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I am an ardent John Sandford fan. I recently purchased and read the complete Prey series and then the complete Flowers series in order, and I'm only sorry I'll have to wait for the next book in both series. Sandford is a novelist with the rare ability to carry over characters and plot elements with complete believabiity while allowing both to develop in interesting, unexpected but natural ways - the only other "serial" novelist who does this nearly as well is Anthony Trollope, and he avoids murders. I re-read these books with pleasure as great or greater than the first reading because the fast-paced narrative and unexpected plot developments pulls you to read fast the first time; the second or third you can pay attention to atmosphere (he's great on significant landscape detail), character growth, and situation development. Sandford writes like a real novelist, not like someone trying to impress academia with his literary exclusivity.


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Secret Prey John Sandford 9780743484206 Books Reviews

Its listed as one of the best in the series but honeslty reading it was a labor of love for me. I admit its very diffrent from the previous Davenport novels but not in a action packed way more just an means to an end almost like the prequel for the next novel.
This novel starts (although not until descriptions of the other four members on the annual hunt, and until the Chairman of the Board goes through, in his mind, what the outcomes of a pending merger into a larger bank would be on himself and the other four members on the hunt) with a murder. And the one killed is the Chairman of the Board.

Readers will find this to be an exciting novel to read, complete with murders, past and present, intrigue, insanity, and a surprise (and happy) ending.
The Lucas series created by Sandford is terrific. I am one to follow a series of books centered around a primary character....and mostly thrillers or murder mysteries. In the last 6 years of my reading, I have found this series to be among the best !!
Sandford does not write the same thriller over and over, merely varying the scenery. No, while Secret Prey starts with the usual bang, it then just ambles through seemingly disconnected bits--a new twist. Sandford's masterful plotting is only revealed as finally a prime suspect emerges from frustratingly patient police interrogation and backgrounding. Then, bang, we're running again to somehow trap the long secret perpetrator. What's creepy is the ramifying evil, which here oozes from dusty records and memories of old cases, unpredictably revealing shocking new lights on one innocuous event after another, without foreboding. Wonderful!
I don't think this is necessarily "by far the best Prey" (AP), for the previous two grabbed me faster and deeper initially, and the endless active snow of Winter Prey still earlier keeps popping back into mind. This story is not the usual heart-pounding chase around Minneapolis, if that is what you seek, but instead evokes new aspects and psychological facets of several familiar team characters depression, laughter, injury, love. Sandford constructs psychologically coherent characters and plot development, including progressively unhinged villains, while retaining faith in goodness and cops. As always, some events and dialogue mean more if you've read the previous novels. (The peek-thru covers on recent novels are either misaligned or pointless, but cannot detract from the excellence within.)
Read a few Lucas Davenport stories and this ones much better than the others. (Spoilers!) Thank God his girlfriend Weather is gone...and taking up w Sherill is quite humorous...and having the "badguy" be female is shocking (gor Sandford)...but all too often the case when dealing w/ scheming, evil, manipulative, psychopathic killers! ;-)
The terrifically entertaining "Secret Prey" starts out as a clever whodunit set in the world of high-priced corporate politics several top-tier bank executives are manuveuring for power during a merger when one of them is murdered. But as fun as it is to witness the watching-every-dime cops (well, except for Lucas Davenport, who certainly isn't poor) grilling the millionaire executives, the book becomes even more interesting later on, when it becomes clear who the culprit is.

At that point, about two-thirds of the way into the book, the story morphs into one about dysfunctional families and the broken personalities they can produce. Yet everything, the earlier straight-up whodunit and the latter dark psychological study, fits together nicely. And, have no fears, both aspects feature well done thriller elements that will keep you devouring chapters.

Adding further texture to the proceedings are the latest developments in Lucas Davenport's love life, which center around the sad dissolving of Lucas' relationship with surgeon Weather Karkinnen and the subsequent spicy affair Lucas initiates with a colleague. Well, it's really she who does the initiating, in a funny, memorable scene.

This ninth book in John Sandford's "Lucas Davenport" series is a particularly strong entry and shouldn't be missed if you have any affinity for this character or series.
I have read all the Prey books and the ones with Virgil Flowers The biggest problem I have Is waiting for the next one to come out.Be itLucas Davenport,or Virgil Flower. I read them in order of there release. That isn't necessary but some things take place that is fun to already know
the why and how.. I do that with all the suspense novels I read. It's hard to find a character that is fully developed and has a personality that I enjoy.John Sanford is one of my favorite authors.
I am an ardent John Sandford fan. I recently purchased and read the complete Prey series and then the complete Flowers series in order, and I'm only sorry I'll have to wait for the next book in both series. Sandford is a novelist with the rare ability to carry over characters and plot elements with complete believabiity while allowing both to develop in interesting, unexpected but natural ways - the only other "serial" novelist who does this nearly as well is Anthony Trollope, and he avoids murders. I re-read these books with pleasure as great or greater than the first reading because the fast-paced narrative and unexpected plot developments pulls you to read fast the first time; the second or third you can pay attention to atmosphere (he's great on significant landscape detail), character growth, and situation development. Sandford writes like a real novelist, not like someone trying to impress academia with his literary exclusivity.