Phantom Prey by John Sandford Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Phantom Prey
Book Review: Different from others in the series
Summary: 4 Stars
I liked the anatomy of the the Alyssa/Fairy/Loren triangle, which kept this book from being just another cop novel. A bit of twisted humor was the sprinkles on top. Strange in a good way, Phantom Prey made a good impression.Book Review: Disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars
I've been a fan of the Prey series for years, and found this one seriously lacking with a silly plotline and cast of characters.Book Review: Freaky Psycho
Summary: 2 Stars
Normally I like this author. This book was way too freaky psycho, split personality, gore, psycho babble, tired plot formula.
Take a vacation.
Book Review: Grade: C
Summary: 3 Stars
I have read every one of the Prey Books-- This one is a "C" -- Lots of filler, meaningless side story, and a not very interesting main story. The main storyline could have been great if developed properly --but Mr Sandford missed the boat on this one. Lacks the plotting & strong characters that make the Prey books great.Book Review: I Like Lucas Davenport
Summary: 4 Stars
It must be a hundred years ago that I read Rules of Prey when it was first out in paperback. I'd never heard of John Sandford (at that point I think there were a couple of Kidd novels already out) but the premise sounded interesting, and frankly I enjoyed the book a great deal. I've been following the character (though not necessarily the author: I've never read the Kidd books) ever since. This latest entry isn't the best, but it's by no means the worst either, and it's quite entertaining.
In this installment, a friend of Lucas's wife, Weather, calls her. Alyssa Austin is a successful area businesswoman, a widower with a grown daughter. Alyssa returned home one evening to find a few small bloodstains on her wall, and called the police. When they arrived and examined the scene, they determined that someone (later identified by DNA as the daughter) was killed here, or at least bled a lot. Alyssa doesn't think the police who are investigating the crime are doing a good enough job, so she uses her connection with Weather to get Lucas Davenport, Minnesota's top investigator, into the investigation. Just as Lucas gets involved, one of the daughter's friends is murdered under circumstances that make it look as if the killings must be connected somehow, and the investigation widens.
Meanwhile, Lucas and his partner Del are watching a drug lord's wife. The guy jumped bail a year ago, and hasn't been seen since, but the wife is living openly in an apartment, having lost access to all of the tangible wealth that being a drug lord's wife entails. Lucas and Del sit across the street, drink sodas and eat chips, and talk about other cases, watching the woman the whole time.
This is a very good book in a number of ways. I didn't like the way the main killer was revealed, and it does drag in the middle a bit (maybe 30 pages could have been cut) but the story is well-written and I like the characters, of course. I would recommend it.