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Summary: Excellent thriller!
Review: I've read all of the PREY series and I consider this one to be one of the best. Sandford is definitely back on track with this fast paced thriller. It's writing and storylines like this that originally drew me to Sanford's first novels in the Prey series. You won't be dissappointed in this one. SPOILER: I'm so glad Clara Rinker will be around for Lucas to tangle with in a future novel.
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Summary: I'm sorry, but....
Review: I have read all the "Prey" series by Sanford and was really looking forward to reading it. The plot and dialogue are weak, it reminded me of a James Hadley Chase type book that I used to read in my early teens. To naive for me, and I'm not a fussy reader...
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Summary: Best Prey novel yet!
Review: I could not put this book down. I literally read this from cover to cover in one sitting. Clara Rinker is a great character and I was hoping she would not get caught. I started to like her and loved hating Carmel. Great book!!!
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Summary: Sandford returns to top form with latest "Prey."
Review: For John Sandford's long-time readers, those who have followed the adventures of his Twin Cities' dectective, Lucas Davenport, from Rules of Prey onward, his latest offering, Certain Prey, is a breath of fresh air and a return to the form that made this series a hit in the beginning. Dropping the gore that marred Eyes of Prey for many readers and the perverted subplot that ruined Winter Prey for even more, Certain Prey takes us into the mind of a unique criminal even as that mind unravels. Unlike the suspense that left even the reader unaware of the killer's identity in Sudden Prey and other Davenport outings, Certain Prey begins by telling us exactly who done it and why. The suspense comes from watching the killer kill yet again (and again)as Davenport chases dead ends that seem to lead to only more dead bodies. For all of Sandford's readers who thought that perhaps he'd lost his way, Certain Prey proves that the master is back on track and back in form.
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Summary: Wonderful and interesting read
Review: I found this book to be entertaining and very hard to put down. I enjoyed the character development of Clara and wondering whether or not she was going to get caught. I will definitely buy his next book!!
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Summary: Pretty entertaining but almost zero suspense
Review: The best Prey novels are the whodunit's, and this is clearly not one of them. The only possible mysteries, a police leak, and the hit-woman's bosses, are never named. There are also a couple of times where you wonder if a character will be killed, but other than that, it's just straight-forward story-telling. There's a few absurdly ludicrous events here. A man's wife is shot five times in the head, he knows he is the main suspect, he is allegedly a lawyer, but before her funeral has even happened, he is having sex with his attorney, and being seen kissing in public with her? Huh? It's also a little difficult to believe how easily ths previously non-violent woman decides that killing people, and drilling holes in kneecaps and heels is an effective way to get what she wants. But the dialog is funny, Davenport does some really smart detective work (but just once, can't one of the cops other than Davenport EVER pick up on a clue?) and there is some good wholesome blood-letting throughout the story. But let's hope there is some mystery in his next Prey book (other than the mystery of what happened to Weather, and why things didn't work out with Sherrill, the perfect woman for him).
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Summary: Not the best in the series, but still a good summer read.
Review: What's Lucas' problem with women?! First he loses Weather (a wonderful character), and now he's finished with Sherrill (although she obviously isn't finished with him). Ironically, this book features two strong female characters, Rinker the Hit Woman and Carmel Loan, one the coldest women on the planet. In fact, Lucas becomes a minor character in this story. The banal conversation between Carmel and Clara is right on in it's own way. These two discuss murder as easily as they do the latest fashions! The lack of suspense with bother some long-time Prey fans, but Sandford can still spin a story, and his police characters (and "Feebies") are well-written and engaging. Let's just hope Lucas gets his love life sorted out and gets back to solving some serious crimes.
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Summary: Pretty good one
Review: I've read them all & this one is one of the better ones. I actually started liking Rinker & hope she pops up in a future Davenport novel ( I bet she does).
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Summary: Not good, not good at all
Review: After I read the phenomenal global war novel, The Triumph and the Glory, Sandford's Certain Prey came off as feeble indeed. I found his earlier books terrific, but this new one just fell flat. Maybe Triumph was a tough act to follow, but I don't think that's the real reason, I think the real reason is that Certain Prey lacks pace, lacks effective characterization, lacks a believable plot, and lacks a good beginning, middle, and ending.
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Summary: Another great one by Sandford
Review: I loved this book as much as the other Prey novels. From start to finish, I couldn't put it down! Sandford continues to make Lucas Davenport a hero in my heart!
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