The extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller from number-one New York Times best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Sandford.
After the events in Gathering Prey, Lucas Davenport finds himself in a very unusual situation – no longer employed by the Minnesota BCA. His friend, the governor, is just cranking up a presidential campaign, though, and he invites Lucas to come along as part of his campaign staff. “Should be fun!” he says, and it kind of is – until they find they have a shadow: an armed man intent on killing the governor…and anyone who gets in the way.
The Prey books are evolving and I really like it! I wasn’t sure I would enjoy this book after reading the last one, Gathering Prey. And it wasn’t that I didn’t enjoy Gathering Prey, but rather that the book had a different tone to it and after Lucas left the BCA and was unemployed, I just wasn’t sure if it would be the same series. Like Gathering Prey, Extreme prey has a different tone to it. This is set in Iowa, which really got me into the book as I grew up in Iowa. By the time Lucas got to the State Fair, I was there with him and I…
The 26th Prey novel Marlys Purdy is a middle-aged woman who wouldn’t strike casual observers as a likely murderer — unless they happen to catch her displaying her rage. Having lost a farm and a husband, and facing a new financial disaster after recovering from the first one, Marlys has grievances. She also has mental health issues. Marlys’ son Cole inherited the family tendency toward paranoia, and his service in Iraq only contributed to his disordered thinking.Â
A Winner – Lucas Is Back! Another winner from John Sandford. Lucas, now currently unemployed, is asked to “look into something” for a politico friend, who is currently in the running for the Presidency. Very timely story with the current political climate. Lucas is back in his old form, as he runs from place to place, chasing after a possible assassination plot. Very brief cameo’s from “the usual crowd” but with some great new characters, both good & bad. Laugh out loud funny in parts too, JS has a great…