The Fool's Run - John Sandford

Mind Prey - John Sandford

the action. The likes of Karin Slaughter try to explain the reasons behind the crimes and give the victims a realistic and harrowing narrative. However, the likes of John Sandford choose to brush over the deeper aspects and psychological side of crime and instead concentrate on a thrilling ride. Is either group correct in method? I believe there is plenty of room for both points of view and it’s hard to argue with the quality action adventure that is Sandford’s ‘Mind Prey’. There are certain crimes that grab the world’s attention and the abduction of a wealthy mother and her two young daughters is such a case. When a heavy media presence is involved there is only ...

Easy Prey - John Sandford

an earthquake in India or a famine in Africa. We know how people in the media react to a juicy case, but how do the police handle it? John Sandford explores this in ‘Easy Prey’ were Lucas Davenport must uncover who has murdered a top supermodel. Alie’e is a rising model and is reportedly amongst the top ten in the world. This does not help her much when she is found strangled to death in the upstairs bedroom at a party. To make matters worse another women’s body is found in the same room crammed into the closet. Within hours there is a media frenzy as every reporter looks for the inside scoop. There is only one man in the area who is trained to deal with such a ...

Secret Prey - John Sandford

or end of a book completely changes the dynamic. I argue that a book that waits is often a mystery, whilst the early bird is often a thriller. John Sandford’s top selling books follow the pattern of revealing the killer at the beginning and following Lucas Davenport and his team as they track them down. However, for ‘Secret Prey’ Sandford has decided to combine both Poirot and Columbo (Colrot if you like) by creating a murder mystery that turns into a thriller – and it is excellently done. On the first day of the deer hunting season a Chairman of a leading bank is shot dead. It soon become evident that this was no mere hunting accident and that someone has murdered ...