Shadow Prey (A Prey Novel)
A series of ritualistic murders committed across the United States draws Lucas Davenport into an unimaginable conspiracy of revenge in this “classic”(Boston Globe) thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
A slumlord butchered in Minneapolis...A rising political star executed in Manhattan...A judge slashed to death in Oklahoma City...
Each victim has a history of bad behavior, but the only thing the killings have in common is the murder weapon—a Native American ceremonial knife—and a trail of blood that leads to an embodiment of evil known only as Shadow Love. Recruited to be the lethal hand of a terrorist campaign, Shadow Love has his own bloody agenda, one he will do anything to achieve.
Enlisted to find him are Minneapolis police lieutenant Lucas Davenport and New York City police officer Lily Rothenburg. But despite the countrywide carnage they needn’t look far. Because Shadow Love is right behind them.
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He’s back! Lucas and the usual suspects (his fellow officers) are back along with Jennifer, Lucas’s girlfriend. In this installment though, Jennifer has a new moniker, baby mama. Yep, Lucas and Jennifer are now parents of baby Sarah. While Lucas has proposed marriage many times, Jennifer has yet to accept his proposal. They’re also not living together either, but Lucas spends enough time at her place in order to get in as much daddy/daughter time and diaper duty as he can (yes, he changes diapers and is pretty good at it too). However, their romantic relationship seems as up in the air as ever. Idk about anyone else, but they have always seemed like the fwb type to me and that hasn’t changed. Seems they both still have “other interests”. Hmmm……
The book summary introduces the storylines and basically lays out the first half of the story. Most of the story revolves around the investigation of the killings and with a little help from Sister Mary Joseph who tells Lucas that he is probably looking for a group of killers from the Indian nations and are seeking justice and retribution on white people who have harmed “the people” (local Indian tribes). Sister Mary Joseph is a psychologist and she and Lucas are long-time friends and fellow gamers of a local gaming club. Along with being a cop, Lucas is also a brilliant and successful (ie, rich) game developer.
As for the cop part, the first installment alluded that Lucas has a “special” type of position within the department, basically he gets to work on whatever case he wants to whether it be a homicide, or vice or robbery or whatever. There is a scene with Lucas and Chief Daniel and the local FBI Chief who alludes as to why the Minneapolis PD keeps Lucas around. Once again, Sanford lets the reader know from the get-go who the killers are, so no trying to figure out “whodunit” here, which is something I do enjoy occasionally. Just like the first installment, the end comes in a blaze of glory for Lucas.
The continuing character development of Lucas, Jennifer, and to some degree Lily, was well done. Lily, a NYPD cop who tracked one of killers from NY back to MN, was a good character and was the love interest for Lucas even though Lily claimed to be happily married. The pacing was steady to fast and the storyline was interesting enough to keep me engaged. It probably would have been more interesting if the killers weren’t revealed from the get-go. Figuring out whodunit is exciting and I believe I speak for a lot of readers when I say that. The writing was so typical for the time period (circa 1990). I chuckled at some of the references like phone books and booths or answering machines and beepers. Don’t even get me started on the blatant chauvinism and racism that is still alive and well today, just maybe a little more toned down in certain environments.
Once again, I enjoyed the Author’s Notes and how Sanford wanted to write a thriller with social commentary regarding MN Sioux citizens. However, his editor was not all that impressed with his first draft. So, he threw most of the social commentary out and simply wrote a thriller. Probably a wise decision. I’m looking at an overall rating of 3.8 that I will be rounding up to a 4star review.
The book summary introduces the storylines and basically lays out the first half of the story. Most of the story revolves around the investigation of the killings and with a little help from Sister Mary Joseph who tells Lucas that he is probably looking for a group of killers from the Indian nations and are seeking justice and retribution on white people who have harmed “the people” (local Indian tribes). Sister Mary Joseph is a psychologist and she and Lucas are long-time friends and fellow gamers of a local gaming club. Along with being a cop, Lucas is also a brilliant and successful (ie, rich) game developer.
As for the cop part, the first installment alluded that Lucas has a “special” type of position within the department, basically he gets to work on whatever case he wants to whether it be a homicide, or vice or robbery or whatever. There is a scene with Lucas and Chief Daniel and the local FBI Chief who alludes as to why the Minneapolis PD keeps Lucas around. Once again, Sanford lets the reader know from the get-go who the killers are, so no trying to figure out “whodunit” here, which is something I do enjoy occasionally. Just like the first installment, the end comes in a blaze of glory for Lucas.
The continuing character development of Lucas, Jennifer, and to some degree Lily, was well done. Lily, a NYPD cop who tracked one of killers from NY back to MN, was a good character and was the love interest for Lucas even though Lily claimed to be happily married. The pacing was steady to fast and the storyline was interesting enough to keep me engaged. It probably would have been more interesting if the killers weren’t revealed from the get-go. Figuring out whodunit is exciting and I believe I speak for a lot of readers when I say that. The writing was so typical for the time period (circa 1990). I chuckled at some of the references like phone books and booths or answering machines and beepers. Don’t even get me started on the blatant chauvinism and racism that is still alive and well today, just maybe a little more toned down in certain environments.
Once again, I enjoyed the Author’s Notes and how Sanford wanted to write a thriller with social commentary regarding MN Sioux citizens. However, his editor was not all that impressed with his first draft. So, he threw most of the social commentary out and simply wrote a thriller. Probably a wise decision. I’m looking at an overall rating of 3.8 that I will be rounding up to a 4star review.
