Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, No. 1) by John Sandford Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, No. 1)
Book Review: Every Lucas Davenport Prey Book Is Just Fun
Summary: 5 Stars
I started reading this series a few years ago. I started about half way through the series and wound up buying all the previous books. I love how John Sandford is able to bring humr into a book about hunting serial killers. It is a guilty fun read.
I recommend all of the Prey Series
Book Review: Excellent debut to an awesome series
Summary: 5 Stars
Introducing us to Lucas Davenport, cop and video games creator, "Rules of Prey" is a thrill ride from start to finish. Taking us back and forth from the mind of maddog - a serial killer with a thing for small, dark-haired woman and a penchant for leaving notes with rules for serial killers to follow with his victims' bodies - to Davenport's attempts to track the maddog down, this excellent police procedural is sure to please anyone who likes a good thriller.
Set in the Mini-Apple (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN), with the sky-ways in the downtown areas and the narrow twisting streets in downtown St. Paul, this book introduces us to many of the players we will see in upcoming books, such as Elle (or Sister Mary Joseph - an old friend of Lucas', a nun and a psychologist), Sloan, Chief Daniels, and Jennifer Carey - just to name a few.
A great book and a great beginning to a great series - don't miss this one!
Book Review: FAST PACE Audio Unabridged 10cds
Summary: 4 Stars
Rules of Prey is the first in an incredibly long and successful series by author John Sandford.
Davenport is a maverick, brilliant, somewhat-womanising detective. A cocky loner on the surface, but the deeper you dig the more sensitivity and warmth you find.
The story is a good one and involves a serial killer whose identity is introduced to the reader at the beginning of the book. We get into the killer's head and we follow him around to the scenes of his crimes but also into his everyday life at work and home as well.The killer, referred to as "maddog", has certain rules that he follows so not to get caught. He never kills anyone he knows, only kills women, never has a motive, and never uses the same weapon twice He always leaves a note at each crime scene communicating one of his rules. Not only does this serve as a challenge to our main character, Lucas Davenport, it is also the killer's "in your face" way of letting Lucas know that he is someone to be reckoned with.
Book Review: FIRST LT. LUCAS DAVENPORT BOOK
Summary: 4 Stars
I guess you could say I am a johnnie-come-lately to the world of mystery/detective genre, so years and years after publishing, I pick up the Prey series. RULES OF PREY and its hero, Lt. Lucas Davenport are great. Davenport is different being a cop with money and not being a really funny guy like some detectives. A real change of pace for me and I enjoyed it very much. Looking forward to the next book. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.Book Review: Finally--a book you will not put down just because you bought it!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent book...about eighty percent believable and hard to put down. I loved the characters; they were fun and Davenport is a very clever character who is fun to watch--a great coniver. I just finished several other books of the same genre, and they could all learn a lesson from Sanford--if you want a book to read that will not keep you wondering when a plot is going to develop; or why the characters are not dimensional--read this book!