Secret Prey | John Sandford | Less killing and chase, more character interactions/psychology

Secret Prey | John Sandford | A whodunnit by Sandford

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Secret Prey

	Secret Prey John Sandford Berkley, 1999 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 118 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Less killing and chase, more character interactions/psychology

In a series of books all based around the same police officer I would've thought that by now the books would've become extremely repetitive and similar. I would think that every book would follow the same format, with different names and methods of killing. However, thus far I have not been disappointed (outside of a very small number of instances).

This book takes a totally different approach to Lucas Davenport's case files. This book starts out with the investigation of a single murder. Most of the books so far have been about serial killers or multiple homicides. Multiple murders is one way to keep the action level in a book up. This book focuses more on the complex relationships of those close to the victim. The group of people is all top executives at a major bank. The psychology of the characters is what makes this book interesting. We also see Davenport drifting back into depression at the beginning of this book.

When the killer gets revealed and tries to stay innocent-looking a few more murders pop-up. There are also some more murders in the past that come to light and the investigation into those take Davenport into some interesting situations.

The slower pace of this book is definitely refreshing. I think it adds an element to this series that make the series as a whole more credible because it is not trying to sell books on the same old formulae.

This book gets the full five stars, and not for the same reasons I gave "Sudden Prey" and "Eyes of Prey."

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A whodunnit by Sandford

I think John Sandford is one of the better mystery writers working today. Most of his books pit Lucas Davenport in a Cat and Mouse chase against the known perpetrator -- this book is more of an "Agatha Christie" type book where you don't know who did it until the evidence unfolds.
I don't want to give it away, but the bad guy is one of the more evil "perps" you will ever read about.

Prey for more

Sandford is our generation's master of the crime novel. Read one of the Prey novels, you'll want to read them all. Lucas Davenport is a beautifully flawed good guy with a streak of badness about him. Sandford weaves his stories flawlessly and hauls you along like a fish on a line until the very last page.
-- Mark LaFlamme, author of "The Pink Room."

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Another great Lucas Davenport Novel-Certain Prey

My introduction to Lucas Davenport was a year ago when I read the recently released Broken Prey by John Sandford. I thoroughly enjoyed the story about a tough guy cop who drives a Porche 911. Since reading Broken Prey I started reading the other "Prey" stories in the order they were released. I've finished 9 of the 16, am currently reading Certain Prey and have ordered the remaining stories from Amazon. I enjoy mysteries and the Prey series is excellent. Lucas Davenport is a very good cop who often does things his way. Lucas is similar to other characters I enjoy: Harry Bosch by Michael Connelly and Mitch Rapp by Vince Flynn. If you try the Prey series you'll like it.

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Excellant Reading!