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| Mortal Prey | 
 enlarge | Author: John Sandford
Publisher: Berkley
Category: Book
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Pages: 400
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0425189864
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780425189863
ASIN: 0425189864
Publication Date: April 29, 2003
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Amazon.com Review
Lucas Davenport's boss is about to lose her job as chief of police, his fiancee is distracted with wedding plans, and his house-remodeling project is at a standstill. So when the FBI and DEA draft the Minneapolis cop to head off hit woman Clara Rinker's bloody murder spree, he's glad to oblige. The lady killer and the killer lady have tangled before in Sandford's Prey series, and their personal history seasons this fast-paced story of mayhem, murder, and revenge. After Rinker barely survives an assassination attempt that destroys her unborn baby and kills her lover, the son of a Mexican drug lord, she sets out to destroy the mobsters who ordered the hit, a journey that brings her into Davenport's sights again and also puts him back in action alongside a woman agent with whom he was once involved. But it's the grudging respect and even affection Sandford hints at between Rinker and Lucas that takes this crisp, confident thriller beyond the limitations of the genre and makes the characters flesh-and-blood human beings. A standout in a terrific series! --Jane Adams
Product Description
In this thirteenth Prey novel, Lucas Davenport joins forces with a hit woman who comes perilously close to doing him in.
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A worthy adversary December 18, 2008
Clara Rinker is back and on her game in this volume. She's smart, out for revenge, and only Lucas can stop her. The move to St. Louis, addition of new characters, and having Lucas a little out of his element made for an interesting read.
 Not the best December 7, 2008
I like Sandford. I really do. This wasn't his best. the basic concept is good and it starts off well, but its all chat between Lucas and the FBI and a couple of retired cops in St. Louis. What Lucas Davenport is doing as part of an official investigation in St. Louis is ... well, he was asked by the FBI to be part of the team, but in the real world I don't see that happening. Anyway, its all talk and very little action. I liked that the killer they were searching for was an incredibly intelligent woman. That is that she was smart enough to get away with it for many years. Before I read this book, I read Easy Prey. Fast paced, keeps you at night turning the pages. this one... put me to sleep. The end was exciting though. :-)
99% Awesome October 31, 2007
As an avid reader of John Sandford's "Prey" novels I read through most of this book thinking "this is his best." The book revolves around Lucas Davenport, a Minneapolis cop and Sandford's most famous protagonist, working with the FBI to catch Clara Rinker, a mysterious for-hire killer on a vengeance run.
What's really great about this book, on top of the great writing and storytelling ability of Sandford, is that Lucas Davenport is unleashed. Normally in the Prey novels Davenport is limited in action by his superiors in Minneapolis, by politicians and rules. In this book, because it takes place in a different town, we really see Davenport unleashed. There aren't rules to follow, actions are made "off the record" and it all adds to the excitement of this thriller.
Even better is the antagonist in this novel is a very sympathetic character whom the readrs can identify with. Normally Sandford's antagonists are so evil and one sided the reader can't help but hope for some horrible death at the end of the book. This time it's clearly different, Clara Rinker is an eye-for-an-eye killer with a sense of justice.
Thus, 99% of the novel is great. However, in the final pages of the book everything falls apart. I won't reveal the ending but it is abrupt and anti-climatic. A terrible disappointment for what could have been Sandford's best work.
Mortal Prey October 20, 2007
This is the first John Sandford book I have read. The author provides his readers with a well written, action packed, suspenseful story. The Clara Rinker character was well developed. I really liked the twist at the end. I am looking forwarding to reading more of John Sandford's books.
 Very Exciting - Couldn't Put it Down! October 2, 2007
This book was very exciting. Very real humor and realistic. I love the characters. Difinitely suggest this one!
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