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Mortal Prey [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by John Sandford (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)

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Lucas Davenport's boss is about to lose her job as chief of police, his fiancée is distracted with wedding plans, and his house-remodeling project is at a standstill. So when the FBI and DEA draft the Minneapolis cop to head off hit woman Clara Rinker's bloody murder spree, he's glad to oblige. The lady killer and the killer lady have tangled before in Sandford's Prey series, and their personal history seasons this fast-paced story of mayhem, murder, and revenge. After Rinker barely survives an assassination attempt that destroys her unborn baby and kills her lover, the son of a Mexican drug lord, she sets out to destroy the mobsters who ordered the hit, a journey that brings her into Davenport's sights again and also puts him back in action alongside a woman agent with whom he was once involved. But it's the grudging respect and even affection Sandford hints at between Rinker and Lucas that takes this crisp, confident thriller beyond the limitations of the genre and makes the characters flesh-and-blood human beings. A standout in a terrific series! --Jane Adams --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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It's the little things about Lucas Davenport that make him such a kick to follow his ruminations about why a public bus smells like urine, his fear that a cell phone won't work in the bathroom "with all the tile." Davenport is, of course, a marvelous if unorthodox cop from Minneapolis, starring here in his 13th Prey offering, which finds creator Sandford operating at top efficiency and in high style. Clara Rinker, the hit woman extraordinaire who slipped out of Davenport's grasp in 1999's Certain Prey, is now back on the prowl, looking for revenge against old enemies from Kansas City who killed her fiance and shot her in the gut. The bullet spared her life, but not that of her baby. The FBI, knowing she's headed to Missouri, assembles a huge team of shirt-and-tie, laptop-carrying agents, but also taps Davenport to make the trip. Sure enough, Rinker starts knocking off old business partners in creative ways, making the tech-minded FBI look foolish. It's only Davenport and his feet-on-the-street savvy that finally rope Rinker into a furious pursuit and showdown. Sandford's eye for the tell-all character quirk remains finely tuned, as does his deadpan humor, rivaled by few in the crime-drama ranks. Longtime fans should take note that changes are ahead for Davenport. He's marrying his sweetie, Dr. Weather Karkinnen, and they're having a kid. He's also about to leave the city police force, following his boss, Rose Marie Roux, to a job with the state police.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing you can say but AMAZING, Nov 15 2004
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This review is from: Mortal Prey (Hardcover)
Once again I was pleased to read a book that is both interesting and fast-paced. John Sandford is the master of his genre and Davenport is the ultimate lead character.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The 'man-hunt' for Clara Rinker, Jun 20 2004
By Louise (Copenhagen V, Denmark) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mortal Prey (Paperback)
Clara Rinker was the female assassin Lucas Davenport met in an earlier book, Certain Prey. She managed to escape both him and the FBI, and have been hiding in Mexico. Something terrible happens down there, and Clara is forced to go back to the States to seek revenge. While Clara gets aquainted with old friends and foes, Davenport and the FBI figures out, that because of the incidents in Mexico, they should begin looking for Clara in the States again. Soon dead bodies start to turn up, and there is no doubt in Davenport's mind that it is Clara's work. But neither he nor the FBI can find her. Lucas is helping out the feds, but it is not before he starts investigating on his own, with the help from a couple of retired cops, that he starts to find the rigth track. Question is, will Clara succeed in escaping this time as well?
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pull up a Comfortable Davenport, Mar 7 2004
By tertius3 (MI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mortal Prey (Paperback)
Looking through the 'scope, this novel features exotic locales for Lucas Davenport, well outside his usual Twin Cities ambit, and a new treat for the reader. Perhaps these varied settings presage a wider field of action as Davenport moves to a new, state job in the next novel. Viewed from the other end, I didn't find the excessive personal tensions and psycho-logical horror that he often encounters in his earlier cases. Although numerous changes are impending in his life, they play little role here. This is a stroll for Lucas, who leads all the work, and contributes all the leads, at a comfortable yet rapid pace. A nice vacation from fear for the reader, too, since the killer's hits are on people you won't particularly like. Incidentally, this could be a good book for retirees, who would be proud of the retired St. Lou gum-shoes who do good work (ALL the work, one might say, since the FBI seems only good for looking up 'phone numbers :).

Davenport's quarry is once again the memorably endearing professional of CERTAIN PREY, Clara Rinker, coming back into Lucas' conflicted life. Clara is ingenious and constantly surprising, ruthlessly efficient and creative. She is as confident as ever and bent on multiple revenges, less enigmatic in aims than Sandford's usual psychos but as devious in means as ever. Stalking her ends up much deeper than you initially suspect. I found very little was extraneous to the plot, despite a high page count. Numerous characters come and go, some stereotyped for the plot, but each each well and contrastively characterized. There are two developments in Davenport's slowly progressing family life. Lucas shows he is one in a long line of sentimental detectives in literature, but very close to the top.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Prey that Carla Rinker doesn't come looking for you!
Mortal Prey is the story of Clara Rinker and her search for revenge for the killing of her baby and her future husband. Read more
Published on Mar 4 2004 by Christian Dorr

4.0 out of 5 stars Sandford delivers consistently in the Prey series.
I have now read 6 or 8 of the novels in the Prey series and I have to give it to John Sandford for consistently delivering satisfying and entertaining novels. Read more
Published on Jan 12 2004 by Sheri in Reho

4.0 out of 5 stars Davenport- playing by his own rules
John Sandford brings a previous antagonist back in this, the 13th book in his series.
Clara Rinker was one of Lucas Davenport's most dangerous foes. Read more
Published on Sep 16 2003 by jeanne-scott

2.0 out of 5 stars a literary cramp
"The pain pushed through the sleep like an arrow, and he rose to the surface and tried to tried to stretch his right leg, but the cramp held on and got deeper, and Lucas... Read more
Published on Sep 7 2003 by Daniel J. Connelly

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding local research, excellent story
When I grabbed the book to read, it was the story description that sold me. I was surprised, therefore, to discover that the tale takes place almost literally in my own back yard,... Read more
Published on July 9 2003 by ArchGuy

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding local research, excellent story
When I grabbed the book to read, it was the story description that sold me. I was surprised, therefore, to discover that the tale takes place almost literally in my own back yard,... Read more
Published on July 9 2003 by ArchGuy

4.0 out of 5 stars Rinker (hitwoman) redux
John Sandford's Prey series has a strong following now, and this isn't the book (despite the blurb inside the cover) to start the series with. Read more
Published on Jun 12 2003 by David W. Nicholas

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not the best in the series
In the thirteenth Prey book featuring Lucas Davenport, John Sandford continues to deliver one of the most consistently good series in suspense fiction. Read more
Published on May 18 2003 by mrliteral

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Good
What a perfect airplane book. I have read all the Prey books (started with Eyes of Prey, which was a mistake; it was so bloody I almost didn't read the others), and this is my... Read more
Published on May 14 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars good read
Another good read after several boring ones by Sandford, but brother what a BOGUS ending.
You have to love Clara Rinker, and Sandford betrays her in this one. Read more
Published on May 11 2003

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