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Secret Prey (Library Binding)

by John Sandford (Author) "THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD PULLED THE DOOR shut behind him, stacked his rifle against the log-sided cabin, and walked down to the end of..." (more)
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John Sandford is back with his dapper, dangerous Minneapolis deputy police chief Lucas Davenport for a ninth "preyer" meeting. Fans of the series will be glad to hear that it's full of smart suspense and deduction as well as explosive action. Davenport and his fellow cops are still recovering from the deadly revenge scheme that maimed them in Sudden Prey, which seems to have ended the relationship between Lucas and his doctor lady friend. This accounts for the depression that dogs him as he is sent to investigate the killing of top banking executive Daniel Kresge in a hunting lodge north of Minneapolis. Any of Kresge's four fellow hunters--all employees at his Polaris Bank--could have shot him, and all had motives, as did his almost ex-wife. About halfway through the book we find out who the real killer is, just a few pages before Lucas does, and that villain is a masterful creation, an example of the banality of evil worthy of Hannah Arendt. This is where Sandford's beautifully honed skills at creating suspense really kick in: he keeps us fascinated as Davenport, revitalized by an affair with a jaunty colleague, tries to turn what we all know into hard evidence. --Dick Adler --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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After his muscle-stretching sidestep in 1997's The Night Crew, Sandford is back with his ninth Prey novel featuring dapper, dangerous Minneapolis cop Lucas Davenport. Fans of the series will be glad to hear that this is the best installment in years?full of smart suspense and deduction as well as explosive action. Newcomers can plunge in without backstory research; all they need to know is that Davenport and his fellow cops are still nursing the wounds they garnered in Sudden Prey and that a depressed Lucas has gotten dumped by Weather, his girlfriend in that novel, when he is sent to investigate the murder of banking executive Daniel Kresge in a hunting lodge north of Minneapolis. Any of Kresge's four fellow hunters?all employees at his Polaris Bank?could have shot him, and all had motives (as did his "soon-to-be-ex-wife"). We find out about halfway through the book who the real killer is, just a few pages before Lucas does, and that villain is a masterful creation. This is where Sandford's suspense-making skills really kick in, keeping us fascinated as Davenport?revitalized by an affair with a jaunty colleague?tries to turn what we all know into hard evidence.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars 9th for Davenport - slow start, better ending, Jun 11 2004
By Jon Mack (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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If you sat at your Mac trying to write a novel, what names might you give your characters? If you sat there too long, you might name one "Del", and add "Capslock" as a surname. This is perhaps what Sandford has done, but if you can get away from the clunky names, chances are you'll find this an enjoyable book. At times a slow read, it picks up the pace in the second half - although it's not too difficult to guess "whodunit", the question remains how many more characters will be killed off, and why? Sandford leads the reader down a bit of a blind alley in the first few chapters, but any more than that would give the story away...
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2.0 out of 5 stars I hope the others are better than this, Feb 5 2004
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This cannot possibly be the standard fare for an author so popular. Boring, slow, stupid, dull...I will try another one, One other one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Another good Prey-novel, Jan 8 2004
By Louise (Copenhagen V, Denmark) - See all my reviews
Lucas Davenport is called to the scene of what seems like a hunting accident. A wealthy banker has been shot dead during the first minutes of the company's yearly hunting trip. An accident? No. Nobody really believe it was an accident, a lot of people had reasons for killing the man. As Davenport starts digging into the backgrounds and lives of the suspects, he unveils more secrets, and it soon becomes very confusing. He knows he is on to something, but it keeps slipping his mind. He finds himself thrown off track numerous times, for one reason or the other, as well as he has to deal with a new girlfriend and the memories of the old girlfriend, whom he was going to marry. In the end, everything leads him towards the real killer, who does not stop killing only one person. A great Lucas Davenport mystery.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Worst of the prey series
I will keep this short and sweet. The worst of the prey series. Do not be discouraged when you read this book. Read more
Published on Nov 17 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars You'll never guess who done it!!!
Minnesota banking executive is mysteriously killed during a hunting accident... Just before one of the most extreme mergers of banking history that is bound to make all the right... Read more
Published on Oct 27 2002 by Keith Hunt

4.0 out of 5 stars Secrect Prey
I thought this book started a bit slow but truly gained the momentem that Sandford is famous for with in pages. Long live Lucas Davenport!...
Published on Sep 2 2002 by Krimsin K. King

5.0 out of 5 stars Sandford's Got It!
This one is my favorite so far, but reviewing one book at a time in this series isn't quite right. The entire series is top notch. Read more
Published on Aug 1 2002 by djbrkns

5.0 out of 5 stars Gotcha...
Well fans, if you haven't read them all, I would say that now is the time to go back to the beginning and start. Read more
Published on May 21 2002 by Darcey K. Pickett

1.0 out of 5 stars Yaaawwwwnnnnn.....
Well, this is my first attempt at reading a "Prey" novel. I really could not get much farther than the character "Del Capslock".... Read more
Published on Sep 2 2001 by Buck Rogers

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book
I've read all but 2 of the Prey series and none of them are bad, but this is really a good book. I did not want to put it down, and was pleased with the book from beginning to... Read more
Published on Jul 3 2001 by Wayne Ellyson

5.0 out of 5 stars 9th in Prey Series
In the ninth installment of the Prey series, Lucas Davenport has to sort out a hornet's nest of suspects with motive to determine who killed the board chairman of a local... Read more
Published on Jun 13 2001 by Andy Edie

4.0 out of 5 stars SAME SONG-SECOND VERSE!!!!!
Maybe should say 9th verse. Secret Prey is very much like the other Prey books, but I enjoy most of them anyway. I gave it 4 stars because of the sex play again. Read more
Published on April 25 2001 by Mac Blair

4.0 out of 5 stars Nothing like a good Sandford
I think I sound like a broken record while reviewing a Prey series book, but here it goes anyhow. The rich and well to do have trouble in their sect and Lucas has his hands full... Read more
Published on Feb 28 2001 by William H. Gallagher

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