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Summary: Unfortunately, I agree
Review: What a disappointment! The "prey" series has been one that promised me a great read almost every time. Easy Prey delivered little in the way of his previous thrillers. No suspense, no characters of interest and not much action. Unlike earlier books, where I felt the tension and fear, I was totally uninvolved here -- merely an observer.
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Summary: I Tried To Like Easy Prey...
Review: I really tried to like this latest book of John Sandford...however, I began reading it on a Friday and on the following Wednesday I was still slogging through it. This is a bad sign. Usually I finish a Lucas Davenport novel in one day! I was very disappointed. I did finish it, so there is that! But it just wasn't what Sandford is capable of.
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Summary: Easy Prey not an Easy Read
Review: When internationally famous supermodel Alie'e is murdered along with another woman at a party attended by the "beautiful people" of the Twin Cities, it ignites a media firestorm. Lucas Davenport and his crew of usual sidekicks are frustrated as suspects begin to drop like flies. You'll need a pencil and paper to keep track of the story threads and bad guys in this novel. Lucas is also juggling relationships with three women, which further complicates matters. As always, Sanford's writing is impeccable. However, he does not give the reader a fair shot at guessing who the murderer turns out to be. I was truly annoyed at the silly finale. I know it's fashionable to bash the media barracudas, hungry for another celebrity tragedy to feed on, but this was extremely contrived and just did not play out as believable. The series seems to be tiring and going for the easy action movie type scenarios, complete with car chases, shoot-outs and bodies dropping (sometimes literally) all over the place. Not up to the usual "Prey" standards.
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Summary: Boring Boring Boring
Review: This was a real snoozer - the characters are cardboard - especially the women and the mystery is very misleading - a cheap solution.I tossed the set after listening - it wasn't worth keeping or passing on.
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Summary: Whatever Happened to the "Old" John Sandford
Review: It is with deep regret that I am posting this review... John Sandford's "Prey" series was an exciting, innovative, suspense series in the tradition of Lawrence Sander's marvelous "Deadly Sin" series... unfortunately, Mr. Sandford's latest is easily his worst.... The plot is thin and drawn out... there is little or no interaction between the characters that we have known over countless novels... and, it is even worse when the author cheats and reveals a suspect who is not even contained in the first three quarters of the novel... A lesbian sub-plot is thrown into the novel just for the sake of luridness, and plot threads are either left hanging or under-developed. I can only "prey" that this series improves.
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Summary: What's So Easy About It?
Review: I never thought I'd say this about a John Sandford novel but Easy Prey wasn't very easy to finish reading. At one time, I'd buy his newly published book the day it hit the stores and have it read by the next day. Each story was thrilling and suspenseful making the turning of each page an effortless movement. Not so with this latest story. As I was struggling to remember all the suspects, I was asking myself if it was me and I was just missing the suspense, perhaps hidden in a subtle clue. After perusing the other customer reviews however, it appears that my fellow Sandford admirers share the same sorrow, that Easy Prey just isn't very good. Besides an overabundance of characters that required that I write a short summary of each on a nearby notepad, the perpetrator that finally is revealed came with little warning or foundation. The killer when identified does makes sense. However, the characters in the chapters preceding the discovery of the killer, while interesting, do very little in the way of providing clues for the reader. Part of the fun and entertainment found in reading a John Sandford novel is following the mental gymnastics Lucas Davenport performs and the interplay between Lucas and the perp. That was missing in this novel. The redeeming qualities of the novel are found in the personalities of the characters. Sandford does a credible job of portraying the uniqueness and human nature of the novel's residents. Following Lucas Davenport's struggle with women at a time in his life when most persons gain insight into what the future holds for their lives, is enlightening. Hopefully, in the novels that follow, the reader will discover if Lucas's goals have been achieved, his dreams fulfilled and satisfaction attained. That's because Lucas Davenport is a person we've learned to care about.
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Summary: Not EASY to finish PREY
Review: Boring, tedious, with too many characters in and out like a chinese fire drill. There is no suspense whatsoever anywhere in the plot and the killer is not a danger to Davenport or the public. In fact, he is really not even in the book till the very end. It is not even a good police procedural and Davenport just kind of sloshes around like he is bored too. John: write us a killer next time that will bring the old Davenport back to life and turn him loose.
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Summary: Another great John Sanford novel
Review: John Sanford's "Prey" novels are among the best thrillers being written today. All of them are exciting and Lucas Davenport is a great lead character (not as great as Travis McGee of course). The only reason this did not get 5 stars is because his previous novels have been a bit more exciting. But any John Sanford novel is better than most.
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Summary: Weak Prey
Review: Okay, this was by far the weakest of the Prey series. Where shall I begin...It seems that Davenport is getting soft. Maybe that's how Sandford wants to portray Davenport, but that maybe a stretch. For me what makes a "Prey" book good is the cat and mouse game the killer and Daaavenport play. (See Eyes of Prey and Mind Prey) But with Easy Prey, it wasn't there. It was Davenport looking for the killer. Whick leads me to another point. Who the killer was....kind of weak. It's an interesting concept, but rather weak. I also didn't like the idea that Daavenport was going with 3 women. I can't say much more without ruining a plot line, so I'll just end this point. Which leads me to my last point. I *hated* the end! I can't tell you fine readers how much it bothered me. If you want my suggestion, don't waste your money on the hardcover. Maybe, and I mean maybe, get inin paper back. In a few months or so, look in used bookstores, and pick it up for a few bucks, or borrow it from a friend.
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Summary: Easy Prey -- The end of the series?
Review: I love John Sandford books. This is the exception. Introducing a new character in the last few pages and having that character be an important part of the book is unfair. The thrill is in the clues and the chase -- not the quick and meaningless ending. I hope the next book shows more or the originality exhibited in Sandford' earlier books. I will read the next book with a bit of reluctance.
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