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 Secret Prey - John Sandford
 Secret Prey - John Sandford ... punctured by a bullet at close range. Around him stood the four executives with whom he had been hunting, each with a reason not to be sorry about the man's death. A classic murder mystery, it would seem: the kind where the detective gathers everyone together at the end and solves the case. But Lucas Davenport knows it's not going to be that easy. There are currents running through this group, hints and whispers of something much greater than the murder of a single man. Some time soon, unless he could stop it , there would be other deaths - and Davenport can't help but wonder if maybe the final death might be his own.Newest Review: ... Chairman of a leading bank is shot dead. It soon become evident that this was no mere hunting accident and that someone has ... more ... murdered the man. Could it be one of the four ruthless executives that have come along for the trip? They all have something to gain from his death and they are all very ambitious. Lucas Davenport, maverick head cop, must use all of his detective skills to uncover a ruthless killer who will do anything to promote their own agenda.
I really enjoyed the switch in pace of this novel compared to the other Prey novels that I have read. As a rule they move along at breakneck speed as some sort of criminal goes on a ramp...more |
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Secret Prey - John Sandford: All Each Night I do is Prey (702 words)
by - written on 13/04/07 (Very useful, 86 readings)
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There are two camps in which crime novels can sit – Columbo or Poirot. I don’t mean that all crime fiction must either have a man with a glass eye or a funny moustache. I mean that the author either lets the reader know who the murderer is from the start or makes the reader wait for the conclusion. The decision whether to reveal the killer at the beginning 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, ... Read the complete review
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