false 5867331 7 <B>Danger stalks Lucas Davenport at work and all too close to home, in the superlative new thriller by the #1 <I>New York Times</I>–bestselling author.</B> For twenty years, John Sandford’s novels have been beloved for their “ingenious plots, vivid characters, crisp dialogue and endless surprises” (<I>The Washington Post</I>), and nowhere are those more in evidence than in the sudden twists and shocks of <I>Wicked Prey</I>. The Republicans are coming to St. Paul for their convention. Throwing a big party is supposed to be fun, but crashing the party are a few hard cases the police would rather stayed away. Chief among them is a crew of professional stickup men who’ve spotted several lucrative opportunities, ranging from political moneymen with briefcases full of cash to that armored-car warehouse with the weakness in its security system. All that’s headache enough for Lucas Davenport—but what’s about to hit him is even worse. A while back, a stray bullet put a pimp and petty thief named Randy Whitlock in a wheelchair, and, ever since, the man has been nursing his grudge into a full head of psychotic steam. He blames Davenport for the bullet, but it’s no fun just shooting him. That wouldn’t be painful enough. Not when Davenport has a pretty fourteen-year-old adopted daughter that Whitlock can target instead. . . . And then there’s the young man with the .50 caliber sniper rifle and the right-wing-crazy background, roaming through a city filled with the most powerful politicians on earth. . . . Rich with his brilliant trademark suspense and some of the best characters in suspense fiction, <I>Wicked Prey</I> is further proof that “Sandford is one of the most consistently entertaining crime writers working today” (<I>Booklist</I>). 6686629 5 5 2009 Wicked Prey (Lucas Davenport, #19) total:616|5:115|4:278|3:189|2:27|1:7| 616 2315 892 164 3 0 false false Mon Oct 12 17:27:15 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 17:27:20 -0700 2009 3.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying but not thrilling..., October 12, 2009
By Denise "DC" (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews


Another satisfying outing from John Sandford. The series has gone on for quite a long time, lost its edge as part of the psycho thril...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 05:55:44 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 06:01:20 -0700 2009
This book intertwines four story lines: A paraplegic pimp Randy out fo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 07:52:45 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 08:17:10 -0700 2009 1
There is so much going on in this book...so many unrelated stories that actuall...more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 16:06:03 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 19:03:17 -0700 2009
Randy Whitcomb is a criminal from Davenport's past who has been released on parole. He blames Lucas for putting him in a wheelchair, even though it was...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 12 17:11:20 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 22:08:35 -0700 2009 One of the Best Lucas Davenport Books So Far

In his nineteenth edition to the Lucas Davenport Prey series, John Sandford proves beyond a reasonable doubt that somethings will never grow old or tired. The hero, Lucas Davenport, is up to his neck in problems in WICKED PREY. WICKED PREY has ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 17:01:08 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 17:27:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 05:03:35 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 08:45:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 14 14:45:58 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 08:01:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 19:41:36 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 21:54:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 10:56:45 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 06:53:11 -0700 2009
Sandford, living in Saint Paul, was able to accurately capture the pulse of our city during the Republican National Convention and ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 05 14:29:13 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 14:35:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 17:35:11 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 17:44:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 15:11:39 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 12:43:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 16:38:30 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 12:52:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 10:05:08 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 10:24:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 14:59:11 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 15:03:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri Jun 12 12:20:37 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 13:08:37 -0700 2009
I thought the crimes and criminals were really unique - I had never heard of political types having millions of dollars off-the-books at political conventions.

I don't remember Letty from prior novels so sh...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 10:44:44 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 18:15:40 -0700 2009 Three-point-five stars
I've been enjoying the Prey series for about six or seven years now. Always fun for light reading. Lucas Davenport is sort of like Encyclopedia Brown---he never gets skunked. :)
I think my favorites in the series are the ones with Clara Rinker, girl assassin,...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 13 07:04:22 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 07:07:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 03:53:41 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 04:00:46 -0700 2009 more...]]>