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Mind Prey - John Sandford

 
Description: ISBN 1416502327 / Author: John Sandford / Genre: Crime / Thriller / It was raining when Andi left the parent-teacher meeting with her two ... more
Mind Prey - John Sandford ... daughters, and she was distracted. She didn't notice the red van parked beside her, or the van door slide open. The last thing she did notice was the hand reaching out from her and the menacing voice from the past. When Lucas Davenport hears that psychiatrist Andi Manette and her daughters have been kidnapped, he knows instinctively that he's about to tackle one of his worst ever cases. For this time, Davenport has truly met his match - a nemesis more intelligent, and more depraved, than any he has tracked before. A pure, wanton killer who knows more about mind games than Davenport himself.

Newest Review: ... that this is not a kidnapping for money and that a mad man has taken the family. Davenport must fight against the clock to ... more

 ... save the victims before anything worse happens. However, this is no ordinary killer, but a sociopath who likes to play mind games. He is willing to give Davenport and his team some clues, but never enough to reveal his true whereabouts. Can Davenport use his skills as an investigator and creator of RPG games to get into the head of this dangerously deranged killer? Sandford has been writing about Davenport in his Prey series for many years now and some of you may even have read one or two of my reviews on the serie...more

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Crowned Review Mind Prey - John Sandford: Kick, Punch, its All in the Mind (922 words)
by - written on 26/06/07 (Very useful, 94 readings)
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Crime fiction is little more than an exploitation genre. The author will often profit from thriving on the fears of the reader. Who wants to read a mundane book about a police officer cracking down on local graffiti artists when there are cases of murder, rape and torture instead? An author has two ways of tackling the sticky issues of violent crime; be sensitive, or just go for 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 ...  Read the complete review

 

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