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Easy Prey (Lucas Davenport #11)
Penzler Pick, June 2000: Easy Prey is the 11th mystery to feature Lucas Davenport, who began his career back in Rules of Prey as a maverick homicide detective reminiscent of "Dirty Harry" Callahan. He did things his way and was often at odds with his superiors in the Minneapolis Police Department. Since those early days, Davenport has mellowed a little, and his background...more
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#11 in the Lucas Davenport series. There is no doubt John Sandford (pseudonym of John Camp, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist) had a blast writing this 2000 series entry. There are puzzles and red herrings galore. At a party where sexual encounters and drugs flow freely, the body of fashion model Alie'e Maison is found. She had been strangled, was without panties and had recently engaged in sex. But, the sex was not recent enough to be at the same time as the strangling. And then, the body of an...more
Read three of these in a row. Easy reading, engaging, wacky, unrealistic characters. Reading candy, but candy you can overdose on easily.
I'd probably read this author again, if I was in an airport, had only two minutes to get to the gate, was out of things to read, and spotted him at the checkout counter.
This reminds me of a story. When I was still at JNJ, I had to go to D.C. for a diversity luncheon. Got the train around 7:00 a.m. from Metropark (trying to save money, I unfortunately didn't ta...more
I'd probably read this author again, if I was in an airport, had only two minutes to get to the gate, was out of things to read, and spotted him at the checkout counter.
This reminds me of a story. When I was still at JNJ, I had to go to D.C. for a diversity luncheon. Got the train around 7:00 a.m. from Metropark (trying to save money, I unfortunately didn't ta...more
TEN STARS!!!!
Picture this: Dragnet starring Sean Connery with Bob Hope's writers punching up the dialogue. The last 100 pages have made John Sandford my number one mystery genre recommendation.
"You ever tried phone sex?" She asked.
"Tried once, but it doesn't work. I feel like a silly jerkoff."
"That's sort of inevitable," she said.
"On the other hand, I'm good at giving it. I wouldn't want to use the word brilliant, but then, I'm a modest kind of guy."
"Really? That's interesting," she said. "I mea...more
Picture this: Dragnet starring Sean Connery with Bob Hope's writers punching up the dialogue. The last 100 pages have made John Sandford my number one mystery genre recommendation.
"You ever tried phone sex?" She asked.
"Tried once, but it doesn't work. I feel like a silly jerkoff."
"That's sort of inevitable," she said.
"On the other hand, I'm good at giving it. I wouldn't want to use the word brilliant, but then, I'm a modest kind of guy."
"Really? That's interesting," she said. "I mea...more
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A exciting read detective novel by John Sandford's prime character Lucas Davenport. A very fast moving action packed mystery that takes place in Minnesota. Lucas Davenport is the Assistant Chief of Police of the Minneapolis Police Department. Persons unknown go n a murder spree and the fun thing is you get to be with Lucas as he thinks out many of his actions as well as speaks to his peers and as he develops his leads. You find yourself with him as he sits back with eyes closed and runs everythi...more
As may be evident from my previous reviews, I'm working my way through John Sanford's "Prey" series featuring Minneapolis Deputy Chief Lucas Davenport (I believe the total is 21 as of about a year ago, and a new one, Stolen Prey, is set for publication next month). It's fair to say I've loved them all so far; but this one, the 11th, a little less than the others. That's not to say it isn't good, because I enjoyed it. But that said, I finished it in less than two days more to get it behind me and...more
I really like the Lucas Davenport "Prey" series by John Sandford. They are always exciting and keep me on the edge of my seat until I finish. In this entry, Davenport is investigating a world famous model who has been murdered at a party. After two bodies are found at this party everyone assumes that the main target of the murderer was the model, Alie'e Maison. As Lucas digs to uncover the truth the case becomes more and more baffling until finally we discover the true target of the murderer and...more
I really enjoyed this book, definitely on par with some of the first Davenport books. For once, Sandford didn't keep interjecting what the killer was doing. In fact, in the one and only spot where we had a 'look' at the murder's point-of-view, it felt out of place and incomplete. That glimpse could have been left out completely without any detriment to the plot. It was also a nice change of plot devise that there wasn't any huge shoot-out at the end.
My only other complaint was with the jacket d...more
My only other complaint was with the jacket d...more
Lucas Davenport is called to a house after an A-list party has taken place there. Alie'e Maison, a top model, has been found strangled, and evidence shows that she ingested drugs and recently made love--most probably to a woman. Before Lucas leaves the house, things get even more complicated: a second body is found stuffed in a closet with a deep dent in the skull.
As always, Lucas's own life is not exempt from complications. An ex-lover comes back into his world--a woman he has never been able...more
As always, Lucas's own life is not exempt from complications. An ex-lover comes back into his world--a woman he has never been able...more
Alie'e (Ah-lee-ah) is a young up and coming model. The new hottest thing in the fashion industry. When she is found murdered at an after shoot party, it is sure to become a media frenzy. Deputy Chief Lucas Davenport is called in to help control the situation and hopefully wrap it up quickly. When a second body falls out of a closet Lucas knows this is not going to happen. It doesn't take long to figure out that drugs play a role in both deaths. Lots of bodies are found over the course of the inv...more
I love john sanders books so much, I decided to start from the beginning and read them all over again. in this first of the lucas davenport series, a young davenport is introduced as the hot shot of the minneapolis police department, always getting his butt in a jam, not afraid to resort to stretching the law to get his man, and independant financially because of a talent for creating computer games. bodies start piling up, each left with a note. a rule. how to murder without being caught. with...more
As much as I like John Sanford, he can at times be predictable, racist, (who isn't)? cruel, angry, vengeful and appear to derive pleasure of torture and its description. Such is the case in the Prey story. Unless you can’t get enough of the aforementioned, the only parts worth reading or listening to is the last quarter of this novel which actually manages to be creative, exciting and less repulsive. It’s too bad the story didn't start there instead. Because the ending saves this from being a co...more
An inexcusably lazy effort from Sandford. Here's perhaps a spoiler, the story's plot and character development get flushed down a toilet at the end.
It's a very mediocre book, I'm sorry I read it. While some authors grow in one's appreciation for their work over time, my experience with Sandford has been the opposite and I'll probably not read another of his works. I guess he gets well paid for putting enough words down to fill 400 pages or so, he doesn't seem to put much effort or creativity int...more
It's a very mediocre book, I'm sorry I read it. While some authors grow in one's appreciation for their work over time, my experience with Sandford has been the opposite and I'll probably not read another of his works. I guess he gets well paid for putting enough words down to fill 400 pages or so, he doesn't seem to put much effort or creativity int...more
While I enjoyed this book and the style of the author, I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had read earlier books in the series. This one read too much like a man book, gorgeous promiscuous women all throwing themselves at the protagonist. OK, it is fiction but really . . . If I had gotten to know the characters better beforehand it might have made more sense. In fact, I've started another book in this series and I'm already liking them better. Other than that, I do like the author's style...more
I enjoyed the other Lucas Davenport book I read so thoroughly for a good mindless read that my mom bought me a few more. I read this one because it was the earliest in the series (#11) and I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I did the last I read (which was later in the lineup). I dislike Lucas when he is not married and I didn't really care about a single person who was murdered in the book. However, the supporting cast of characters was interesting and the dialogue is quick witted and usually...more
Midway through the Prey series (21 books as of 2011), we come across this disappointing entry. It's especially noticeable because it follows the stellar "Certain Prey". There's some confusion over the identity of the villains; I don't mind that as a plot device, but Sandford breaks a primary rule of mystery writing by bringing in a villain at the last minute from out of the blue. This is wrong on two counts. First, in most of the series, you know who the villains are from the get-go. In fact, on...more
#11 of the Prey Series-I’ve thought about this book all morning. It was hectic, busy, confusing. My mind was racing trying to keep up.
A famous model is murdered at a party. And Lucas Davenport is on the trail of her killer. In prior books, it seems Lucas does a better job solving the mystery. Too many people were killed in this one. Plus, you have to add about 4 women to this story that are all involved in his personal life at the same time. He’s still a dog. I like Lucas and I like these books...more
A famous model is murdered at a party. And Lucas Davenport is on the trail of her killer. In prior books, it seems Lucas does a better job solving the mystery. Too many people were killed in this one. Plus, you have to add about 4 women to this story that are all involved in his personal life at the same time. He’s still a dog. I like Lucas and I like these books...more
There was nonstop action in this one, but it seemed that the culprit was just thrown in at the last minute without much thought. It was a decent book, but I just can't seem to come to love the Davenport books as much as I love the Flowers books. I will keep reading, and I'm sure he will grow on me more, but again, Lucas just isn't that f#$%in' Flowers, who I absolutely adore. Overall I found this to be one of the more convoluted books I've read and I will give it interesting, but something about...more
Another good police procedural featuring Lucas Davenport in Minneapolis. As with most of Sandford's books, there is no shortage of death and pain in this story and investigation is slowed because the police investigate the wrong murder first. One of the things I like about Sandford is that you can feel the frustration of his characters as they wait for something to happen, just like real life. This was a pretty good read, although it is not the best in the "Prey" series.
This book was ok....I felt it was a little bit of a let down after coming off of the previous book. Overall not a bad book, just didn't pack the punch for which I was looking. I will say though that there is some interesting developments in our main man Lucas! This book seemed to revolve a little more around Lucas and his personal struggles as he deals with 4 women and their "problems". I would recommend reading this one just for the inside look at Lucas.
Usually a big fan of the "Prey" books but this one almost felt like it was written by someone else at least at the beginning. They are a couple of head scratchers such as what appears to be a mis-calculation of how long Lucas slept based on the time he went to bed and the time he got called an a statement on the number of women he had slept with over the years. Small stuff but the kind of little things that Sandford doesn't usually get wrong.
Davenport chases the killer of a famous model. Along the way he finds that me might be able to get back together with Weather, but former flame from college who is undergoing her own midlife crisis and a model turned potter distract him. Marcy is hospitalized after being shot. Has the usual sex, violence, and bad language. Always interesting to see how far Davenport will go to outmaneuver the worst of the worst criminals.
Really a 2.5.
The plot was a little to full with seemingly a ton of people getting killed by multiple killers. Every time he would point you at one suspect his "twist" would be to introduce yet another character. This went all the way unto the end.
Plus how many times can he keep injuring/shooting his characters?
Plus, how much action can Lucas get from random women?
Not the best, but still like the author.
The plot was a little to full with seemingly a ton of people getting killed by multiple killers. Every time he would point you at one suspect his "twist" would be to introduce yet another character. This went all the way unto the end.
Plus how many times can he keep injuring/shooting his characters?
Plus, how much action can Lucas get from random women?
Not the best, but still like the author.
Another good one by Sandford. I enjoy all the different characters and personalities in his books...makes you feel like they are real and you know them! I read this one out of sequence but it wasn't hard to adjust. I love mystery thrillers that have twists and turns that make sense, keep you wanting to keep reading, and at the end I feel exhausted! In a good way! Lol
first of all the back cover says that "The death of a model leads Detective Lucas Davenport to suspect one of his own men. " but that doesn't happen so i don't know what the mix up is there. maybe it's me and i've read too much crappy nonsubstantive shit lately but i didn't consider this his best work. i especially didn't like him banging that model.
I generally enjoy the Prey series quite well. This however is my least favorite of the series. It does not have the normal character development compared to the others in this series. Davenport does not seemed to be portrayed quite as favorably either. Not a horrible read at all - but in my opinion not up to the standards of the Prey series.
Great start, very weak finish. Sandford grabs you by setting the scene of drugs and decadence in the glamorous world of models. The hero is complex, the characters are colorful, and Sandford writes good physical descriptions. He also raises moral issues regarding police work. But he is weak on juggling multiple characters and plotting.
So far, this has been the least satisfying of the Lucas Davenport series by John Sanford. There were so many characters that I had difficulty keeping them all straight. Sometimes the conversations were so intense that I wasn't sure what they were talking about. Still and all, a good read. Especially the last sentence!
This early Prey novel follows the investigation of the murder of a fashion model in Minneapolis. The model and another woman are murdered at a party and as they investigate the circumstances surrounding their murders other people at the party start to get killed off. The action heats up as they try to find the killer(s). Typical non stop Sandford action.
This -- number 11 in his series must have been a rush job for Sandord-- it lacks his usual detail and surprises and twists -- if you are reading the series --read it-- but go through it fast --to get to the next which I am currently reading-- Chosen Prey -- and it is definately back to the good old John--Sandford --
I love Lucas Davenport! So much so that after I finished this book I started the next one, and I had another book already lined up which I was really looking forward to starting. But I just have to know what is going to happen with the ladies in his life. However, it does frustrate me a bit that he is with other women when he has the possibility to get Weather back...but alas...'tis what makes him Lucas.
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John Sandford was born John Camp on February 23, 1944, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He attended the public schools in Cedar Rapids, graduating from Washington High School in 1962. He then spent four years at the University of Iowa, graduating with a bachelor's degree in American Studies in 1966. In 1966, he married Susan Lee Jones of Cedar Rapids, a fellow student at the University of Iowa. He was in th...more
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