Scan barcode
A review by ssejig
Prey by Linda Howard
3.0
Okay, I know that this is a fiction book, so it helped me suspend a lot of my disbelief. However. There are an average of 3 deaths from black bear attacks in the United States every year. Normally, black bears don't stalk people. Most are scared off pretty easily. That being said, there is a small percentage of psychopaths in the human world and a small percentage (5%) of black bears that will stalk people.
Other things that bothered me, Angie hung her food and it was implied that the cook site was at least 100 feet from the tent site (good) but then she uses alcohol wipes in her tent. Bad idea. Anything with a scent should be hung with the food and the trash. And speaking of trash, there's a paragraph about Angie being glad she's not "in estrus." There is absolutely NO scientific data (and it's been studied) that shows that bears will follow women who are on their period. As long as you put your fhp in the trash, you're fine. Of course, it could be argued that Angie might not know about those studies. And, personal opinion here, mountain lions are WAY scarier than bears. You don't know they're there until you're dead. At least bears let you know.
Other than that, an okay story. Would have been two stars for some other authors but this is about what I expected from Linda Howard and gave it three stars.
Angie Powell has one last hunting tour before she gives up her father's business forever. Once Dare Callahan moved into town, he riled her temper and stole all her business. Well, at least he didn't do it on purpose. However, what Angie doesn't know is that her latest clients are a high-maintenance CEO and the man who has been embezzling his money, and now plans to kill the CEO. Improbable, good fun.
Other things that bothered me, Angie hung her food and it was implied that the cook site was at least 100 feet from the tent site (good) but then she uses alcohol wipes in her tent. Bad idea. Anything with a scent should be hung with the food and the trash. And speaking of trash, there's a paragraph about Angie being glad she's not "in estrus." There is absolutely NO scientific data (and it's been studied) that shows that bears will follow women who are on their period. As long as you put your fhp in the trash, you're fine. Of course, it could be argued that Angie might not know about those studies. And, personal opinion here, mountain lions are WAY scarier than bears. You don't know they're there until you're dead. At least bears let you know.
Other than that, an okay story. Would have been two stars for some other authors but this is about what I expected from Linda Howard and gave it three stars.
Angie Powell has one last hunting tour before she gives up her father's business forever. Once Dare Callahan moved into town, he riled her temper and stole all her business. Well, at least he didn't do it on purpose. However, what Angie doesn't know is that her latest clients are a high-maintenance CEO and the man who has been embezzling his money, and now plans to kill the CEO. Improbable, good fun.