Dead Watch (Night Watch)
by John Sandford
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Author: John SandfordEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-24
ISBN: 0425215695
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Berkley
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Book Review: A Minor Effort from Sandford
Summary: 3 Stars
I enjoy John Sandford's books a lot, especially his PREY series involving Lucas Davenport. DEAD WATCH is not a PREY novel, but is instead a standalone featuring a completely new cast of characters. It's a decent political thriller, but I think it pales in comparison to most of Sandford's other work.
I won't discuss the plot in depth, but DEAD WATCH involves the disappearance and apparent murder of an ex-Senator from Virginia. The main character of this novel is a Davenport-like character who "fixes" problems for the President. Most of this book details his investigation of the murder, and all the interesting twists and turns along the way.
The problem with DEAD WATCH is that the political plot is rather silly and unbelievable. Further, most of the supporting characters are very thin and have little personality. Although this novel is something of a mystery, nearly all of the mystery is pretty much resolved at the halfway point. The second half of the novel is mainly action, and involves little surprise or true suspense. I was bored by most of it, and found the ending of the story surprisingly lame and unsatisfying.
Sandford's a really good writer, and his prose is strong enough to make DEAD WATCH into a readable book. That being said, you can do much better than this novel, so I can only give it a tepid recommendation. My advice is to instead read the early PREY books if you have not done so.
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