis police force as Deputy Chief after a 2 year break. A State Investigator, Meagan Connell, is brought in to help solve the brutal attacks on women.Her demeanour as a tough, no-holds barred female cop, disguises the fact that she is dying of cancer and is determined to solve the case before she dies.A series of successful attacks and murders has given the perpetrator a hunger for more, so he fixates on an attractive and successful business woman and stalks and spies on her repeatedly.This is a hair raising story which will grip the reader to the end as well as giving a frightening look into the twisted and criminal mind of a sadistic rapist and murderer.
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Summary: Lucas Davenport on the trail of his toughest killer yet.
Review: The classic game of cat and mouse is an evergreen of the mystery genre, and few practice it better than John Sandford and his creation, Minneapolis police detective Lucas Davenport. This is ably demonstrated in the sixth book in the Prey series, "Night Prey." Davenport, hired back by the new police chief to investigate their toughest cases, is pursuing one of the most violent killers he's ever encountered. The unknown perpetrator commits acts of extreme brutality against women, murdering with incredible force and viciousness. As always, Sandford keeps the plot interesting and the action swift, leading us through the investigation along with Davenport as he unravels the Gordian knot of clues and evidence. At the same time, the author gives us the killer's viewpoint, showing us a glimpse of his twisted mind. Sandford excels at this type of parallel storytelling, upping the urgency of Lucas catching the nutcase before he kills again. If you haven't yet had the joy of reading this excellent series, I recommend you start with the first book ("Rules of Prey") and enjoy some of the best writing in the genre.
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Summary: Davenport getting better
Review: The more that I read the Prey series the more I like the characters. This book was a good story of a deranged killer obsessed w/a woman. As usual the killer takes Davenport through a series of adventures. Each book gets better in this series. Must read in order
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Summary: Another good Prey-novel
Review: This Prey-novel, Night Prey, is not the best I have read. But it is not a bad book, not at all. Lucas Davenport is back on the force, mostly working behind the scenes. In Night Prey he is on a hunt for a serial killer who preys on lonely women with average looks, women who nobody'll notice. The killer falls in love with a business woman, and starts stalking her. She is unaware of him, and it is not until the last part of the book she discovers what's going on, and then it is almost too late. Davenport also has to deal with a dying state-police woman, who has one goal in her life, before she dies: to catch this serial killer. The character-descriptions are not as well developed in this book as they have been in other John Sandford novels, but nevertheless, Night Prey is a fast read and it will keep you entertained while reading. It is not nail-biting exciting though, something I missed with this one.
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