Chosen Prey by John Sandford
Finished November 7th, 2007
Rating: 7/10
2nds Challenge Book #1
The Barnes & Noble Review
Chosen Prey, the 12th entry in this remarkably consistent series, finds the hard-edged Minnesota homicide detective spearheading yet another convoluted investigation, this one aimed at bringing down a serial killer -- and sexual psychopath -- known as the Gravedigger.
As we learn at the very outset, the Gravedigger is James Quatar, an effete, deeply disturbed art historian with a penchant for blondes who remind him of his mother. Several of these iconic blondes have served as unwitting models for James's distinctive brand of pornographic, mix-and-match computer art. And several have simply disappeared from the face of the earth. As the novel opens, the body of Qatar's most recent victim surfaces in a park on the outskirts of Minneapolis. When the park turns out to be a mass graveyard containing eight more victims -- all blonde, all with an affinity for the visual arts -- a statewide manhunt ensues.
I choose to read a John Sandford book as part of the 2nds Challenge. I previously read The Devil's Code and liked it and thought this was a good opportunity to read one of the books from the Lucas Davenport's series. I was a bit confused with all of the different characters however this may have been because this is the 12th book in the series. I probably should have started with the first in the series.
Overall I enjoyed the book, I wasn't blown away but I enjoyed it enough to want to read more from the series.
4 comments:
I've only read the first one and really want to read the next. I just haven't got there yet.
Lucas has me intrigued; although, I really didn't like him. Weird. Maybe that's the draw. :)
If you like John Sandford, I bet you'd enjoy a thriller I just finished, called Prophecy by Paul Mark Tag. It is fast-paced and I couldn't put it down (a cliche, but true!). The story starts with the Johnstown flood of 1889 but quickly moves into the futuristic area of genetics -- I know, a weird juxtaposition, but believe me it works! Here is an "excerpt from Prophecy"to give you the flavor. Let me know what you think.
Cheers,
Linda
P.S. Paul Mark Tag also writes a la James Patterson, whom you also have listed here.
Joy - I didn't get a sense of Lucas's character in this book. I may have to start at the beginning of the series.
Linda - I will check out Prophecy as it sounds like it is right up my alley.
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