Twisted Prey
Written by John Sandford
Narrated by Richard Ferrone
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Lucas Davenport confronts an old nemesis, now a powerful U.S. senator, in the thrilling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Prey series.
Lucas Davenport had crossed paths with her before.
A rich psychopath, Taryn Grant had run successfully for the U.S. Senate, where Lucas had predicted she'd fit right in. He was also convinced that she'd been responsible for three murders, though he'd never been able to prove it. Once a psychopath had gotten that kind of rush, though, he or she often needed another fix, so he figured he might be seeing her again.
He was right. A federal marshal now, with a very wide scope of investigation, he's heard rumors that Grant has found her seat on the Senate intelligence committee, and the contacts she's made from it, to be very...useful. Pinning those rumors down was likely to be just as difficult as before, and considerably more dangerous.
But they had unfinished business, he and Grant. One way or the other, he was going to see it through to the end.
John Sandford
John Sandford is the pseudonym for the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Camp. He is the author of thirty-three Prey novels, two Letty Davenport novels, four Kidd novels, twelve Virgil Flowers novels, three YA novels co-authored with his wife, Michele Cook, and five stand-alone books.
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Reviews for Twisted Prey
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sandford rarely disappoints. I absolutely loved last year's Golden Prey and had my fingers crossed that Twisted Prey would at least come close in quality. It exceeded my expectations. Lucas Davenport is one of my favorite characters. Sandford surrounds him with an entertaining cast of supporting characters. There are plenty of laugh out loud moments, along with heart pounding tension.I won't say more for fear of spoilers, but Lucas is at his best when he rides the line of legality. He's a sneaky bastard and Twisted Prey was an awesome ride.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Synopsis: Lucas Davenport had crossed paths with her before; a rich psychopath, Taryn Grant had run successfully for the U.S. Senate, where Lucas had predicted she'd fit right in. He was also convinced that she'd been responsible for three murders, though he'd never been able to prove it. Once a psychopath had gotten that kind of rush, though, he or she often needed another fix, so he figured he might be seeing her again. He was right. A federal marshal now, with a very wide scope of investigation, he's heard rumors that Grant has found her seat on the Senate intelligence committee, and the contacts she's made from it, to be very...useful. Pinning those rumors down was likely to be just as difficult as before, and considerably more dangerous. But they had unfinished business, he and Grant. One way or the other, he was going to see it through to the end.Review: The bad guys get their come-uppence, the good guys prevail, and this is a really good story.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's the "good guys" against the "bad guys'. Everyone has chosen a side. Since Lucas became a U.S. Marshall he is called on to deal with more evil scum if that is even possible. This "evil scum" is one he has dealt with before. Luckily the bad guys are not very competent or smart...but they are very deadly. Another great addition to this long running series that Davenport fans will find to be a powerful read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5He continues to write excellent books. Enjoyable. Like the added people.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5God bless John Sandford..... he just keeps cranking out novels in his Lucas Davenport series that are just as good as they've always been. Twisted Prey is the 28th in the series, and although Davenport is older and now functioning as a US Marshal, he's just as interesting and effective as always. In my personal Mount Rushmore of favorite characters in the genre, he's right up there.Twisted Prey begins with the botched assassination attempt (via a car incident) of a US Senator that resulted in the death of his assistant. The senator happens to be familiar with Davenport's work and manages to bring him in to look at the case, which has been characterized as an accident. Lurking in the background, and actually pulling the strings behind the nefarious activity, is a female sociopathic senator with designs on making it to the White House. Davenport figures out the methodology behind the initial attack, gets a couple other law enforcers assigned to help him, and they're off and running to nail the bad guys. And girls.So, the writing in Twisted Prey is pretty good, though I didn't get the feeling it was as crisp as usual in the first few chapters. No specific examples, just a feeling. The dialogue was excellent as always.... Sandford seems to have a knack for writing realistic conversations which I wish more authors in this genre had. The plot was well constructed and the conclusion was perfect. The one problem I had with Twisted Prey is how the most crucial piece of the case was cracked open- extremely serendipitously on the part of Davenport. I realize Einsteinian leaps of logic are what make heroes out of fictional detectives (and keep books under 400 pages) but sometimes they just seem a little too unlikely.If you're a Sandford fan, you'll love Twisted Prey. If you've just discovered the Davenport character, you're lucky: you have 27 more great novels with him as the star to track down.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An excellent entry in the Davenport series of books. Once again Lucas is pitted against prime manipulator and bitch, Senator Taryn Grant. When Grant's nemesis, Porter Smalls, is run off the road and his aide murdered, Smalls suspects an assassination attempt by Grant and calls Davenport in to work the case. Diverging politics aside, Davenport as a US Marshall follows the trail to a little bit of a surprise twist ending.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5May means time for another "Prey" book. The latest doesn't fall among the best, nor the worst. It's merely middle of the pack. Since I've been reading these Lucas Davenport books for two decades now, each entry is like a visit with old friends. Unfortunately many of those friends are missing from this visit.Twisted Prey takes Lucas to the nations capitol in pursuit of a former advisory that is now a US Senator. What follows is entertaining but takes quite a bit of suspension of disbelief. Lucas as always is Lucas, though a little less dark and a lot more vanilla. Old fans won't be disappointed and there is plenty here to hook new ones.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good one. It’s enjoyable and a great way to relax
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book. Author did a good job keeping my attention.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sandford delivers another well written and plotted story that is a combination of humor, thriller, and police procedural. Starting with an assassination attempt on a US Senator that goes wrong. Davenport is assigned the case when it's learned about the connection between the intended victim and a person from Davenport's past who he expected was behind another murder but was never able to prove.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lucas Davenport is now a US Marshall asked by a Senator to investigate an attempt to assassinate him. One of Sandford's best plots with lots of twists ,
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5US senator Porter Smalls was well-liked in Minnesota, but he was defeated in a run to retain his office by Taryn Grant. She had run a vicious smear campaign against him which resulted in three murders, but there is not enough evidence to convict her. Two years later, Smalls ran again and was elected. Grant secured a seat in the Senate Intelligence Committee and is not averse to doing whatever she could to get her way and has the personal funds to buy anything she wants..While they were on a weekend getaway, Smalls and his friend Cecily Whitehead were forced off the road and down and embankment. Whitehead was driving and her skills kept them from dropping all the way to the bottom. She steered toward trees to slow them down. Unfortunately she died in the process. Because there was no physical evidence of another vehicle being involved, the local officials determined it was an accident even though Smalls insisted it was a deliberate attack. There was evidence of the car hitting a tree.Smalls called his friend Lucas Davenport who was now a federal marshal in Minnesota to help him prove what had happened. The investigators wanted to help and some did believe Smalls’ story but without evidence there was nothing they could do.Davenport wasn't in DC very long before he became a target. He called in his professional friends, Bob Matees and Rae Givens to help him solve the case. He was sure Grant was behind it but proving it would not be easy.TWISTED PREY tells the story of the search for evidence of the crime as well as the perpetrators. It reveals corruption in awarding lucrative government contracts and a blind obedience to orders, eliminating whoever might get in the way.At one point Davenport is called back home after his wife becomes a victim but as soon as she is home from the hospital, he returns to DC and the investigation. He doesn't call her nor inquire about her condition after that.Toward the end the language became more crude and there are a couple homophobic comments.A few years ago, this story would have been relatively unbelievable but with the philosophy and actions of the current administration and its ties to Russia, it becomes more of a portent of what could happen.The book was a fast read and John Sandford knows how to tell a good story.