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Title: Night Prey by John Sandford, Jay O. Sanders, John Sanford ISBN: 0-7435-3280-5 Publisher: Encore Editions Pub. Date: August, 2003 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 3 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.1 (20 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Lucas Davenport on the trail of his toughest killer yet.
Comment: 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.
Rating: 4
Summary: An excellent series continues
Comment: 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?
Rating: 3
Summary: Another good Prey-novel
Comment: 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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Title: Silent Prey by John Sandford ISBN: 0425137562 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 12 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Winter Prey by John Sandford ISBN: 0425141233 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Shadow Prey by John Sandford ISBN: 0425126064 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: February, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Eyes of Prey by John Sandford ISBN: 0425132048 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Sudden Prey by John Sandford ISBN: 0425157539 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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