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Title: Shadow Prey
Author: John Sandford
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 1990
Pages: 499 (eBook)
Genre: Suspense
Series: Prey Series - Book #2
As I stated in my review of the first book Rules of Prey, I really enjoy this series...so much so that I have stopped getting them from the library and am purchasing them in eBook format so I can have the whole collection.
I think it is really hard to review books that are in a series. I hate giving away spoilers because I know how annoyed I get when I read a review the contains them. I love the blogs that give advanced warning of spoilers so that I know I can bookmark those reviews and read them after I have read the book.
To give a little background information...Lucas Davenport is a police detective that also designs and develops role playing computer games. Aside from being a great detective who walks the line between the right side of the law and apprehending the criminal any way he can...he is also a womanizer...LOL. As Lucas so honestly states, "I love women."
This book in the series deals with a radical group of Native Americans who are killing prominent people due to the injustices inflicted upon the Indian nations. Lucas hooks up with a detective from New York City...Lily Rothenburg...to track the killers and find the mastermind of the group. They are racing against the clock...as the bodies are starting to pile up.
This had a slow start, but the pace picks up to a strong ending. Even with the early introduction of the killers, the story kept me captivated. When it turns personal for Lucas, well, I just had to finish reading it...no matter what was happening around the house!! The rich detail that John Sandford pens makes for an interesting foray into the world of detective work...the thought processes, the information gathering, the evidence. The way they finally tracked the killers from such small details was amazing.
Lucas goes through some pretty traumatic episodes in this book...I can't wait to pick up the next in the series and see what further crimes, drama, suspense, and thrills that John Sandford has in store for him.
Rating: 4/5
Pages: 499 (eBook)
Completed: 2/5/10
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This sounds like a really good series. I haven't read anything by this author yet but I'm going to have to give him a try! I hate reading spoilers in a review without being warned as well. One of those pet peeves :)
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