Eyes of Prey

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Summary: What can i say ? EXCITING
Review: This is the most exciting set of books I have ever read. Lucas Davenport is a great character in all the prey books. If you want to be left on the egde of your seat this is the series to start reading. You will never want to put it down.

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Summary: Davenport is amazing
Review: This is the third Prey series book I'm reading and I believe I have hit the best one. I know I've become addicted to the series. It's hard to got to bed at night and just the book down! The dualism in Bekker and Cruze and their cooperation is a stroke of genius. Just out and out excellent storyline and characterization. The more I read about Davenport, the more I really enjoy reading about his life. I think he's a character who really appeals to men, judging from what I read here. But I as a women I find him a breath of fresh air from all other characters within the genre I've read so far (Scarpetta is too self-absorbed and self-congratulating; Alex Cross is fine, if a warm and fuzzy crime-fighting family man is your thing) But I just get a warm feeling reading about Davenport, his way with women, his dark humour, his style and realism. He's got a take-control, almost macho appeal combined with an intelligence and insight that we all wish we could come across in real life. Must admit I have a crush on him, just dying to read and re-read about his further adventures in the Twin Cities.

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Summary: "Prey" Gets Better
Review: This third entry in Sandford's "Prey" series really establishes why the series has been so popular. In this thriller, Lucas Davenport (our favorite lustful detective) faces two killers of indescribable evil. Michael Bekker is a handsome, soulless pathologist who works with a deformed "troll," Carlos Druze, in kind of "Strangers on a Train" twist. Druze kills Bekker's wife, and Dekker decks Cruze's mean boss. But it doesn't stop there, oh no...more gruesome murders occur and Bekker turns out to be one of the most vile villains in this genre. The taking of the eyes of the victims to appease Bekker's warped conscience is chilling and quite disturbing. Davenport's usual supporting characters, including Chief Daniel, Sloan, and Lester, all return, and the plot twists move quicker and faster than in the other "Preys."

The best in the series to this point.

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Summary: Below average book from the "Prey" series
Review: This was a disappointing story in the "Prey" series by the usually excellent thriller writer, John Sandford and I was pleased to finish it and start another book. As with most "Prey" books, the story is written in two persons, Lieutenant Lucas Davenport (the cop, the good guy and the main character of the book) and the villain who Davenport is hunting down. This particular villain, although successful, good looking, wealthy and a qualified medical doctor is one of life's losers. He is a junkie with a permanent supply of uppers, downers and everything in between which he devours throughout the day and most of the night.

The first murder takes place early in the story with Bekker's wife brutally killed at her home by a man in Bekker's pay. Bekker immediately becomes Davenport's number one suspect through a raft of circumstantial evidence. Even though he was on the other side of the country at the time of the murder his complicity in arranging the murder is quite clear. The usual chain of murders is set in place and cleverly Bekker organizes them to happen whilst he is under Police surveillance or escapes such surveillance briefly in order to perpetrate the crimes. Bekker and Davenport, astonishingly, establish a relationship with each other during the course of the murder investigations, popping in for a drink and a chat with each other!

The suspense doesn't build too well in the story as the plot is developed through the persons of both of its main characters. The story line is weak and not convincing. In reality the police would have arrested Bekker on suspicion of complicity early on in their investigations in order to prevent him committing more murders. Whilst this is a work of is fiction, a little credulity would have helped.

I'd like to give this book two and a half stars but as this is not an option, it is marginally closer to a three than a two. I look forward to reading more of Sandford's novels and am optimistic that they will be better than "Eyes of Prey".

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Summary: Well,Good book but....
Review: This was a nice book,i have readed another one,like that,peharps a little worse (Easy Prey). I'M Just a little bit confusing about the end -------> SPOILER: DON'T READ IF YOU NOT FINISHED THE BOOK <---- In the end,davenport beat bekker and then a ambulace come to get him and POW,finish...So,what hell's happened to bekker? I really like the twist in the end(But wasn't THAT MUCH,like somebody said here: 'SHOCK TWIST',nah).Bekker was really scary but i think that even if davenport saw the pictures in druze rooms,bekker could't escape,NO WAY,they could have the pictures but also they have statements (sibyl,the childs...) so,like i said before,EVEN IF THEY FOUND THOSE pictures,bekker couldn't escape,he wouldn't be jailed(sure) but the police won't let him so free (like somebody said something like that: 'If it wasn't bekker's stupid,they could leave free with the deaths') ------------[Finish Spoiler]------------------------------------ Overall,Nice book,a little bit complicate(not the story,but the connections between Each character).Read: Silent Prey,pass Easy prey

PS: Sorry for my english

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Summary: Dark thriller - not for the faint of heart
Review: This was my first Sandford book and it was a good suspense. The end had a surprise twist to it that I was not expecting. I was troubled by two aspects of the book, however. First, our hero is much too flawed. Not only does he dabble in police brutality, but he seems to have deep seated psychological issues and he has no problem taking illegal narcotics. Second, the dialog is unrealistically profane. Come on. I cannot believe that many people, especially upon first meeting each other, rip out such a high density of F words. There doesn't seem to be any characters with a sense of decency or civility in the book. Nevertheless, the crime drama is well paced and suspenseful, even if we do know who the killer is at the beginning.