Silent Prey
by John Sandford
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Author: John SandfordEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-03-01
ISBN: 0425137562
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Berkley
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Book Review: Freelance Davenport
Summary: 3 Stars
After being forced to resign from the Minneapolis Police Department in the previous Prey novel, "Eyes of Prey," we find Lucas Davenport bumming around the wilderness in northern Minnesota/Wisconsin. Enter Dr. Becker, the not-so beautiful (anymore) criminal who was captured in "Eyes." Becker escapes and flees to New York, where of course the NYPD has trouble tracking him down. Lucas Davenports former lover, Lily Rothenberg, asks Davenport to freelance for them and come to work for the NYPD to help catch Becker. Simple enough storyline, similar to the recent Prey novels, except that there is a rouge group of police officers who are killing evil people on the streets (similar to Robin Hood - which is exactly why they get that name).
"Silent Prey" is another great Sanford novel, but is extremely similar in fundamental nature to "Eyes of Prey." I would have liked to see maybe another book in between the two Becker novels, but I know that this is not really possible since another serial killer being captured during Becker's trial would be a little too much in the world of Lucas Davenport.
I also didn't like how Lucas was supposed to primarily work on the Robin Hood case, while keeping a media friendly front on the Becker case. However, the Robin Hood case was mentioned very infrequently and seemed to be solved quite quickly at the very end of the book (of course Davenport is a clever guy, and very good at mind games and puzzles).
However, on the positive side, I really liked the change in Becker from the last book to this book, since he is a fugitive with a torn up face (thanks to Davenport). The telling of his lifestyle and how he remains hidden is very interesting and cleverly written.
All in all, I would recommend this book, especially to fans of Sandford. The serial killer formula is wearing a little thin which is why the Robin Hood plot line was included, but as I mentioned, it gets very few pages devoted to it. Three stars on this one because it is average in scope compared to the other Prey novels, but worth reading none-the-less.
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