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A review by kanissa
Eyes of Prey by John Sandford
4.0
As you'd expect, this is a dark and very angsty novel from Mr Sandford. Lucas Davenport continues to struggle with his (many) demons and does his best to be the archetypal anti-hero.
Along the lines of the first two, this story pits Davenport against a (couple of) seriously disturbed murderers. The "whodunit" is no surprise to the reader, since Mr Sandford shows you without any hesitation. The suspense lies in the game of cat and mouse between the bad guys (murderers) and the not-so-bad guys (Davenport, who technically has only murdered a few people, who all deserved it). This seems fitting, given Davenport's side job of developing games.
While this novel kept my attention, I found I didn't enjoy it as much as the first two. Dark, brooding, sexy detective? Check. Gruesome bloody murders? Check. Bizarre and interesting criminals? Check. Snarky dark humor? Check. Maybe I'm just coming off the novelty of this sort of story, but for me it wasn't a can't-put-down novel like the first one.
Along the lines of the first two, this story pits Davenport against a (couple of) seriously disturbed murderers. The "whodunit" is no surprise to the reader, since Mr Sandford shows you without any hesitation. The suspense lies in the game of cat and mouse between the bad guys (murderers) and the not-so-bad guys (Davenport, who technically has only murdered a few people, who all deserved it). This seems fitting, given Davenport's side job of developing games.
While this novel kept my attention, I found I didn't enjoy it as much as the first two. Dark, brooding, sexy detective? Check. Gruesome bloody murders? Check. Bizarre and interesting criminals? Check. Snarky dark humor? Check. Maybe I'm just coming off the novelty of this sort of story, but for me it wasn't a can't-put-down novel like the first one.